Resources

Grammar/mechanics

Big Dog's Grammar
A bare bones guide, great for a quick review
Elements of Style
Strunk's classic work
Grammar and Style Notes
An alphabetic listing
Writing-Related Resources
A great source of information. Check out their "Handouts on Writing"!

Documentation and Research Tools

Note: While the focus of this site is online reference materials, don't forget to check out the information available in the Amarillo College Library. In the reference section on the second floor, you can pick up Helpful Reference Sources for English Assignments, a handout that includes a list of print and electronic sources.

Other handouts include:

DISCovering Authors Help Card
How do I Use the Gale Literary Criticism Series to Find Critical Articles on a Short Story? (Another handout shows how to find articles on poetry.)
How Do I Use the On-Line Catalog to Find Critical Articles in Books?
Using Periodical Abstracts in the Ovid On-Line Databases to Locate Literary Criticism

General sites

Big Dog's MLA Quick Guide
For all your questions about how to document a paper for ENGL 1302
Ecola's Newsstand
Links to all the English language newspapers on the Web
The Human-Languages Pages
A good source for information on all languages, but the English section has a lot to offer
Lucille King Lynn Library, Amarillo College
Check out the Reference Works and Web Resources links
Literary Resources on the Net
A great place to start your search
LITERATURE Webliography
One of the best sources for literary academic information that I've seen Check out the Author Webliography while you're there
Voice of the Shuttle
The website for humanities research

Specific sites

Labyrinth
A great source of medieval studies information
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
An excellent annotated guide that presents Shakespeare material unavailable elsewhere on the Internet
Romantic and Victorian Resources
A resource created for AC's Masterworks of English Literature 2 Online
The Victorian Web
An excellent source for information on all things Victorian

Virtual Libraries

These resources, containing authoritative subject guides, have been developed by information specialists.

Argus Clearinghouse

Britannica Internet Guide

Internet Public Library

Librarian's Index to the Internet

The Scout Report

World Wide Web Virtual Library