Use and Citation

Filtering the Collection

You can search for artifacts in this collection by Area, Program, Type of Writing, Course Level, Year, and English-Speaking Nativeness.

• Area: These are the broad areas of study at SLCC.
• Program: These are the different departments and programs at SLCC.
• Type of Writing: Artifacts in the OCSW are identified by genre. Genre describes recognizable types of writing (e.g. essays, letters, proposals).  Sometimes it can be difficult to determine a single genre, so one artifact may be tagged with multiple “Types of Writing.“
• Course Level: These are the four different levels of courses at SLCC: SAT, 0900 (pre-transfer), 1000 (first year), 2000 (second year).
• Year: This is the year the assignment was completed.
• English-Speaking Nativeness: Students submitting to the OCSW have the option to indicate the language(s) spoken in their homes before they were of high school age.  Not all artifacts are tagged with this information.

Creative Commons Attribution

Student works in the SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing hold a Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial – No Derivatives 4.0 International License. This license lets others, with the appropriate attribution, reference the work without suggesting that the original author condones its use. No derivative work can be distributed, whether modified or not. The material found on the OCSW cannot be used for commercial purposes. Granting access other than the aforementioned attributions will be managed by the SLCC Writing Across the College director. Please see more information on Creative Commons licensing.

Citing the OCSW

The artifacts in the OCSW are written by undergraduate college students. This should be taken into consideration before using an OCSW artifact for research purposes.  If you choose to do so, you must cite the artifact and the OCSW appropriately.

• APA: “Title of Artifact.” (Year.) SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID: xxxxxxxxxx. Retrieved from URL.
  • “A Choice.” (2019.) SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:  H.E.F.N.1.N.2.1.1879. Retrieved from http://slccocsw.org/a-choice/.
• MLA: “Title of Artifact.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID: xxxxxxxxxx.  URL. Accessed DD Month Year.
  • “A Choice.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:  H.E.F.N.1.N.2.1.1879. http://slccocsw.org/a-choice/. Accessed 12 May 2019.
• Chicago: “Title of Artifact.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID: xxxxxxxxxx.  Year.  URL.
  • “A Choice.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:  H.E.F.N.1.N.2.1.1879. 2019. http://slccocsw.org/a-choice/.
• IEEE:  “Title of Artifact.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID: xxxxxxxxx. URL (accessed month day, year).
  • “A Choice.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:  H.E.F.N.1.N.2.1.1879. http://slccocsw.org/a-choice/ (accessed May 12, 2019).
• AMA: “Title of Artifact.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID: xxxxxxxxx. URL Published month day, year. Accessed month day, year.
  • “A Choice.” SLCC Open Collection of Student Writing. Paper ID:  H.E.F.N.1.N.2.1.1879. http://slccocsw.org/a-choice/ Published 2019.  Accessed May 12, 2019.

Research & Scholarship Use

Scholars/researchers wishing to use multiple artifacts from the OCSW should contact the SLCC Writing Across the College director.