Grammar

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acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:15 -0700

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acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:45:58 -0700

Staff Picks

acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:39:23 -0700

Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation

The Little, Brown essential handbook

Websites

acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:49:52 -0700

100 Most Misspelled Words
Tips for avoiding common mistakes.

The American Heritage Book of English Usage
A detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style. Part of Bartleby.com.

Colorado University Style Guide
Includes information about abbreviations and acronyms and capitalization.

Dr. Grammar
Devoted to providing helpful assistance for writers everywhere! It does not matter whether you are looking for help with comma rules or with formats for writing business letter (or with everything in between), you will find helpful assistance here.

Online Writing Lab (OWL)
More than 100 documents on writing skills, in categories like: Planning to Write; English as a Second Language; Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation; Research and Documenting Sources; and Business Writing.

Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
By Grammar Girl.

Wikipedia: Lexical category
Wikipedia's entry about parts of speech. Includes links to other resources.

PCC Departments

acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:32:40 -0800

Get Help in Person or by Phone

acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

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acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

acordle@pcc.edu (Alan Cordle) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.