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Guide: English Grammar, Style & Usage
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Finding BooksUsing Catalogs: Use the WSU online catalog to find location and availability of books and other media in Stewart Library. Subject headings to use include:
When using subject alphabetical search, you must copy punctuation exactly - commas, dashes, etc. have meaning. For subject keyword, drop the punctuation. You may also combine any of these terms and do a general keyword search. For example: rhetoric authorship NOTE: When researching subjects relating to the English language, remember to allow for spelling differences between U.S. and British English: behavior/behaviour, color/colour, etc. Most library databases will NOT do this for you. Some search engines do, but even they miss useful items unless you search both spellings. Electronic Books:
See reference resources below for more books. Interlibrary Loan: If we do not own a particular book or article you need, we will borrow it for you from another library through Interlibrary Loan. Reference ResourcesReference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries and other materials you use to "refer" to. Use these resources for background information on a topic.ONLINE REFERENCE RESOURCES
PRINT RESOURCES
General Collection PE1404.T47 1986
Finding ArticlesARTICLE DATABASESTo find articles on your topic you need to use article databases, know in the past periodical indexes and/or abstracts. Each database usually covers a group of subject related journals. Search by subject or keyword in these indexes. For home or off campus access please use your WSU Login. Note: we now have a service called Article Linker. If you don't see the fulltext for an article, check a link that says Find Fulltext, Article Linker or something of the sort. Click on it to see if we have the article in a different database or in print.
Google Scholar - this is a good place to find "gray" literature such as conference proceedings and articles on topics not covered by library databases. The cited reference feature is an easy way to expand your bibliography. Check out my Quick Guide to Web Searching to see how to link to ejournals available at WSU. Intute: Arts & Humanities - a specialized search engine/directory created by UK universities.
BROWSING CURRENT PERIODICALSCurrent magazines and journals can be browsed in the Current Periodicals Area, in the "PE" section on the Main level. Bound volumes of older issues are found upstairs in the periodicals stacks. Relevant journals are listed below:
ELECTRONIC JOURNALSThe library subscribes to many electronic journals. Check our ejournals database to see our current holdings. Also, we now have a service called Article Linker. If you are in a database and don't see the fulltext for an article, check a link that says Find Fulltext, Article Linker or something of the sort. Click on it to see if we have the article in a different database or in print. Note: we now have a service called Article Linker. If you don't see the fulltext for an article, check for a link that says Find Fulltext, Article Linker or something of the sort. Click on it to see if we have the article in a different database or in print.
Web ResourcesHere are some sites to get you started. Many of these will take you to other links, so explore!
Research Tips
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