English 201 : Composition III

Selected Resources, A.C. Buehler Library

 

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

  • I-Share 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
      • eugenics
      • 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.

General databases

  • CQ Researcher ~ Covers current and controversial issues.Excellent for current issues and topics. All full text.
  • WilsonSelectPlus ~ Covers the social sciences, humanities, business, general science, as well as current issues. All full text.
Newspaper databases
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic ~ A wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. In this database, you can limit your search to news sources from a select geographical area (such as Europe). All full text.
  • ProQuest Newspapers ~Includes the Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. All full text.

Can't find anything on your topic/author? Try searching all our databases at once with this link:

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

 

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. Clicking on this will take you to a list of our full-text sources that carry the journal, if we have it.
 

 


 

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


 

PowerPoint Resources

 

 


Updated 10/16/06 by J. Hill, Elmhurst College