Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

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Library

Communications 1101 - Oral Comm. - Hoy & Lohery

Books

MU Online Catalog (PILOT)
Recommended series: Opposing Viewpoints

EZ Borrow

ILL

Journal Articles

Academic Search Complete
Recommended source: CQ Researcher , Ref H 35 .E35, indexed in Academic Search Complete

Databases

Look for Journal Titles

Newspapers

LexisNexis

New York Times

Web Sites

Evaluating web sites:

  • Who wrote this and what are their qualifications?
  • Is there a publisher or organization sponsoring the site?
  • Why was this written?
  • Can you verify any facts or figures given?
  • Does it refer to other known reliable sources?
  • How current is the information?

For more information, see Evaluating Information found on the Internet

Using the Advanced Search feature in Google gives you more control over how your search terms are connected and the ability to limit the kind of web sites returned, that is you could set limits so that you only get education (.edu), government (.gov) or organization (.org) sites.

Visual Aids

MU Library Catalog (PILOT)

Teaching Materials Guide

Graphics Workstation – by Information Desk, 2N, includes scanners

Citation Style

Citation Style Guides

Helpful Resources for the Birthday Assignment

Chronology of World History - by year - Ref D 11 .M39
Facts on File, 1977-1994 - weekly reports - Ref D410 .F3
American Decades - Ref E 169.12 .A419
Billboard Book of Number One Hits - Music Ref ML 156.4.P6 B76