ENG102.English.CompositionII.Tangvik

toc =ENG 102: English Composition II=
 * Professor Ken Tangvik**



=Topic: Marriage=

This guide is designed to help you research marriage topics. It includes an index of scholarly sources that should be used. Included in the list are websites and search engines that will be helpful in your research. If you have any trouble finding these sources, please ask a librarian for help. Good Luck! Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
 * [|RCC Library Home Page]: Most materials found in this research guide are available at the library's home page.
 * William Hoag: Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Books=

Books
The on-line catalog provides access to the Library's collection of approximately 40,000 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles. These resources may be used to find information for assignments or general interest. [|Tutorial for searching catalog and ordering books from Metro Boston Library Network (includes BPL)]

Good Search Terms to use: words or phrase

 * "Marriage"
 * "Divorce"
 * "Marriage" and "Alternative": for database searching.

Books
__The Family__: HQ536 .F33814 2003

__Between Two World's__: HQ777.5 M3746 2005 __Marriage and Divorce__: HQ 536 .M324 1997

Reference Books

 * __Encyclopedia of Sociology__, New York : Macmillan Reference, 2000. Ref. HM425 .E5 2000
 * __Marriage, Family and Relationships__, by Gwen J. Broude, Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1994. Ref. GN480 .B76 1994.

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about marriage.
 * __Newsweek__
 * __Time__

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases.

[|Academic OneFile]
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Has over 25,000 articles mentioning "marriage", 8,000 articles mentioning "divorce" and over 200 articles mentioning "marriage" and "alternative" [|Tutorial]

[|Academic Search Premier]
Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 22,000 articles mentioning "marriage", 6,300 articles mentioning "divorce" and 252 articles mentioning "marriage" and "alternative". [|Tutorial]

[|Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center]
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

[|Credo Reference]
A good reference source for information about marriage and divorce. [|Tutorial]

[|Campus Research]
Allows access to a wide range of full-text newspapers as well as business, legal, and reference information sources. [|Tutorial]

=Web sites= There are many good marriage web sites on the internet. These web sites have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Lesley University] has a very good guide.

Search Engines

 * [|Google]
 * [|Altavista]

Web sites

 * [|Alternatives to Marriage Project]
 * [|CDC: National Centers for Health Statistics- Marriage and Divorce]
 * [|National Healthy Marriage Resource Center]- A pro marriage website, but it has many good links to unbiased research.
 * [|U.S. Census Bureau: Marriage and Divorce Data]

=Citing Sources: Style Guides=

__[|APA Style Tutorial]__ [|Duke Library Guide to Assembling a List of Works Cited] [|Laguardia Community College Library MLA and APA citation style] [|The Owl at Purdue: APA Formatting and Style Guide] [|The Owl at Purdue: MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide]

=Basic Research Help= Please click the Ask a Librarian icon if you have any questions concerning these guides, need help finding material for your research or any general questions you might have.
 * Looking for books? Search our [|Online Catalog].
 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
 * Can't find what you are looking for? Use our [|InterLibrary Loan Form].

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Research guide prepared on 12/04/07 by Wiliam Hoag: whoag@rcc.mass.edu Updated on 12/21/09