COM240: American Public Address
Professor: Daniel Emery (x6899, demery@gac.edu)
Librarian: Michelle Twait (x7563, mtwait@gac.edu)
Finding Books / Reference
Works / Primary Sources / Finding Articles / Web Sites
/ Citing Your Sources
Library Catalogs
WebPALS
Our library catalog. Click on "Search" next to the green banner, then
search by keyword, author, title, etc. The Limit option lets you limit
by date, additional keywords, collection area, and so on. The Location
line lists the call number--where the book is shelved. Locations beginning
A--PQ are on the third floor. Locations PR--Z are shelved on the second
(main) floor.
To get books or articles that Gustavus does not own, use Interlibrary
Loan.
Mankato & St. Peter Public Library
(Traverse de Sioux System)
Reference Works
American Revolution
- American Cultural and Intellectual History (REF E169.1 .E624
2001)
- The American Revolution, 1775-1783 : an encyclopedia. (REF
E208 .A433
1993)
- Colonial America to 1763 (REF E188 .P86 1999)
- Documents in American History (REF E173 .C66 1963)
- Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America (REF E188
.E63
1990)
- People & events of the American Revolution. (REF E209 .D86)
Speakers/Speeches
- American orators before 1900 : critical studies and sources.
(REF
PN4055 .U5 A4 1987)
- American voices : significant speeches in American history,
1640-1945.
(REF E173 .A7596 1989)
- Dictionary of American Biography (REF E176 .D56 1957)
Primary Sources
American Culture Series, 1493-1875 (shelved in the microforms room on the
main floor)
American Periodicals, 1741-1900 (shelved in the microforms room on the
main floor)
Electronic Resources / Print Indices
America: History & Life
ComAbstracts
ComIndex
(accessible from the 4 computers by the electronic classroom)
CommSearch
(CD-ROM on Reserve, use 4 computers by the electronic
classroom)
Communication Abstracts (REF. ABSTRACTS P87 .C59733 date pt. # )
Index to Journals in Communication Studies (Matlon) (REF. INDEXES
P87 .M372)
Expanded
Academic ASAP
Searches both general magazines and scholarly journals on a variety
of topics.
Web Sites of Interest
Finding Sites
History
Primary Sources / Speeches
For information on evaluating web sites, see Web
FAQ or Internet
Research Tips.
Citing Your Sources
Research &
Documentation Online
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