A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students --a step-by-step guide by Kathryn Schwartz, available via the Internet Public Library.  This includes the following useful links pages:

• Citing Sources

• Grammar and Punctuation

• Organizing Information

• Planning and Starting the Writing Assignment

• Revising and Rewriting

• Thesis Statement

Avoiding Plagiarism  from Hamilton College

Biographical Dictionary

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-Present --searchable

Britannica.com --free on-line version of Encyclopedia Britannica; full contents available only by subscription

Citation Guide --introduction to the various styles of citing sources,  Chicago/Turabian, Modern Language Association (MLA), Numbered References--from the University of Wisconsin's Writing Center

Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition --51,000 entries, searchable online

Columbia Guide to Online Style --how to cite online sources using MLA style

Copyright & Fair Use --from Stanford University Libraries

Elements of Style --1918 edition of William Strunk, Jr.'s classic writing guide, from Project Bartleby

Familiar Quotations

Guide to Turabian's Style Documentation --provides examples of  Turabian-style citations, from the Maxwell Library at Bridgewater State College

H-Net Reviews

Information Please --online dictionary, Internet encyclopedia, atlas, and almanac reference

MLA Citation Style for Electronic Publications --from the University of Richmond

MLA Style -- PDF file of MLA style guide, from Houston Community College

Merriam-Webster Dictionary/Thesaurus

My Virtual Reference Desk

Plagiarism --some specific examples of what constitutes plagiarism, showing how to avoid it, from Princeton University

A Research Guide for Students --by I. Lee.  The following chapters may be particularly useful:

• Ch. 5 Quoting Passages Using MLA Style Documentation

• Ch. 7 How to Write Footnotes and Endnotes in MLA Style

• Ch. 8 First Footnotes and Endnotes--Examples in MLA Style

• Ch. 9 Parenthetical References with Examples in MLA Style

• Ch. 12 How to Write a Bibliography - Examples in MLA Style Documentation

Reviews in history --British and European history from the Institute of Historical Research

Roget's Thesaurus

Turabian Citation Style for Electronic Publications --from the University of Richmond

Turabian-Style Citations of Electronic Sources --by Melvin Page

Virtual Reference Desk --ask experts, using the Ask-A Locator links

When to Cite Sources - explains the purpose of citations, endnotes, and footnotes, from Princeton University

Your Dictionary --formerly the Web of On-line Dictionaries, linked to more than 600 dictionaries in numerous languages