Rhetoric & Writing

• MLA International Bibliography
  Books, articles, and dissertations on rhetoric and writing and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature.
  Coverage Dates: 1926 - present
• Education Research Complete
  Education journals and books.
  Coverage Dates: Varies by title
• ERIC (EBSCOhost)
  Index to research articles, government and independent reports and conference papers covering all areas of education at all levels.
  Coverage Dates: 1966 - present
• Linguistic and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
  The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
  Coverage Dates: 1973 - present
• CompPile
  Publications in post-secondary composition, rhetoric, technical writing, ESL and discourse studies. 1939-present
  Coverage Dates: 1939
• Academic Search Premier
  Magazine and journal articles. Not as comprehensive as MLA and other databases.
  Coverage Dates: 1975 - present

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Browsing by call number

Books in Valley Library are arranged by call numbers that represent subject areas.

Language & Literature: P (4th floor)

Social Sciences/Women: HQ 1101-2030.7 (5th floor)

Since a book can only be shelved in 1 place, you will miss books that may be very relevant by browsing.  For example, where would you expect to find a book that examines the work of Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid, and Toni Morrison?

Subject headings

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Books:

First see if a book is available through Summit. If it's not, request it through WorldCat.

Articles in journals:

Request through InterLibrary Loan.  Articles are delivered electronically, so the turnaround time is often 24 hours or less but may take up to 5 working days.

Print copies of most of these journals are located on the 4th floor of Valley Library.  Look for them by the call number. 

Print copies of most of these journals are located on the 4th floor of Valley Library.  Look for them by the call number. 

College Composition and Communication   PE1001.C6       
College English  PE1.C6

Composition Studies   PE1404 .C6256 & online

Computers in Composition   LB1576.7 .C61 (1995-2005).  Online 1995 - present.

English Journal   PE1.E581

JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory  PE1001 .J681

Journal of Basic Writing   PE1404.J68

Language Arts     L11.E5   (5th floor)

Oregon English Journal  LB1576 .O755  (5th floor)

Research in the Teaching of English  PE1065.R4

Teaching English in the Two-Year College  PE1065.T4

TESOL Quarterly   PE1001.T3

Voices from the Middle  LB1631 .V65 (5th floor)

Written Communication    P211.W737 & online         

MLA Style : a very good website, especially for help citing electronic resources.  

Citation Machine : an online bibliography maker that formats citations  in MLA and other styles

See Keeping Current with Research for information about search alerts, RSS feeds, bibliography manager, and more.

National Council of Teachers of English

College Composition and Communication

College English Association

Encyclopedia of Education

Oxford English Dictionary 

Encyclopedia of Rhetoric  PN172.E52 2001 (4th floor)

Electronic theses completed by graduates of OSU's Department of English: 

Michael J. Farris, Traversing the city of blogs: pedagogy, performance, and public spheres  2007

Tracy Ann Robinson, Charting their own course : a study of writing-intensive students' self-assessment and goal setting at start of term 2006 

H-Rhetor  An online forum for scholars and teachers of the history of rhetoric, writing and communication
Oregon Dept of Education: Resources for Teachers 

US Dept of Education: Teachers 

 

 

 

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