Class page: WR 227 : Technical and Professional Writing
Instructor: Kate Evans, kevans@pcc.edu
Librarian: Pam Kessinger
Term: Spring, 2009
Instructive websites
MERLOT: learning objects
Specialized search engines
National Digital Science Library
UC Berkeley Recommended Subject Directories
Databases: Indexed, published articles
Take a look to the sources listed on the right of this page, beneath the Research Tools category
Databases by Subject offers general topic clusters, including multiple-simultaneous searches of EbscoHost databases
Databases by Title offers an alphabetical list of all the possible databases subscribed to by the PCC Library. Included are several sources for encyclopedia and almanac information. In addition, to search by majors or locations to locate colleges and universities, use College Source:
- Access Science
- College Source
- Gale Virtual Reference
- Oxford Reference Online
Lexis-Nexis indexes newspapers and newsfeeds from around the world.
RefWorks is used to save and format bibliographies
Documentation
Many of the PCC library databases offer either examples of how to cite their indexed sources, or, will format a citation for you.
These are not 100% correct sometimes, and may require a bit of revising, so look at them carefully.
In addition, several of the databases the library subscribes to offer a link to "export" the citation information into a citation generator. If given a choice, select RefWorks.
Documenting the sources that you quote from or paraphrase is required of all professional writing. It is essential to:
- avoid plagiarism
- avoid violations of copyright
- respect intellectual property rights
Library Catalog
From the library homepage, click on the "Catalog" tab on the top right corner to reach the advanced search screen. Limiting to "Subject" will focus your search.
In addition to the items available from the three campus libraries at PCC, there are possibly many more available from the Summit library consortium. You can borrow directly from academic libraries in Washington and Oregon. Items usually arrive within three business days. From a search result set in the catalog, look for the "Repeat Search In Summit" button:
This page was created for a specific class. Visit Research to see all library-created subject guides and research tools.
for books, CDs, and more
Research Tools
How to
- Avoid Plagiarism
- Cite Sources
- Find a Book or Movie
- Find Articles
- Find Journals
- Evaluate Information
- Search the Catalog
- Search the Web
- Select a Topic
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