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
§ Critique
§ Journal of American Folklore
§ Journal of Popular Film & Television
§ Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
§ Mass Communication & Society
§ Modern Fiction Studies
§ Quill
§ Studies in American Fiction
§ TriQuarterly
§ Writer
§ Writers’ Digest
Web Sites
E-Journals
§ Composition Forum
http://www.fau.edu/compositionforum/
§ Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture
http://enculturation.gmu.edu/index.html
§ 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/
§ Communication Resources – Valdosta State University Odum Library
http://books.valdosta.edu/read/comindex.html
§ 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://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/communications/lrcs/index.html
§ 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
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 & Sanchez, Monica (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., & Person, Diane. G. (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, & Lenhart, Gary (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., & Bleich, David (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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