English 201 : Composition III

Selected Resources, A.C. Buehler Library

To access our databases from off-campus, click on this link on the library's main page (enter your ID and password when prompted):

Note: there is no printing capability for off-campus users. You must e-mail articles to your email account in order to print them.

PowerPoint tutorial- click here

Recommended texts & resouces for starting out

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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General databases

Academic Search Premier ~Excellent generalist database with a wide array of scholarly and popular journals.

CQ Researcher ~ Covers current and controversial issues.Excellent for current issues and topics. All full text.

Newspaper databases

Lexis-Nexis Academic ~ A wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. You can limit your search to a select geographical area. All full text.

ProQuest Newspapers ~Includes the Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. All full text.

So you found an article in one of our databases, but it's not full-text. Now what?
Don't fret. Look for these buttons: , or , or this line of text: (Find this resource with SFX) next to the article citation on the search screen.

Can't find anything? Try searching database groupings or all databases at once with this link (note: this is a last resort...you'll often get lots of specious results):

Search for articles in multiple databases simultaneously using WebFeat

Type your keywords in the search box(es), check your relevant subject area or "All Resources" and click "Go."

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Internet Rhetoric 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.

Rhetcomp.com~ A portal to rhetorical journals, blogs, listservs and more.

Other Internet Resources

Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages ~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 10/18/05 by J. Hill, Elmhurst College