ENG091DevReadWrite

toc =Course: ENG 091 Developmental Reading & Writing=
 * Professor Everest Onuoha**
 * Library Instructor: Ted Intarabumrung**

Learning Objectives:
Given this presentation, the learners could:


 * Retrieve information related to their topics from books in printed and electronic formats, and articles of newspapers and magazines from the RCC Library-subscribed databases


 * Document the selected information sources for a list of works cited in MLA style.

This guide is designed to help you research Contemporary 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

=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 Boston Public Library)]

Electronic Books,
online accessible 27,500 titles from databases: Ebrary, Credo Reference and Netlibrary.

Reference Books Online

 * Credo Reference, providing definitions of works and phrases, comprehensive information from general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias.
 * Gale Virtual Reference, database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about contemporary topics.
 * E-Journal List
 * EJS-RCC E-Journals

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

[|Issues & Contemporaries]

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Global Issues in Context

=Web sites= There are many good 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.

List of Subjects, prepared by RCC librarians

Abortion African American History Careers Death Penalty Drug Abuse Evolution and Creationism Gambling Gay Rights Global Warming Gun Control Hip Hop HIV and AIDS Hispanic Heritage Human Rights Literary Criticism Mental Health Nursing Race and the Justice System Racial Profiling Roxbury History Teen Violence

=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 09-29-10 by Ted Intarabumrung, tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu