Communications

General Communications Resources

• Communications Databases -- to search for journal articles
• Print Journals (see Osterlin Library Journal List for all titles)
  • College English
  • Critical Inquiry
  • Journal of Popular Culture
  • Pedagogy
• Reference Books (Call Numbers and Subject Headings)
  • Class P Language and Literature
  • P87-96 Communication
  • BF637 Interpersonal Communication
  • PE English Language; Grammar
  • PN1990-1992.92 Broadcasting
  • PN2000 -3307 Theater
  • PN1993-1999 Motion Pictures
• Website
  • Critically Evaluating Information
  • Michigan eLibrary (MeL) Arts & Humanities Resources
  • MeL Drama Resources
  • Bartleby.com -- full-text literature references
• Pathfinders: Topical Guides to Information in the Osterlin Library:
  • Michigan Authors
  • Poetry and Poetry Criticism
  • Locating Speeches

Some Specific Communications Resources

• Literature
  • Print Journals (see Osterlin Library Journal List for all titles)
    • American Literature
    • Journal of Modern Literature
    • Poetry
  • Reference Books (Call Numbers and Subject Headings)
    • PN Literature (General)
    • PN1010-1525 Poetry
    • PN1600-3307 Drama
    • PR English Literature
    • PS American Literature
  • Website
    • ebooks
    • The English Server
    • Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Collection
    • MeL Literature resources
    • Literary Resources on the Net
    • Bibliomania -- free online literature, author biographies, and study guides
    • Sparknotes - online study guides in literature, arts, sciences
    • Voice of the Shuttle -- fantastic collection of sources for Literature & Humanities
  • Pathfinders: Topical Guides to Information in the Osterlin Library:
    • Literary Criticism
    • Michigan Authors
    • Poetry and Poetry Criticism

 

• Children's Literature
  • Reference Books (Call Numbers and Subject Headings)
    • PN1008.2-1009.5 Juvenile Literature
    • PS490 Children's Literature, American
    • PZ Fiction (for children & young adults)
    • Z1037 Children's Literature--Bibliography
    • Special Collection Children's Book Cart
• Website
  • CCBC: Cooperative Children's Book Center
  • MeL English/Literature Resources
  • MeL Children/Young Adult Literature Resources

   

• Language and Writing Guides
  • Print Journals (see Osterlin Library Journal List for all titles)
    • ETC: A Review of General Semantics
    • Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
    • PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association
    • Teaching English in the Two-Year College
  • Reference Books (Call Numbers and Subject Headings)
    • P1-1091 Linguistics
    • PE English Language; Grammar; Rhetoric
    • PE1404 English Language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching
    • PE1620 English Language--Dictionaries
    • PN147 Authorship--Style manuals
  • Website -- English As a Second Language
    • ESLgold: English Study and Learning Materials -- free site for practicing English language skills, including speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary
  • Website -- Writing:
    • MeL Dictionaries, Thesauri, Glossaries (including foreign languages)
    • MeL Style Sheets and Grammar
    • NoodleBib -- Interactive Bibliography Composer! (Available off campus to registered NMC students and staff)
    • NMC Writing Center
    • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  • Website -- Language and Linguistics:
    • Website -- Language and Linguistics:
      • Center for Applied Linguistics -- teaching and learning of language. See "Resources" for the free downloadable digests on a range of topics.
      • Center for Nonverbal Studies -- study of human communication in all forms other than language (body movement, gesture, facial expression, adornment, fashion, landscape architecture, mass media, and consumer-product design.
      • EnglishClub.com - for learners and teachers of English as a second language
      • Ethnologue: Languages of the World -- encyclopedic reference work cataloging all living languages
      • Haskins Laboratories -- see "publications" for PDF files of current research on spoken and written language
      • History of the English Language
      • Lingua@Web -- Language learning and teaching materials in French, Spanish, Italian and German.
      • Linguist List -- claims to the the world's largest online linguistic resource (EMU/WSU)
      • Linguistic Society of America -- see the "Websites" listing under the "Resources" tab and the "FAQ's" under "Publications" tab for pamphlets on language-related topics.
      • MeL Language resources
      • Merriam-Webster Online -- authoritative, high-quality searchable online dictionary and thesaurus of English language includes audio pronunciation, etymologies, and illustrations.
      • Online Etymology Dictionary -- use as a supplement to more serious scholarly works
• Teaching of English/Composition
• Print Journals (see Osterlin Library Journal List for all titles)
  • College English
  • Computers and Composition
  • Critical Inquiry
  • Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
  • Journal of Developmental Education
  • Learning Disability Quarterly
  • Pedagogy
  • Reading Horizons
  • Teaching English in the Two-Year College
  • Sampling of general Higher Education-related journals available through Osterlin:
    • Chronicle of Higher Education
    • College Teaching
    • Community College Journal
    • Community College Week
  • You can also browse our online journal offerings by broad subject area.
    Go to www.nmc.edu/library >> Find Articles >> Osterlin Library Journal List >> Go to "Browse e-journals by subject" >> From drop-down menu choose subject of interest
• Books (Call Numbers and Subject Headings)
  • PE English Language; Grammar; Rhetoric
  • PE1404 English Language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching
  • PN147 Authorship--Style manuals