Composition and TESOL Resources

The English Language

• Oxford English Dictionary - [REF] PE1625 .O87 1989
• Facts on File Visual Dictionary - [REF] AG250 .C63 1986
• Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary - [REF] P365 .A28
• Roget's Super Thesaurus - [REF] PE1591 .M416 1995
• Historical Dictionary of American Slang - [REF] PE2846 .H57 1994
• Dictionary of American Regional English - [REF] PE2843 .D52 1985
• Barnhart's Dictionary of Etymology - [REF] PE1580 .B35 1988

Our Databases

• Anthropological Index
  One of the major indexes for Social and Cultural Anthropology. It also covers physical anthropology, archaeology and linguistics. Based on the collection of the Royal Anthropological Institute's Museum of Mankind Library, it indexes over 700 journals worldwide. Period Covered : Vols 22-32 - approximately last 10 years.
• Project MUSE
  -- provides full-text online scholarly journals from academic presses covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others.
• JSTOR
  -- Online archives of over 125 journals in African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. JSTOR is designed specifically for archiving journals, so it does not include the most recent 2-5 years of each title.

Recommended Websites

• History of the English Language (http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html)
• World Wide Words - Exploring the English Language (http://www.quinion.com/words/)

World Languages

Books in IUP Libraries

• Compendium of the World's Languages - [REF] P371 .C36 1990
• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language - [REF] P29 .C64 1987
• Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics - [REF] RC423 .C656 1999
• Student's Dictionary of Language and Linguistics - [REF] P29 .T69 1997
• Writing Systems - P211 .S36 1985
• The World's Writing Systems - P211 .C67 1989
• The Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics - [REF] P29 .B875 1996
• Longman Dictionary of Applied Linguistics - [REF] P129 .R5 1985

Our Databases

• Anthropological Index
  One of the major indexes for Social and Cultural Anthropology. It also covers physical anthropology, archaeology and linguistics. Based on the collection of the Royal Anthropological Institute's Museum of Mankind Library, it indexes over 700 journals worldwide. Period Covered : Vols 22-32 - approximately last 10 years.

Recommended Websites

• Linguistics Virtual Library (http://www.emich.edu/~linguist/www-vl.html)
• Your Dictionary (http://www.yourdictionary.com) - more than 1500 dictionaries covering over 230 languages
• Ethnologue (http://www.sil.org/ethnologue)

Writing & Composition

Books in IUP Libraries

• Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition - [REF] PN172 .E53 1996
• Writer's Essential Desk Reference - [REF] PN151 .W74 1991
• New York Public Library Guide to Style and Usage - [REF] PE1421 .N46 1994
• How to Write and Present Technical Information - [REF] T11 .S528 1999
• Handbook of Technical Writing - [REF] T11 .H34 1990
• Writing for Health Professionals - [REF] R119 .B87 1992

Our Databases

• Project MUSE
  provides full-text online scholarly journals from academic presses covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others.
• MLA Bibliography
  index produced by the Modern Language Association consisting of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. It provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series. Also covered are relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, dissertations, and other formats. Coverage: 1963-present.
• Dissertation Abstracts International
  comprehensive source of dissertation information, which includes Comprehensive Dissertation Index, Dissertation Abstract International (sections A, B, and C), Masters Abstracts International, and American Doctoral Dissertation Abstracts. Interface: FirstSearch. Coverage: 1861- present (abstracts from 1980-present).

Recommended Websites

• The IUP Writing Center (http://www.chss.iup.edu/wc/)
• Glossary of Rhetorical Terms (http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html)
• Critical Thinking on the Web (http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/critical)
• Strunk & White's The Elements of Style (http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html)

English as a Second Language (ESL)

• The E.S.L. Locator : Resource Organizations Serving English as Second Language and Bilingual Education - [REF] PE1128.A2 P32 1993
• Guide to Writing in English as a Second or Foreign Language : An Annotated Bibliography of Research and Pedagogy - [REF] PE1128.A2 T36
• Teaching English as a Second Language : A Resource Guide - [REF] Z5818.E5 C37 1994
• Keywords in Language and Literacy - [REF] PE1065 .C52 1995

MLA Bibliography-- index produced by the Modern Language Association consisting of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. It provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series. Also covered are relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, dissertations, and other formats. Coverage: 1963-present.

ERIC -- a combination of the paper indexes Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Items retrieved from RIE are documents assigned ED numbers (most available on microfiche and require only the ED number to view). Items retrieved in CIJE are journal articles assigned EJ numbers. Journal titles must be checked against the Library's periodical holdings determine local availability. Interface: WebSpirs. Coverage: 1966-present.

Recommended Websites

• English as a Second Language Home Page (http://www.rong-chang.com)
• National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education - NCLE (http://www.cal.org/ncle)
• English Exercises Online (for ESL Students) (http://www.smic.be/smic5022/)