ENG102.English.CompositionII.Markiewicz

toc =ENG 102: English Composition II=
 * Professor Leona Markiewicz**



This guide is designed to help you research english comp. II 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

 * "Antigone"
 * "African Americans" and "social conditions" ( For articles; when searching for a specific time, use the time period in the search strategy, for example: "African Americans" and "social conditions" and 1950's.)
 * "African Americans" and "urbanization" or "African Americans" and "migration" ( Just like the above example, use specific search terms, such as "African Americans" and "urbanization" and "north" )
 * "Anger"

Books
__The African American Experience__: E185 .T7688 2001

__Our America__: F548.9.N4 J66 1997

__Black Exodus__: E185.6 .B625 1991

General Reference
__Crowell's Handbook of Classical Drama__ by Richmond Hathorn, New York : Crowell, 1967. Ref. PA3024 .H35 __Fifty Key Classical Writers__ by Alison Sharrack, London; New York : Routledge, 2002. Ref. PA3002.Z5 S53 2002 __Masterplots__, Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 1996. Ref. PN44 .M33 1996

Encyclopedias
__Corseni Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science__, New York : Wiley, 2001. Ref. BF31 .E52 2001 __Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History__, New York : Simon & Schuster, 1996. Ref. E185 .E54 1996 Encyclopedia of African American Society, Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005. Ref. E185 .E546 2005 __Encyclopedia of Psychology__, New York : J. Wiley & Sons, Ref. BF31. E52 2001

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles english comp. topics.
 * __Contemporary Litature__
 * __Journal of African American History__
 * __Psychology Today__

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases. Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 1,000 articles using the terms "African American" and "social conditions", 50 articles using the terms "African American youth" and cities, 100 articles using the terms "anger and consequences" [|Tutorial] The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture. Has over 1,200 articles using the terms "African Americans" and "social conditions" and over 500 articles using "African American youth" and "cities". [|Tutorial] Credo Reference compiles encyclopedia and dictionary articles from various disciplines and subjects, such as English and Literature, Psychology, Law, Technology, and others. Contains over 3,000 entries on "anger" and "aggression." Literary Reference Center™ is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Over 160 Literary criticism articles and biographical reference sources for "Antigone" [|Tutorial]
 * ==[|Academic Search Premier]==
 * ==[|African American Experience]==
 * ==[|Credo Reference]==
 * ==[|Literary Reference Center]==

=Web sites= There are many good research 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

 * [|Altavista]
 * [|Google]

Antigone

 * [|Perseus Encyclopedia]: Type in "Antigone" or "Sophocles" to get resources.
 * [|Sophocles' Antigone] (Classics Technology Center)

African American social conditions / history

 * [|African Americans in Motion, Second Migration]: Good accounts of African American urbanization in the north and city life.
 * [|The African American Mosaic]
 * [|The 10 O'Clock News]: WGBH's news archive of Boston's African American community. Some good news clips of city life in Boston.

Anger

 * [|Encycolpedia of Psychology]: Type in "anger" to find a lot of good information.

=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 10/27/07 by Wiliam Hoag: whoag@rcc.mass.edu Updated on 12/21/09