On March 17, 1998, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale's Faculty Senate passed a resolution to recommend the adoption of a University-Approved Writing Handbook.  This website is intended to assist faculty and students with the adoption and use of the text that was selected, The Little, Brown Compact Handbook , 3rd Edition (updated June, 1998) by Jane Aaron, as well as the free supplements, Researching Onlin e (3rd ed., David Munger), and The Columbia Guide to Online Style , by Janice Walker and Todd Taylor.

The Publisher's Description: The Little, Brown Compact Handbook is an accessible, comb-bound and tabbed reference for writers of varying experience. It answers questions about the writing process, paragraphs, clarity and style, grammar, punctuation, research writing, writing about reading, argument, and more. Carefully-crafted to be student-friendly, it features a clear, readable writing style and numerous reference aids to help students navigate the material. The updated 3rd edition contains the most recent information on documentation styles in a variety of disciplinary areas, including 1998 MLA guidelines.  The handbook also includes dozens of ESL notes for non-native speakers, discussions of document design and writing with a computer, and extensive coverage of how to find and document electronic sources.