The SIUC Writing Centers offer free tutoring services available to all SIUC undergraduate and graduate students. At every stage of the writing process, tutors help students find strategies for solving writing problems and becoming better writers. For more information on our services for both students and faculty, explore our web site and on-line resources.

On March 17, 1998, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale's Faculty Senate passed a resolution to recommend the adoption of a University-Approved Writing Handbook.

Writing for print is very different from writing for the web. Readers read web pages differently; they read web copy slower and are more likely to scan the pages. For more detailed information please visit Sun Microsystems, Web Writing Usability Guide by clicking the link below. The guide was co-created by Jakob Nielsen, one of the most distinguished authors of web usability guidelines.