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Tips for Writers

• Creating special characters in Microsoft Word  (pdf, 73K)
• Grammar Basics         
• Punctuation Basics          
• Writing for a Global Audience

References for Writers and Editors

• Bartleby.com, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Bartleby.com, Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
• Bartleby.com, Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
• Library of CongressVirtual Reference Shelf
• MedicineNet Medical Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Online dictionary and thesaurus
• Oxford UniversityCompact Oxford English Dictionary
• Oxford UniversityLittle Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
• University of Chicago Press,Chicago Manual of Style 15th Edition—Q&A
• University of Michigan Documents Center (government and statistical data)
• Webopedia dictionary of computer and Internet terms
• WorldCat library search

Industry-Specific Glossaries

• Biotechnology
• Energy
• Finance
• Information Technology
• Nuclear Energy
• Prescription Medications
• Semiconductors
• Transportation

Tools

• Currency Converter
• World Time Zones
• United States  Area Codes
• United States Zip Codes