NYU in London
Writing Tutorials
Useful Links
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
NYU’s Virtual Reference Shelf
Includes the American Heritage Dictionary, Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, the Oxford English Dictionary, Roget’s II: the New Thesaurus, Encyclopedia Briannica, Oxford Reference Online, and Information Please Almanac
.
http://library.nyu.edu/research/vrs.html
Database and Article Sources
Bobst Library Searchable Online Journals page
A list of journals available online at NYU. Search for a specific journal or scroll through alphabetically.
Senate House Library’s searchable online databases
http://www.ull.ac.uk/resources/databases.shtml
Senate House Library’s online catalogue book search
http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/search~S1
Wellcome Trust Medical History Library: free to join
http://catalogue.wellcome.ac.uk/
Citation and Documentation Sources
Purdue Online Writing Center
• An easy-to-follow guide about efficiently performing online research. Also includes information about citing sources in APA and MLA styles.
Grammar Exercises
Purdue Online WritingCenter
Grammar exercises and handouts listed by topic.
News Sources
www.guardian.co.uk
www.timesonline.co.uk/
www.telegraph.co.uk/
www.independent.co.uk/
www.bbc.co.uk/
Library Online News Sources
• NYU’s library has a variety of online news sources available, focusing on New York
and the United States, with some international sources available.
Plagiarism Sites
• EWP’s Statement on Academic Integrity defines plagiarism, discusses how to avoid it, and states the possible penalties for students who plagiarize.
• “What Is Plagiarism at Indiana University?” Indiana University. A tutorial that tests your ability to understand and avoid plagiarism.
• Virtual Salt. “Citing Web Sources MLA Style.” By Robert Harris. Guidelines to what to cite and how to cite in Modern Language Association style.
• “How to Avoid Plagiarism.” Northwestern University. A comprehensive site about academic integrity and citing sources.