In 1906, the first edition of The Chicago Manual of Style was published by the University of Chicago. Over the past one hundred years, the Manual has been revised and edited fourteen times, and is now in its fifteenth edition. On this site, visitors may register for free and gain access to the search tool for this latest edition. While this feature is certainly helpful, there are a number of...

For college-level students, remembering how to properly provide citations in research papers can be a cumbersome task - especially as students toggle between different citation styles for different disciplines. The Chicago Manual of Style has served as a guide for generations of writers and includes two different methods of in-text citation: a notes and bibliography style and an author-date style....

Drawing on materials from the New York Public Library, the National Yiddish Book Center, and the University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive has created this trove of digitized children's books. Currently, there are over 2,700 books available here and they include works like "Infant's cabinet of birds & beasts" from 1820 and "What the Moon Saw: And Other Tales" from 1866. On the left...

In the summer of 1997, a group of well-regarded journalists and editors gathered for a meeting at the Harvard Faculty Club. They met because they had concerns about the future of journalism and about the public's general impression towards journalists. Over the following two years, they examined the state of journalism throughout the country, and they began to call themselves the Committee of...

Many sites provide book reviews, but Complete Review may be one of the better ones available to the Web-browsing public. Currently, the site includes 1,443 book reviews, and visitors can browse through them at their leisure. Visitors can also view the reviews by genre, such as drama, film, philosophy, or poetry. Each review contains a bit of brief information (such as the date of publication and...

One of the most striking developments in entertainment over the past two decades has been the rise of complex and sometimes experimental serialized narratives on television programs. Jason Mittell, a professor of Film and Media Studies and American Culture at Middlebury College, published a book about this phenomenon in 2015 called The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling. Complex TV...

Based at Bowling Green State University, the Computers and Composition journal brings together critical reflections on using new media in the classroom, pedagogy, and other topics related to teaching English and other subjects. On the homepage, visitors can learn about the journal and its staff, and find a link to the archives. The left-hand side of the page has five sections, including Theory...

Aspiring science writers and fans of science journalism may be interested in this resource from the non-profit Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW). Launched in July 2016, Showcase "highlights award-winning science journalism" and aims to "celebrate excellence, honor and amplify the work of awards programs, and--most important--offer inspiration and insight to aspiring and...

This Stanford University Coursera class dedicated to science writing recently opened on January 22, 2018. This class is intended for both post-secondary science students as well as professionals interested in improving their science writing skills. Dr. Kristin Sainani, Associate Professor of Health and Research Policy at Stanford, instructs the class. In addition to her work at Stanford, Dr....

When it comes to basic grammar rules, even the most skilled writer can use a little reminder every now and then. The Daily Writing Tips blog was created with that exact sentiment in mind. Every day the team publishes a new article on a variety of writing topics, from a discussion of That vs. Which to 44 Resume Writing Tips. One particularly helpful article, English Grammar 101: All You Need to...