Language Arts: A Resource Pathfinder
Articles
Search Terms Use the following database tools to find subdivisions of individual course topics. They will also provide additional keywords and narrower, broader, or related subject terms.
§ Topic Guide (ProQuest)
§ Subject Guide (Gale)
§ Thesaurus (WilsonWeb)
§ Concept Map (Credo Reference)
Databases
§ Academic OneFile (Gale)
§ Applied Science Full Text (WilsonWeb)
§ CQ Researcher (CQ Electronic Library)
§ Education Full Text (WilsonWeb)
§ Educator's Reference Complete (Gale)
§ ERIC (CSA | FirstSearch | eric.ed.gov)
§ Humanities Full Text (WilsonWeb)
§ MLA International Bibliography (CSA)
§ ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest)
§ PsycARTICLES (CSA)
§ PsycINFO (CSA)
§ Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost)
§ Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost)
Journals
Full Text Electronic Journals @ Madonna Library This database lists and provides access to e-journals available at Madonna Library. To locate online journals for this major, search by journal title, or browse titles under these subject categories: “Languages & Literatures” and “Journalism & Mass Communication.”
Selected titles in Full Text Electronic Journals:
§ American Communication Journal
§ American Drama
§ American Poetry Review
§ ANQ: American Notes and Queries
§ Argumentation & Advocacy
§ Broadcasting and Cable
§ Communication Reports
§ Communication Research Trends
§ Communication Theory
§ Communications Daily
§ Early American Literature
§ Issues in Writing
§ Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
§ Journal of Children’s Literature
§ Journal of Communication
§ Journal of Intercultural Communication
§ Journal of Narrative Theory
§ Poetry
§ Southern Literary Journal
§ Style
Print Journals @ Madonna Library Selected titles related to this major:
§ African American Review
§ College Composition and Communication
§ College English
§ Columbia Journalism Review
§ Communication Arts
§ Comparative Literature
§ Computers and Composition
§ Contemporary Literature
§ Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
§ Mass Communication & Society
§ Modern Fiction Studies
§ Quill
§ TriQuarterly
§ Writer
§ Writers’ Digest
Web Sites
E-Journals
§ Composition Forum
§ Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture
§ IEEE Professional Communication Society Newsletter
http://www.ieeepcs.org/activities_publications_newsletter.php
§ Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/
§ Online Journalism Review
Additional Sites
§ American Rhetoric
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/
§ Digital Storytelling – University of Minnesota
http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/
§ Elements of Mass Communication – CyberCollege
http://www.cybercollege.org/frtv/frtv_ind.htm
§ Heath Anthology of American Literature
http://college.hmco.com/english/heath/lit_links.html
§ Indigenous Peoples’ Literature
http://www.indians.org/Resource/natlit/natlit.html
§ Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
§ Intute: Arts & Humanities
http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/
§ Library Resources for Communication Studies
http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/LRCS
§ The Literary Link: Children’s & Young Adult Literature
§ Literary Resources on the Net
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
§ Media and Communications Studies Site
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/index.html
§ Modern American Poetry
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets.htm
§ Online Communications Studies Resources – University of Iowa
http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/index.html
§ PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
http://web.csustan.edu/english/reuben/home.htm
§ Project CROW: American Literature Surveys
http://www.millikin.edu/aci/crow/index.html
§ Stone Center for Black Culture & History: Literature Web Guide
http://www.lib.unc.edu/stone/webguide/index.html?display=print_items&item_id=18
§ Television Production – CyberCollege
http://www.cybercollege.org/tvp_ind.htm
§ Television Production Handbook – Inman & Smith
§ VoS: Voice of the Shuttle – Web Site for Humanities Research
§ Writing @ Colorado State University
§ Writing for the Wired World: Resources, Links and Tips – University of Saskatchewan
http://library2.usask.ca/~fichter/writing/
Professional Associations & Organizations
§ African American Literature & Culture Society
§ American Communication Association
§ American Comparative Literature Association
§ International Communication Association
§ Modern Language Association
§ National Communication Association
Books Search for books in the Madonna Catalog using the general keyword option for best results.
Selected Titles
P107.B37 2008
Baron, Naomi S. Always on: Language in an online and mobile world. New
York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
P92.U5 B345 2006
Baughman, James. The republic of mass culture: Journalism, filmmaking, and broadcasting in America since 1941. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
PS153.N5 B45 2004
Bell, Bernard. The contemporary African American novel: Its folk roots and modern literary branches. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2004.
GR72.3 .S78 2002
Blayer, Irene and Monica Sanchez (Eds.). Storytelling: Interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives. New York: Peter Lang, 2002.
PN1009.A1 C29 2002
Cai, Mingshui. Multicultural literature for children and young adults: Reflections on critical issues. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Reference PN1008.5 .C66 2001
Cullinan, Bernice. E., and Diane G. Person (Eds.). The continuum encyclopedia of children’s literature. New York: Continuum, 2001.
Reference P87.5 .D36 2000
Danesi, Marcel. Encyclopedic dictionary of semiotics, media, and communications. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000.
PS42.T36 2001
Edgar, Christopher, and Gary Lenhart (Eds.). The teachers and writers guide to classic American literature. New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 2001.
PE1404.E36 2005
Ehrenworth, Mary. The power of grammar: Unconventional approaches to the conventions of language. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2005.
PN4775 .F56 2003
Fink, Conrad C. Writing to inform and engage: The essential guide to beginning news and magazine writing. Boulder, CO: Westview, 2003.
PN1009.A1 G75 2006
Griswold, Jerome. Feeling like a kid: Childhood and children’s literature. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 2006.
PE1404.P457 2001
Holdstein, Deborah H., and David Bleich (Eds.). Personal effects: The social character of scholarly writing. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, 2001.
HM258.C76 2006
Norales, Francisca O. Crosscultural communication: Concepts, cases, and challenges. Youngstown, NY: Cambria, 2006.
PN1996.R16 2006
Rabinger, Michael. Developing story ideas. Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2006.
PE1404.R356 2001
Rankin, Elizabeth. The work of writing: Insights and strategies for academics and professionals. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
LB1044.87 .R53 2006
Richardson, Will. Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2006.
PE1479.C7 R59 2006
Roberts, Edgar V. Writing about literature. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006.
LB1631.S285 2003
Schuster, Edgar H. Breaking the rules: Liberating writers through innovative grammar instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003.
PN4784.T4 T48 2004
Thompson, Robert. The broadcast journalism handbook: A television news survival guide. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.
Reference P87.5 .W38 1997
Watson, James. A dictionary of communication and media studies. New York: E. Arnold, 1997.
PE1405.U6 W47 2005
Whithaus, Carl. Teaching and evaluating writing in the age of computers and high-stakes testing. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2005.
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jlumetta, 1/8/08; Updated 7/29/09