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MLA Handbook plusThis link opens in a new windowCurrent MLA style guide that provides guidelines on paper formatting, prose mechanics, quoting and paraphrasing, in-text references, and list of works cited.
Oxford English DictionaryThis link opens in a new windowHistorical dictionary of the English language. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of words, past and present, from across the English-speaking world.