English 106: Chicago Focus

A Guide to Resources

The following are selected resources available in the library and on the Internet.

Please note that most of the links listed below will not work if you are accessing this page from off campus. You can remedy this by going to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles & Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals & Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College e-mail login and password. If you don't know your Technology Account login or password, you'll want to contact Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC.

Chicago Reference Sources

• Cahan, Richard. Landmark Neighborhoods in Chicago. Chicago, Ill.: City of Chicago, Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks, 1981.
  R720.9773 L257c
• Levine, Neil. The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1996.
  R720.973 W949YL
• Lindberg, Richard. Passport's Guide to Ethnic Chicago. Lincolnwood, IL: Passport Books, 1993.
  R917.731104 L742P
• Local Community Fact Book, Chicago Metropolitan Area. Chicago, Ill. Chicago Review Press, 1938- [published every 10 years]. Latest edition in Reference.
  R917.7311 K62L
• Shumsky, Neil Larry, editor. Encyclopedia of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1998.
  R307.76097303 D647
• Sirefman, Susanna. Chicago: A Guide to Recent Architecture, 1st ed. London: Artemis, 1994.
  R720.977311 S619c
• Schultz, Rima Lunin and Adele Hast. Women Building Chicago, 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary, 1st ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001. R305.40977311W872

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Elmhurst and DuPage County Reference Sources

• DuPage County 1990 Census Data Book. [Wheaton, Ill.]: DuPage County Regional Planning Commission, 1992.
  917.7324 D929D
• DuPage County Cultural and Historical Inventory. [Wheaton, Ill.]: DuPage County Regional Planning Commission, 1993.
  R977.324 D929
• Elmhurst; Origin of Names: Streets, Schools, Parks and Landmarks. Elmhurst, Ill.: Elmhurst Branch, American Association of University Women, [1976].
  R977.324 AM512E
• Profile: DuPage County Statistical Handbook, 6th ed. DuPage County Development Depart. Wheaton, Ill.: The Department, 1992.
  R310.9773 D 929 P 1992

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Other Books at Elmhurst College

Use Illinet Online, the library's online catalog, to find books owned by Elmhurst College. Illinet Online can also identify items owned by 44 other Illinois schools. Keyword searching is a useful way to begin looking for items. Some keywords you can try include:

• Chicago
• Chicagoland
• DuPage
• specific neighborhoods (i.e., Rogers Park)
• crime
• art
• politics
• music
• sports
• specific people (i.e., Al Capone, Richard Daley, Harold Washington)

A more detailed description on finding books is available on the Information Literacy for English 106 page.

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Articles in Magazines, Newspapers, and Journals

There are a variety of databases that you can use to find articles. For articles specifically on the Chicago area, try the following electronic newspapers:

• NewsIllinois includes selected Associated Press and Chicago Tribune articles about or related to Illinois. Available on campus only.
• The Chicago Tribune can be searched from 1985-present; the content is full-text, except for the advertisements. Available on campus only.
• JSTOR - an online collection of journals, some dating back to the eighteenth century.

Look at the Finding and Using Articles section of Information Literacy for English 106 for information on the differences between scholary and popular periodicals, and links to more general databases. You can also find suggestions for material listed in the bibliographies at the end of book chapters or articles on Chicago.

Once you've identified your articles, use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or in microfilm. Because there are also journals available electronically, you'll want to check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If you cannot find an article at Elmhurst, you can request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.

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Internet Sites

How to find Internet resources ~ don't rely on Yahoo! exclusively.

Chicago

• American Memory from the Library of Congress ~ photographs, sounds, and other digitized items; includes WPA interviews and sheet music of blues music.
• Chicago Imagebase ~ a project from the University of Illinois at Chicago containing images and information about "the built environment of the Chicago region."
• Chicago Historical Society - Offering many on-line exhibits about famous event in Chicago's history
• Chicago Timeline ~ a brief chronology of Chicago history, including information on the Haymarket Riot, and the Eastland disaster. Also links to digital collections on Harold Washington and the Lakeview neighborhood.
• Chicago's Mayors ~ includes a chronology, picture gallery, and grave locations.
• City of Chicago - official web site of the city's governement
• 2001 Facts about Chicago ~ compiled by the Municipal Reference Library, City of Chicago.
• Haunted Chicago: Ghosts of the Windy City ~ stories about Chicago's famous ghosts, such as Resurrection Mary and the Julia Petta, the Italian Bride.
• Jazz Age Chicago: Urban Leisure from 1893 to 1934 ~ a site put together by a history graduate student at Loyola University Chicago. Includes a post card archive, news clippings, and suggested reading.
• Jazz Institute of Chicago ~ the Jazzgram contains book and CD reviews, selections from the first issue of the Jazzgram (then called the Jazz Sheet), audio commentary, articles on famous jazz personalities, and Bronzeville Conversations, which brings to life the history of Bronzeville through photographs, articles, and interviews.
• The Literary Impact of the World's Columbian Exposition ~ a professor's look at the literary reaction to the World's Fair. Includes the reaction to the exclusion of African-American achievements from Ida B Welles and Frederick Douglass.
• Neighborhood Tours - Discover the rich heritage of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods
• The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 ~ essays from the Galvin Digital History Collection at IIT.
• World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath ~ a hypertext Master's thesis looking at the impact of the World's Fair in Chicago.

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Writing and Citing

• Finding Primary Sources in History ~ a page created for Hist 112, but is useful for looking for primary sources in other areas of study.

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Writing, Citing and Evaluating Resources Documenting the information you use in your assignments is very important. Please check with your professors regarding the preferred citation style for your class. The librarians can help you locate a citation syle guide at the library. Further writing assistance is available from the Writing Center located in the Learning Center.

Writing and Citing Assistance at Elmhurst College

Citing Sources
Citing Electronic Sources

Evaluating Sources
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages

Last modified 20 February 2002 by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Reference Librarian
Created 6 September 2000 by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian
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