General Proposal Development Tools

Commonly Used Terms and Acronyms

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Citation and Style Guides

Bibcitation.com

CitationGenerator

MLA [Modern Language Association of America] Style Center
The only authorized Web site on MLA style

Purdue OWLÌý
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University - general writing, subject-specific writing, research, citation, and style guides

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Writing Style and Grammar Guides

UNH University Writing Program: Writing Resources
UNIVERSITY WRITING PROGRAM, UNH: WRITING RESOURCES - HANDOUTS

50 Best Writing Resources by Category
Currated lists of free online resources for general writing practices; copywriting and writing tools; citing sources; writing without plagiarism; grammar;, writing in different genres; business English; and writing as a process

PlainLanguage.gov
Tips and resources for communicating clearly

MLA [Modern Language Association of America] Style Center
As a companion to theÌýMLA Handbook and the only authorized Web site on MLA style, the Center provides free resources for teaching and learning the MLA’s approach to research, writing, and documentation.

Purdue OWL
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University - general writing, subject-specific writing, research, citation, and style guides

UW-Madison Writer’s Handbook
Resources for academic and professional writing; writing process and structure; improving your writing style; grammar and punctuation

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Scholarly Publications - Search Tools & Repositories

ERIC - Educational Research Information CenterÌý
Online digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Dept. of Education

Google Scholar

PubMed
More than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books

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General Reference

Dictionary.com

The Free Dictionary
Dictionaries, thesaurus, acronyms, abbreviations, idioms, literature reference library, etc. by Farlex

Thesaurus.com

Visuawords
Visual dictionary, visual thesaurus, and interactive lexicon