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Liaison Name: Girija Venkat (757) 727-5561
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List of selected titles at Harvey Library
Finding Books in HUWebCat: Materials owned by Harvey Library are searchable through the online catalog.
- Opposing Viewpoints: Search for “opposing viewpoints” in HUWebcat: A good source for finding ideas for contemporary social, political & economic issues, includes background information about each issue, as for example:
- QC981.8 .G56 G574 2006
Global warming
Bily, Cynthia A. - HV 6773.52 .H37 2004
Hate groups : opposing viewpoints
Williams, Mary E., 1960 - JV 6438 .I5533 2004
Immigration : opposing viewpoints
Williams, Mary E., 1960-
- QC981.8 .G56 G574 2006
- LB 2369 .G53 2003
MLA handbook for writers of research papers
Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942- - PE1628 .N429 2001
The new Oxford American dictionary
Abate, Frank R. - PE 1628 .O866 2005
New Oxford dictionary for writers and editors
Stevenson, Angus. - PE 1404 .H358 2006
Handbook of writing research
MacArthur, Charles A. - LB2369 .L54 2005
How to write a BA thesis : a practical guide from your first ideas to your finished paper
Lipson, Charles. - PE1404 .N38 2004
Liberating scholarly writing : the power of personal narrative
Nash, Robert J. - PE1112 .L86 2003
The St. Martin's handbook
Lunsford, Andrea A., 1942- - LB2369 .P35 2003
The Bedford researcher : an integrated text, CD-ROM, and Web site
Palmquist, Mike. - LB2369 .C64 2000
Completing your thesis or dissertation : professors share their techniques and strategies
Pyrczak, Fred.
- America's Newspaper Collection - via Newsbank - fulltext local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers
- Encyclopedia Britannica - This database includes a dictionary and links to many web sites providing general information.
- ERIC - via EbscoHost - the Educational Resource Information Center that offers coverage of writing emphasizing teaching and learning skills
- International Index to Black Periodicals - via Proquest - more than 150 international scholarly and popular periodicals in Black Studies
- JSTOR: Arts and Sciences Collection Excellent database that provides access to full-text articles and is a good source for Composition and Writing.
- Literature Resource Center - via InfoTrac/Gale
- MLA International Bibliography - via Gale- This database has significant resources of an international scope in Writing, Rhetoric, and Linguistics.
- OMNI File Fulltext Mega Edition - via WilsonWeb - (HU Subscription) a multi-subject database
- Oxford English Dictionary Online - (HU Subscription) Provides full-text searching of definitions, etymologies, and quotations.
Online Reference - Citation Styles Guides
- Link to Harvey Library's Citation Styles page
- Citing Electronic Sources - MLA Style
- Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper - Duke University Libraries
Guide to Library Research- this site offers guidelines and examples from APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian - MLA On The Web - MLA On the Web answers frequently answered questions about MLA style. Includes an excellent page for documenting sources from the world wide web.
- ONLINE! Citation Styles - this site offers detailed advice for documentation citing online sources according to guidelines from the MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE style manuals. Links are provided to review other perspectives on online citation styles.
Online Reference - Facts & Figures
For statistical information to support your research try these resources:
- U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
- University of Virginia’s Geostat Collections: County and City Data Books: This resource provides access to the 1944 through 2000 County and City Data books.
- National Center of Health Statistics - Nation’s principal health statistics agency
- Population Projections : provides population projections for the United States and for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Social Statistics : Social Statistics Briefing Room of the White House provides access to most currently available Federal social statistics.
- STAT-USA : “STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government.”
- U.S. and International Statistical Agencies: U.S. Census Bureaul;
- Internet –Related Statistics, Demographics & Resources
Online Reference - Grammar & Writing
- American Heritage Book of English Usage - a detailed guide that looks at word choice, grammar, style, diction, and other relevant issues of proper English usage
- Basic Guide to Writing a Essay - this informal website lists seven steps to get started in the writing process. It includes a sample essay to illustrate the process and includes links to additional essay resource sites
- Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation - helpful reference guide and workbook. Practice exercises and tests are included for each section .
- Elements of Style - electronic version of William Strunk's classic text that includes essential rules of English usage and composition.
- Guide for Writing Research Papers - this site includes a number of resources on the various components of writing a research paper.
- OWL Online
Writing - Purdue University has created a really excellent website
with lots of information on how to plan, write, and revise several types
of writing assignments.
Updated by GV: 2/10/10