MiamiLINK Subject Guides

I. Reference Books

A. Overviews and Guides

1. Contemporary Composition Studies: A Guide to Theorists and Terms. Ed. Edith H. Babin and Kimberly Harrison. Ref/ PE 1404 .B23 1999
2. Composition Research: Empirical Designs. Ed. Janice M. Lauer and J. William Asher. Ref/PE1404 .L34 1988
3. Research in Composition and Rhetoric: A Bibliographic Sourcebook. Ed. Michael G. Moran and Ronald F. Lundsford. Ref/PE 1404 .R47 1984x

B. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

1. Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language Arts. NCTE. 2 vols. Ref/ PE 65 .E47 1994
2. Encyclopedia of Rhetoric. Ref/PE 172 .E52 2001
3. International Encyclopedia of Communications. 4 vols. Ref/P 87.5 .I5 1989
4. Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from Ancient Times to the Modern Age. Ref/PN 172 .E53 1996
5. Dictionary of Stylistics. Ref/P 301 .W35 1989
6. Handbook to Sixteenth-Century Rhetoric. Ref/PN 227 .S6 [1968]
7. Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia. Ref/P 29 .F47 1998

C. Bibliographies

1. Bedford Bibliography for Teaching Writing. Ref/PE 1404.B335 1987
2. CCCC Bibliography of Composition and Rhetoric. KingRef/PE 1404 .C6335 1987-[1995] To be incorporated in the MLA International Bibliography.

D. Reviews of Research

1. Handbook of Reading Research. LB 1050 .H273 1984-91
2. Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts. REf/LB 1576 .H234 1991
3. Communication Yearbook. Ref/ P 87 .C5974 [nos. 1-22]
4. Year's Work in English Studies. Ref/PE 58 .E62x
5. Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Studies. Ref/PN 80 .Y43

II. Library Catalogs: Sherlock, OhioLINK, and WorldCat

Use subject headings such as:

• English Language -- Rhetoric Study And Teaching -- Bibliography
• English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching -- Bibliography
• College Readers
• Readers
• Rhetoric

III. Indexes to Current Scholarship

1. ERIC. 1967- . A comprehensive and sophisticated database of research, practice, and commentary in education and, relevant here, composition.

2. Education Abstracts. Indexes more classroom oriented articles than ERIC.

3. CCCC Bibliography of Composition and Rhetoric. KingRef/PE 1404 .C6335 1987-[1995] To be incorporated in the MLA International Bibliography.

4. MLA International Bibliography. 1963- . In addition to extensive entries for literary criticism and theory, includes resources in rhetoric and linguistics and also cultural studies, film, folklore, and literary criticism; does not, however, cover composition research. Plans are underway to add comp/rhet research within a year or two.

5. ABELL: Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature. 1920- . The British version of the MLAIB, including strong coverage of English language.

6. Dissertation Abstracts International. 1865- .This online file contains citations for American and, more recently, international dissertations and masters theses; abstracts of dissertations are included after 1980, for theses after 1990. This file is mounted by University Micorfilms International from whom full copies can be ordered.

7. College Composition
   • Composition Chronicle. Each issue includes a list of new books in the field.
   • Writing Center Journal. Annual "Bibliography of Recent Writing Center Scholarship."
   • Focuses: A Journal Linking Composition Programs and Writing Center Practice. Annual "Annotated Bibliography of Scholarship on Writing Centers and Related Topics."
   • WPA: Writing Center Administrator. Includes an annual list of new writing textbooks.

8. English Instruction
   • Research in the Teaching of English. 1967- . Includes biannual bibliography of research. Annual Summary of Investigations Relating to Reading. 1978-[96] Ref / LB 1050 .I4883b. An annotated bibliography of the yearŐs books & articles.

9. Technical and Professional Communication
   • Technical Communication Quarterly.
   • Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication.
   • Science indexes: Applied Science and Technology, Biological and Agricultural, General Science.
   • ABI Inform.

IV. Indexes and Bibliographies in Related Areas

A. Indexes to Current Periodicals and Newspapers (all online on MiamiLINK)

• Academic Search Premier, 1986-
• Humanities Abstracts, 1984-
• Arts and Humanities Citation Index, 1980- (Print, 1976- )
• Academic Universe [Lexis-Nexis], 1985- (full-text newspapers)
• Alternative Press Index. King Index. Covers liberal & alternative life-style journals.
• Ethnic NewsWatch. King CD-ROM. Full text of 300 ethnic newspapers.

B. Indexes to Pre-1985 Newspapers and Periodicals

• Readers' Guide, 1890- present. King Indexes
• Humanities Index, 1916- present. King Indexes
• 19th Century Masterfile, 1802-1906. Online on MiamiLINK; see also Poole's Index to 19th-century Periodicals, King Reference
• Index to American Periodicals, 1700s-800s. Online on MiamiLINK.
• New York Times Index. 1850- .

C. See MiamiLINK / Databases for links to indexes in a wide range of fields.

V. Websites

A. Metasites

1. English Page. Composition and Rhetoric (Carnegie Mellon Univ.)
2. Univ. of Minnesota.
3. Voice of the Shuttle. (Alan Liu, UCSB)
4. Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors. (Jack Lynch, Rutgers)

B. Writing Centers

1. Online Writing Lab (Purdue)
2. The Writing Center (Rensselaer Poly. Inst.)
3. The Online Writery (Missouri).
4. Writing Support Network (Minnesota).
5. OWL: Online Writing Lab at TWU.

VI. Journals