English 201 : Composition III

• 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.

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Using the Library Catalog (I-Share) The I-Share Online Catalog is the library's book catalog. "Browse Subject" is one of the best ways to find book compilations of author-specific literary criticism. Sample Browse Subject terms (Library of Congress Subject Headings): sex in mass media masculinity advertising and children eugenics reality television programs body image There are several book series that deal with common comtemporary 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. If you can't find what you're looking for at our library, click on "I-Share Catalog " at the top of the page, to use our shared catalog, which searches 70 Illinois libraries. Once you find a book, you can order it from these other libraries by clicking on the "Renew Books/My Account" link at the top of the page and entering your ID# (your Jaypass barcode number). If you find books that you need to order, do so as soon as possible! They take a while to come in (7-10 days).

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General Databases Academic Search Complete ~Excellent generalist database with a wide array of scholarly and popular journals. ArticleFirst ~A general source for science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. 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. How to find full text from an article citation in our databases If...you don't see an option like "HTML Full Text" or "PDF Full Text" next to the article citation- Then...look for , or , or "Find this resource with SFX." Clicking on this option will open a new window. If you see an "Online Full Text" option available, clicking on "Go" will take you to the full text. If you don't see the "Online Full Text" option, then you can see if  we own the journal in print by clicking on the "We may own this" option, or order the article by clicking on the "Request this item through Interlibrary Loan" link.

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 Internet Rhetoric Resources

Basic terms

• 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~ "Guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric." Very detailed.

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

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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

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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 non-copyrighted graphics, free for use in presentations.

 

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Last updated 04/01/08  by J. Hill, Elmhurst College