Current Issues in Writing (Eng 521)

Selected Library Resources

A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College

Spring, 2003

Accessing Library Resources From Off Campus	Finding Books	Finding Scholarly Articles
Web Resources	Writing and Citing

Finding Books

Use Illinet Online to find books held in the Elmhurst College library as well as books owned by 44 other Illinois academic libraries.

Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings:

English Language--Rhetoric

Persuasion (Rhetoric)

Academic writing--Evaluation

Critical pedagogy

Ordering books from other libraries ~ Illinet Online allows you to request books held by 45 academic libraries in Illinois.
What if Illinet Online doesn't have the book I need? Request the book through interlibrary loan.

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Finding Scholarly Articles

Full text databases

Periodical Abstracts includes the full text of the following journals:

English Journal (1992-present)

Journal of Business and Technical Communication (1996-present)

Written Communication (1996-present)

(To access this resource from off campus, go to Articles and Databases and choose Periodical Abstracts. You may also want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off Campus)

ProQuest Education Complete includes the full text of College Composition and Communication (1997-present). To access this resource from off campus, go to Articles and Databases and choose ProQuest Education Complete. You may also want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off Campus.

Indexing Databases (not full text)
These databases include indexing for many journals in rhetoric and composition, including the Journal of Composition Theory (formerly the Journal of Advanced Composition) and Rhetoric Review. The library does not own these journals, but you can request articles from them through interlibrary loan.

ERIC (To access this resource from off campus, go to Articles and Databases and choose ERIC. You may also want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off Campus).
MLA International Bibliography (To access this resource from off campus, go to Articles and Databases and choose MLA. You may also want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off Campus).

Alphabetical List of Journals and Magazines Available Online
Search Illinet Online for the Journal Title You need.
Interlibrary Loan Form for articles to request articles not owned by the library in print or electronic form. Articles will be sent to the library, usually within 7-10 days, for you to pick up.

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Web Resources

National Council of Teachers of English
Rhetoric and Composition Resources
WAC Clearinghouse: Supporting Scholarly Exchange About Communication Across the Curriculum. Includes the full texts of the following journals: Language and Learning Across the Disciplines, Academic Writing, RhetNet: A Diologic Publishing (Ad)venture, and the WAC Journal.
Writing and Citing Resources (Elmhurst College)

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This page was created 2/26/2003 and was last modified 2/26/2003.
Anne Jordan-Baker, Assistant Librarian, Elmhurst College.