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General grammar & writing

• American Heritage Book of English Usage - contains "a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms"
• Business writing - from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
• Common Errors in English
• Dave's ESL Cafe - from Dave Sperling. Lots of good links.
• Elements of Style - online version of the classic text. that gives "the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated."
• Handouts from the University of Western Ontario's Effective Writing Program - lots of helpful hints here
• The Nuts & Bolts of College Writing - an excellent writing primer
• The Online English Grammar - includes a "Grammar Guru" to answer questions
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - "Paradigm is an interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook written in HTML and distributed freely over the WWW.
• Study Guides and Strategies - An excellent portal for student success skills.
• Writing Basics - from the University of St. Thomas
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - a collaborative effort of editors from Virginia Tech, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, and University of Texas
• Writing Lab Reports & Scientific Papers

Searching

• Internet Tutorials from the University of Albany - easy to use tutorials on topics such as Internet Research tips, Boolean searching and the Deep Web.
• Recommended Search Strategy - from UC Berkeley
• Research on the Internet

Selecting a topic

• Article Files & Indexes to Topics - useful when you can't think of a topic
• Concept- or Mind-Mapping - how to organize your thoughts and the information you have
• Hot Paper Topics - from St. Ambrose University
• How to Write a Scientific Paper by Professor Bruce V. Lewenstein, Cornell University (*PDF)
• Idea Generator - from Old Dominion University Libraries. Click on any of the broad categories to see ideas for term papers, speeches, etc. You'll be able to browse through a variety of key words and phrases here, then explore the ideas and devise a more specific topic.
• International Debate Education Assn. - Select "Debatabase" to "find arguments for and against hundreds of debating topics, written by expert debaters, judges and coaches. Also included are background summaries, links to websites of interest and recommended books, example motions and user comments."
• Planning: Thought Starters (Asking the right questions) - from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab
• Term Paper Research: Getting Started - good advice from U.B.C.