Writing

This guide includes current print and electronic writing resources for general research. Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific writing topics. Guides for selected courses are available from the Subject & Course Guides page.

Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citations
Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Keyword Subject Author Title
    Limit to: Print Books  E-books  Audio/Visual 

Print Reference Books

• The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref PE1072 .C68 2003
• The Cassell Dictionary of English Idioms
  Sumter Campus
  Ref PE1464 .C37 1999
• Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts
  South Lake Campus
  UCF Ref LB1576 .H234 2003
• The New Fowler's Modern English Usage
  Sumter Campus
  Ref PE1628 .F65 1996

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID as your Borrower ID and the last four digits of your Social Security number as the PIN.

• The following titles and many more are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
• • Composition in Convergence: The Impact of New Media on Writing Assessment
  • Creative Writing and the New Humanities
  • First Time Up: An Insider's Guide for New Composition Instructors
  • 265 Troubleshooting Strategies for Writing Nonfiction
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the writing titles include:
• • How Writers Journey to Comfort and Fluency: A Psychological Adventure
  • Proposal Planning & Writing: Third Edition
  • Teacher Commentary on Student Papers: Conventions, Beliefs, and Practices
  • Writing and Psychology: Understanding Writing and Its Teaching from the Perspective of Composition Studies
  • Writing For Your Peers: The Primary Journal Paper
  
  
• The following titles are available from the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
• • The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
  • The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
  • The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
  • A New Dictionary of Eponyms
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide indexes for articles on a large variety of topics. LSCC has access to more than 70 databases on a range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
• Arts and Humanities Databases include articles about writing and will help you with more in-depth research.
• News and Current Events Databases include timely articles on a variety of current subjects.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• The Modern Language Association
• Newspaper Association of America

Primary Sources

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr
• Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Resources

• Good Grammar, Good Style Pages for scientists and technical writers
• Guide to Grammar &Writing Capital Community College, Hartford, CT
• Leo: Literacy Education Online
• The Nuts & Bolts of College Writing
• Owl: Purdue University's Online Writing Lab

Web Directories

• Resources for Writers & Writing Instructors

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.