Western State College of Colorado

Business Communications -

Web Sites for Help with Writing in Business.

Directories for Reference Sources

• Internet Public Library: Reference

• Virtual Reference Shelf: Selected Web Resources Compiled by the Library of Congress

• Librarians’ Index to the Internet: Ready Reference and Quick Facts

• Bartleby.com

Dictionaries

• Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

• yourDictionary.com

Grammar Guides

• Writers' Workshop Grammer Handbook (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

• Guide to Grammar and Writing

Guides to Writing

• OWL Online Writing Lab (Purdue University)

• Writing @ CSU: Writing Guides (Colorado State University)

• Dartmouth Writing Program

• The Writing Center (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

• Writers' Workshop Writing Tips (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Business Writing

• Writing Tips: The Roberts Group

• Writing That Works: The Business Communications Report

• Resume Writing (Center for Student Professional Development, The Fox School, Temple University)

• Business Writing Center (University of Washington Business School)
  • Business Documents
  • Grammar & Style
  • Online Resources

Style Guides - Web sites and books available in Savage Library

• Academy of Management Journal

  • Style Guide for Authors (PDF)

• American Management Association (AMA) Style Guide

  • The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing. New York : AMACOM, c1996 ( REF HF 5726 .A49 1996 )

• Chicago Manual of Style

  • The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003. (REF Z 253.U69 2003)

  • Chicago Manual of Style

• American Psychological Association (APA)

  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2001 (REF BF 76.7.P83 2001)

  • APAStyle.org: Electronic References

• Modern Language Association (MLA)

  • MLA handbook for writers of research papers by Joseph Gibaldi. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003 (REF LB2369.G53 2003)

  • Frequenly Asked Questions about MLA Style

• Citing Sources – Guides Created by WSC’s Savage Library

Updated March 2007
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