Follow... Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term
Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, Sixth Edition, 1996 [buy at Amazon].
Annotated Bibliography
guidelines.
Your "working" AB should shows that you are familiar
with the most current and important (including historic material)
works in the field and have located a variety of materials (books,
articles, Internet resources) specific to your thesis.
- Access the following resources.
- Obtain specific publications pertinent to your thesis.
- Record where adn how you found each publication.
- Evaluate the value to each resources as it pertains to your
thesis.
- Be ready to discuss youf findings in class.
- Suggest other resources that have helped you in developing
your AB.
Books &
Catalogs
- If you have not acquired specific books, request them soon
through an Interlibrary
Loan Requests at RWU main Library.
- Helin Library Catalog
- Basic
Search, WorldCat
- Libdex, index to 18,000
Libraries
E-Books,
RWU main Lirary. You need your library barcode to access some
of these resources. Access is available both on and off campus.
- netLibrary is a collection of general e-book titles. To
check out titles, simply create an account at the netLibrary
web site. Visit "Want
to learn more about What's Available through your library?"
- Ebrary
has ull-text online access to over 14,000 titles.
- Project Gutenberg
provides free online access to out-of-copyright texts. Advanced
Search and Browse
By Language: English . It is likely easier to obtain any
of these titles through Interlibrary Loan.
- Digital Book
Index is an index of digital books that are both free
and fee-based. Fee-based books will link you to the
publisher's site for login or purchase. Free titles
may be available in html, pdf, or other online formats. About
15,000 volumes in North American history. More than 1000 historical
documents are arranged in chronological order. Login.
- Bartleby.com
Online
Journals available through RWU Libraries. PReuse those that
may be pertinent to your subject, possibly:
- Directory of Open Access
Journals
- JSTOR Arts
and Sciences Collection
- Source
List, LexisNexis
- Making
of America Journals (Cornell)
OAIster
is a project of the University of Michigan Digital Library Production
Service. Our goal is to create a collection of freely available,
previously difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital
resources that are easily searchable by anyone. Includes over
five million records from over 400 institutions.
RefWorks
is an online bibliographic management program that allows you
to create your own personal database of references.
Web
Search Tools, RWU Libraries
