Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication
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Article index focusing on communications/mass media with some full-text access.
Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Searchable collection of journlas in the communications field.
E-Server Technical Communication Library
Searchable full-text database developed through a collaboration of academics and others. Contains over 15,000 articles to date.
Full text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals in a range of disciplines.
MLA International Bibliography
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General database with good coverage of communication journals.
Books with call numbers starting in Q, R, S, and T are located in East Campus Library; all other call numbers are located in Carrier Library.
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The new century handbook / Christine A. Hult, Thomas N. Huckin. 4th ed. New York: Pearson/Longman, c2008.
Carrier & East Lib Ref PE1408 .H688 2008
Encyclopedia of rhetoric / Thomas O. Sloane, editor in chief. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Carrier Ref PN174. E52 2001
Encyclopedia of rhetoric and composition: communication from ancient times to the information age / edited by Theresa Enos. New York: Garland, 1996.
Carrier Ref PN172. E52 1996
Searchable e-reference library of technical books and manuals.
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Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing
Expanded 6th edition online version.
E-book; a comprehensive survey of rhetoric, covering theory, history, and practice, with a special emphasis on public speaking, performance, and communication.
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Reba Leiding
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Examples of APA style citations.
Import and format references.
Diana Hacker's online citation guide.
This page last reviewed by Reba Leiding on 08/12/2008
