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| Email Address: | abselhorst@gtcc.edu |
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Welcome to the Learning Resource Center's guide for English 111. Use the tabs (and dropdown menus) above to learn more about what this guide can do for you.
This guide is a work in progress. So please feel free to contact me with any suggestions.
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- Our largest database providing full-text to over 4,500 journals, magazines, and newspapers.
- Our largest business database providing full-text to thousands of journals, magazines, and trade publications.
- Includes over 545 titles, with more than 460 available in full text; topics covered include: computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.
- Comprehensive reports cover social issues, health, science, business, arts, and humanities; includes a dictionary and thesaurus.
- Provides career guides, occupational profiles, information on employers, college surveys and more; use your GTCC email address to request an instant password.
Publications are written for different purposes and different audiences. Generally, there are three types of publications: scholarly, popular, and trade publications.
| Scholarly Journals | Popular Journals | Trade Publications | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Informs and reports on original research done by scholars and experts in the field. | Entertains and informs a general audience without providing in-depth analysis. | Reports on industry trends and new products or techniques useful to people in a trade or business. |
| Authors | Articles are written by subject specialists and experts in the field. | Articles are written by journalists, freelance writers, or an editorial staff. | Articles are written by specialists in a certain field or industry. |
| Audience | Intended for a limited audience - researchers, scholars, and experts. | Intended for a broad segment of the population, appealing to non-specialists. | Intended for practititioners in a particular profession, business, or industry. |
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Keyword searching is the best way to start; connect keywords with the use of "and" (e.g. "addiction and disorder"). Contact a staff member if you need assistance. - Google Book Search
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- Online Writing Lab from Purdue University
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MLA Handbook for Writers 6th edition
- Ref 808.027 G437m (HP LRC)
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