810.621.1B Special Topics in Secondary English: Linguistics

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810.621.1B Special Topics in Secondary English: Linguistics

844.642.01 Linguistics for Teachers

Librarian for Education and Counseling: Andrea Bartelstein
Course instructors: Dr. Elaine Stotko, Kate Rizzi

This page provides library information and resources useful to students enrolled in these courses during spring 2007.

I. Topic analysis, search strategy, search terms

Identifying and refining a research topic
Identifying relevant information sources
Brainstorming search terms
Constructing effective searches using operators ("and," "or," "not")

II. Finding articles

Use the databases below to find articles, books, book chapters, and other publications in a particular field (they may or may not be available full text online, and may or may not be owned by JHU).
STOP! Before you can access the JHU-licensed databases below from home, you must download and install the JHSecure VPN software on your home computer. Find out more about JHSecure.

Databases that index scholarly articles and books about language and linguistics:

MLA International Bibliography (All JHU (incl. International))

Humanities Full Text (also part of OmniFile full text mega) (All US JHU)

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) (All US JHU)

Linguistics abstracts online (LABS) (All US JHU)

PsycINFO (All US JHU)

Databases that index the scholarly and professional education literature (for finding teaching methods, lesson plans, etc.):

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) (All US JHU)

Education Full Text (also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega) (All US JHU)

ProQuest Education Journals (All US JHU)

III. Finding books

Access to books and other full-length materials (i.e., not articles) owned by the JHU Libraries. What to do if you need something we don't own.

IV. Evaluating information on the Web

Anyone can publish on the Web -- how do you determine the validity of information you find? Is it suitable for your purposes?

V. Citing sources

APA and MLA formats and lots more. Also try RefWorks, a web-based application that can help you manage your citations and automatically format your bibliography according to the style you choose.

VI. Other useful links

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. Cornell University Library.

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