How's Your Grammar?
Incorporating Sources Into Your Paper
How to Create an Annotated Bibliography
- Annotated BibliographiesFind an overview of annotated bibliographies here at the Purdue Unviersity Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- How to Prepare an Annotated BibliographyThis site from the libraries at Cornell University explains what an annotated bibliography is and how to create one and provides examples.
Writing Help on the Web
- Daily Writing TipsFind lots of help with grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, english expressions, and other writing components at this site. Also includes a "Business Writing" section.
- General Writing Resources @ Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)Find quick answers to all of your writing questions here.
- Paradigm Online Writing AssistantClick on the tabs at the top of the page to find the help you need.
- Writing in North American Higher EducationFrom the Online Writing Lab (OWL) @ Purdue University
Credo Reference - English Dictionary
This box will search all of the Credo Reference English Dictionaries available to JWU students. See the complete list of dictionaries for many different subjects here.
Word Help on the Web
- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English LanguageIncludes an English dictionary, thesaurus, and several reference books covering English usage, encyclopedia info, country guides, and quotations.
Dictionaries, thesauri, and more ...
- Common Errors in EnglishCheck out this huge list of common English errors, for example affect/effect, it's/its, and they're/their/there.
- Dictionary.comFind definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, and more.
- Oxford Dictionaries OnlineLook up words in the dictionary and find lots of help in the "Better Writing" section.
- Visual Dictionary OnlineLearn words through images and hear audio pronunciations. Has 20,000 words and 6.000 full-color images!
- Visuwords Online Graphical DictionaryLearn the meaning of words and see the relationships between words.
Free Images on the Web
- Classroom ClipartFind over 300 images (clipart and photographs) in the "Foods" category.
Need images for a blog or website? Check out wylio.com!
- Clipart ReviewIncludes free clipart in the areas of "Food & Drink", "Medieval/Renaissance Food", and more.
- CoolClipsIncludes many clipart images in its "Food" section.
- Creative Commons @ FlickrFlickr's Creative Commons page offers millions of images free for downloading.
- Electronic PerceptionsFind hundreds of food photos as well as other subjects.
- FreeFoto.comFind about 900 "Food & Drink" photos in its "Other" category near the bottom of the page. Or, use the search box at the top to locate a photo.
- Hoover Stock PhotographyFind a small but good collection of photos.
- Photoshop Tutorials BlogThis blog offers a long list of many more sites with free photos!
- Pics4Learning.comFind hundreds of photos in the "Food" section.
- USDA Agricultural Research Service Image GalleryProvides photos of crops, fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural subjects.
- Wellcome ImagesThis London-based library offers access to tens of thousands of free images, "with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science".
- Wikimedia CommonsOffers over 7 million free images, including a sizable food category.
Free File Converters
- Convert FilesConverts a file up to 200 MB.
These will convert documents, images, music, videos and compressed fomats.
