RESOURCES
I. Online
http://athena.english.vt.edu/~owl/owl.html
OWL (Online Writing Lab): Virginia Tech’s online grammar hotline operated by its Writing Center;
ask specific questions of the staff at OWL by using the e-mail address gram@vt.edu or telephone
(540) 231-5436.
www.bartleby.com/141/
William Strunk Jr.’s classic Elements of Style
http://bokcenter.fas.harvard.edu/docs/Verba-recs.html
Writing a letter of recommendation: Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University;
Online Document GSAS Guide for Teaching Fellows on Writing Letters of Recommendation by
Cynthia Verba.
http://www.usps.com
U.S. Postal Service: See guidelines for addressing mail by following links under “Send & Mail
Packages” or doing a search on the web site for the “Customer Guide” which includes links to
abbreviations for states, street suffixes, secondary designators (apartment, suite, etc.). Also utilize the
search feature for any ZIP + 4 Code by selecting “Find a Zip Code.”
http://hodcap.state.va.us/publications/Protocol.pdf
Posted online: A Guide to Virginia Protocol and Traditions, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2002.
http://www.umw.edu/policies/style_guide
Posted online: UMW Correspondence Style Guide
II. Books
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, Norm Goldstein, ed., The Associated Press, 2002. (The AP Stylebook is updated annually.)
The Chicago Manual of Style, Fourteenth Edition, The University of Chicago Press, 1993.
Etiquette and Protocol, A Guide for Campus Events, April L. Harris, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 1999.
A Guide to Virginia Protocol and Traditions, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2002.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, 2004.
III. University Resources
A. Office of University Publications – graphic standards, logos, usage
B. Design Center – stationery orders, publication design, UMW mailing label design
C. Document Center – document copies, binding services
D. Department of Purchasing (part of Business and Finance) – business card orders