ENG101.EnglishComposition1.Nefer

toc =ENG 101: English Composition I=
 * Professor Tua Nefer**



This guide is designed to help you research English Composition 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.
 * whoag@rcc.mass.edu: 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 Boston Public Library)]

Good Search Terms to use: words or phrase
"African American women" ( you can subsitute "black" for African American" when seraching for different results.) and "media" "Media" and "Race" “Media stereotypes”

Books
__Media and Minorities__: PN1995.9.M56 L37 2006

__Taking Sides: clashing views on controversial issues in media and society__: HN90.M3 T35 2003

__The Media in Black and White__: P945.5.M55 M43 1996

Reference Books
__Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: an interpretive history of Blacks in American films__, by Donald Bogle, New York : Continuum, 1994. Ref. PN1995.9.N4 B6 1994

=Periodicals= Browse these print journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles.

Newspapers:

__Boston Globe__- newspaper rack __The New York Times__- newspaper rack

Magazines:

__Newsweek__ __Time__ __Us & World Report__

=Articles=

[|Academic Search Premier]
Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 700 articles mentioning "black images", 300 articles mentioning "black stereotypes", 99 articles mentioning "black women and images", 1,200 using "media" and "race" and over 280 article mentioning "media and stereotypes". [|Tutorial]

[|African American Experience]
The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture. Over 1,200 articles mentioning "black images", 900 articles mentioning "black stereotypes", 900 articles mentioning "black women and images", 1,200 article using "media" and "race" and 380 articles mentioning "media and stereotypes".

[|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 500 articles mentioning "black images", 300 articles mentioning "black stereotypes", 50 articles mentioning "black women and images", 1,500 article using "media" and "race" and 300 articles mentioning "media and stereotypes". [|Tutorial]

=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.

Search Engines
[|Google] [|Altavista] [|Infomine] : Scholarly search engine.

Web sites
[|The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia/ Ferris State University]- Good information on stereotypes and images.

=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.
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 * 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 02/27/10 by William Hoag: whoag@rcc.mass.edu