• Encyclopedia of Rhetoric. Thomas Sloane, 2001. Call number Reference R 808.003 E56

• Language awareness, edited by Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa, and Virginia Clark, 1978. Call number 808.042 E74L1978

• Oxford English Dictionary ~ The historical dictionary of the English language. Use this online resource to examine the origins, meaning, and evolution of key words.

 

Finding information on your topic

 

Using the Library catalog

• Illinet Online (to find books and other materials the library owns) ~ On the search screen, you can browse by subject. Pick "Browse Subject" from the scroll down list.

• Sample subject searches:
  • sex in mass media
  • masculinity
  • advertising and children
  • swearing
  • reality television programs
  • body image

• There are several book series that deal with common current or recent topics:

  • Current Controversies

  • Contemporary World Issues

  • Opposing Viewpoints

  • Taking Sides

  To find books in these series on your topic, do a "Guided Keyword" search and enter the series title in one search box and your search topic in another search box.
  

 

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Library databases

• Academic Search Elite ~ Selected full text of journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others. An excellent resource with lots of scholarly articles.

• Communication and Mass Media Complete ~CMMC covers communication and mass media, as well as related areas. The database indexes over 400 titles dating as far back as 1915, and includes useful abstracts. Over 200 titles are available in full-text.

• Lexis-Nexis Academic ~ A wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Mostly newspaper sources, though articles are available. Geographic limiters, full text.

• CQ Researcher ~ Covers current and controversial issues. Provides summaries, analysis, and bibliographies. Excellent for current issues and topics. Full text.

These are just a few of the many databases available under the Articles and Databases selection on the library's website. Feel free to explore our other resources not mentioned specifically on this page. As mentioned above, you may also want to look at Accessing Library Resources From Off Campus.

 

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Useful Internet Resources

 

• A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices~ This resource "contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices." An excellent general source.

• The Forest of Rhetoric~ by silva rhetoricae. This is a "guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric." Very detailed.

• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages ~using Internet sources? Use this website to evaluate your web sites for accuracy, authority and content.

• Looking for Articles in Journals and Magazines: Scholarly or Popular? ~this site helps you understand the critical difference.

• MLA Citation Resources

 

PowerPoint Resources

• PowerPoint: Quick and Easy Tutorial- this is a viewable and/or downloadable file about the basics of PowerPoint.

• A directory of images and backgrounds- this is an Elmhurst Library compilation of graphics that people are free to use in their presentations.

• Some basics about copyright- This Boston University website is a good introduction to the basics of copyright.

 

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Created 10/27/03 by A.J. Baker, updated 10/25/04 by J. Hill, Elmhurst College