ENG100C--College Writing (Manoff)

Introduction | Reference Sources | Indexes & Databases | Internet Resources | Writing the Paper

MAUREEN PERRY , Reference Librarian,  753-6546, OR  mperry@usm.maine.edu  OR  Email a Librarian

• Hours for the Glickman Library in Portland and the Gorham Library

• Circulation Policies : How long can a book be checked out?; How much are fines?; Can I renew online?, etc.

• Serials Questions : How do I find a newspaper/magazine/journal article at USM?

 The Bedford handbook
LEW, POR, & GOR Reference

For additional books, check the URSUS catalog under the following subject headings:

Marriage

Marriage age

Marriage service

Wedding anniversaries

Weddings

Weddings--economic aspects

For journal articles, consult the following:

Academic Search Premier
Varied coverage
Lists articles from 8,025 publications, with some full text ; includes journals and other scholarly publications.

Project MUSE
Coverage from 1993
Covers such fields as history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and economics.

PsycINFO
Coverage from 1887
Indexes the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. Coverage includes references and abstracts to over 1,300 journals in more than 20 languages, and to book chapters and books in the English language. The database includes information from empirical studies, case studies, surveys, bibliographies, literature reviews, discussion articles, conference reports and dissertations. Updated weekly.

Sociological Abstracts
Coverage from 1974
Covers sociology and related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, demography, education, gerontology, mental health, minority studies, political science, public health, social psychology, social work, urban studies, welfare programs, and women's studies. Comprehensive and international in scope. Covers about 2,600 journals in 30 different languages from 55 different countries. Also includes books, conference papers,and doctoral dissertations.

There is no authority control for the Internet. In choosing Internet resources it is imperative to evaluate the authenticity of the source. Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources (UCLA College Library) provides excellent evaluation criteria. The following selected resources have been chosen because of authenticity and comprehensiveness of coverage.

Checklist for evaluating web resources (USM Libraries)

Class Survey

ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)