Rhetorical Print Resources

& Using the Library catalog

 

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

• A companion to rhetoric and rhetorical criticism. Edited by Walter Jost and Wendy Olmsted, 2004. Call number 808.042 C737R

• Sourcebook on rhetoric : key concepts in contemporary rhetorical studies. James Jasinski, 2001. Call number 808.003 J39s

• Analyzing everyday texts : discoure, rhetoric, and social perspectives. Glenn F. Stillar, 1998. Call number 420.141 S857a

   

  Use Illinet Online to find books held in the Elmhurst College library as well as books owned by other Illinois academic libraries. Enter relevant key words, or to be more specific, enter your subject as a "Browse Subject" term in the search box.

   

  Sample Browse Subject terms:

Rhetoric	Discourse	Pedagogy
English Language- Rhetoric	Oral communication-Study and Teaching	Visual Literacy
Oratory	Persuasion- Rhetoric	Propaganda

Ordering books from other libraries ~ Don't limit yourself solely to Elmhurst Library's collection. Search all 65 member libraries by clicking on "Repeat search in All ILCSO Libraries" at the top of the page. Order your books as soon as possible: titles can take between 7-10 days to arrive.

 

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Article databases

 

Databases with rhetorical periodicals

• MLA Bibliography~ Huge international index to literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Some full text, but mostly citations. This is an excellent place to start your search, as many journals in other full-text databases are indexed here.

• JSTOR~ database that contains more than 100 journals in 15 different disciplines, including Rhetoric Review, College Composition and Communication (CCC), and College English. When searching JSTOR, be sure to select a specific journal or journal subject area to search in (such as language and literature). All full text.

• Project Muse~Project MUSE is an online library of nearly 200 journals from Johns Hopkins University Press, with the full text of articles from 1996 to the present. Journals in this collection cover primarily the humanities and the social sciences. Includes the journals Discourse and Philosophy and Rhetoric. All full text. (Available on-campus only)

• ProQuest Education Complete~ Contains more than 550 titles on education--including primary, secondary, and university-level topics--with nearly 300 in full text. Includes the journal Composition Studies. All full text.

   

  General Databases

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

• Wilson Select Plus ~Covers the social sciences, humanities, business, general science, as well as current issues. Full text available.

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

  Off-Campus Access

  To access these resources from off-campus, go to the "Articles and Databases" section of the Library home page. Enter your Student Technology ID and password when prompted. You can then select your database resource from the alphabetical list. Need more information? Click here.

   

  How do I find out if the Library has the journal I need? Try these 3 easy steps.

Do we carry the journal's full-text articles in another database? Try Full Text Periodicals Available Online ~ search for the journal/magazine title, e.g. Renaissance Quarterly.

Check Illinet Online for the journal/magazine title (not the article title) in print form, e.g. Studies in English Literature.

To order an article the Elmhurst College library does not own, fill in this form: Request an article.

Internet Resources

• Directory of Rhetoric reference websites~ Excellent collection of online reference sites compiled by the Rhetoric and Compositon website.

• 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.

• Online Rhetoric journal links
  

Evaluating Internet Web Sites & Citation Resources

• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages

• Looking for Articles in Journals and Magazines: Scholarly or Popular?

• 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.