ENG 104-106 Sherwood HS - Putney: Get started with tutorials

This library guide is for PCC Dual Credit students who are taking ENG 104, 105, 106 as a year long series at Sherwood HS. It is to support students' information gathering for poetry analysis, literary analysis on a novel, and research paper of a literary

Welcome

This guide is for students in PCC Dual Credit ENG 104-106. It will help you find what other people have written about literature, and help with your research paper. 

On this page you will find tutorials on how to use the PCC Library. Begin with the Introduction to the PCC Website, and view the others as needed.

Use the blue tabs above this box to navigate through the other pages of the guide:

  • Find commentary and analysis for poems and novels- Find out what other people have written about a book, a poem or  other literary work, and well as related videos, author information and more for your research. Links to Recommended Databases for background information, book reviews, short commentaries, and literary criticism including from The Explicator. 
  • Resources for research papers - Find books, articles, videos, and more for your research.
  • Citing Sources. Get help with MLA formatting and citations.
  • Get Help - Get help from a librarian 24x7, get support from a tutor, or find a handout or tutorial to help you with your research.

More videos and tutorials

You'll find lots more videos, handouts and tutorials from PCC Library on the Tutorials & Handouts page of the PCC Library website.

Information Literacy Reflection Tool (ILRT)

Incorporating sources -- other people's ideas and words

Videos about writing from PCC instructors

Below are some videos to help you with common assignments and tasks that you may be asked to do in any class that involves reading and writing. These videos are all made by PCC instructors.

Writing and Reading Videos
Grammar and Syntax Videos

Introduction to the Library Website and Library Services

This 5:26 video provides an overview of the library website and highlights some of the Library's most popular collections and services. 

What are library databases? Video

This 4:19 video describes what library databases are, why you might want to use one, and how to choose the right ones for your project. It also shows you how to use the PCC Library Articles and Databases page to find databases to use for your project. 

Find Books, Articles, DVDs, and more

Finding Articles Through the PCC Library

This video demonstrates how to find articles using the PCC Library article search on the front page of the Library website.

Reading a Search Results Page from a Library Database

Library databases are great places to find published articles, but the results pages can be confusing, so this video will give you some tips to help you find useful results.

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