Writing College Papers 

Anne Arundel Community College offers free writing help to students who are enrolled in classes, through The Writing Center and through Smarthinking.com.

Need help citing your sources correctly?  Check the site at the Owl at Purdue or the AACC Citation Guide for help.

These sources will not write your papers for you or proofread your work, but they do offer invaluable assistance.

If we can further assist you in your search for information, please drop by the reference desk or contact reference staff by phone at 410-777-2456 or by email at refdesk@aacc.edu.

Remember that your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker will be helpful, but both need to be used with care.  For example, a spell-checker will not know the difference between words like

it’s and its  

then and than

there and their.

Often, a set of human eyes will be better at catching an error than a computer. 

Suggestions on how to proofread your paper.