Writing Lab
University of Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Online
A combination dictionary/thesaurus
http://www.m-w.com/
Wordsmyth
Online thesaurus
http://www.wordsmyth.net
Your Dictionary.Com
Multilingual dictionary
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Webopaedia
Glossary of computer and web terms
http://www.webopedia.com/
Style Manuals
APA Style Manual
American Psychological Association Documentation Style
http://apastyle.apa.org/previoustips.html
MLA Style Manual
Modern Language Association Documentation Style
http://www.mla.org/style_faq
William Strunk's Elements of Style
An easy-to-use reference to the principles of composition
http://www.bartleby.com/141/
Citation Software
Citation Machine
Assists with APA and MLA citations.
http://citationmachine.net/
KnightCite
Assists with APA and MLA citations.
http://webapps.calvin.edu/knightcite/
RefWorks
UWP's handy research citation software
http://www.uwplatt.edu/library/refworks.html
Reference Guides
Bartleby.com
Useful source for quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/
ITools
A collection of internet research tools, including links to search engines, topic sites, financial references and maps
http://www.itools.com/research/
News and Newspapers Online
Links to local, national and international newspapers
http://library.uncg.edu/news/
UWP References
Links to many useful online reference materials
http://www.uwplatt.edu/library/reference/
Virtual Library
Links to topic-specific research sites
http://vlib.org/
Yahoo Reference
A collection of online dictionaries and almanacs
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/