Useful resources for writing
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Library web site URL<http://www.lambuth.edu/academics/library/library.html>
| Title | Subject Coverage | Location |
| Academic Search Primer | Contains popular and scholarly articles across all subject | Multidisciplinary databases on database web page <http://www.lambuth.edu/academics/library/subjectdirectory.html> |
| American National Biography | In-depth biographical information on deceased Americans from the 1500s to 2001 | Reference Collection CT 213.A68 1991 |
| Congressional Digest | Pros and cons of current topics | Current and bound periodicals |
| CQ Research | Topics of current interest | Reference collection H35.E35 |
| Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance | Guide to careers and occupations | Reference Collection HF 5381.E52 |
| Familiar Quotations | Classic and modern quotes | Reference Collection PN 6081.B27 |
| General OneFile | Covers all subject areas giving access to journals and magazines | Multidisciplinary databases on database web page <http://www.lambuth.edu/libray/subjectdirectory.html> |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe | Newspaper articles from all over the world. As well as legal and business information. | Multidisciplinary databases on database web page <http://www.lambuth.edu/libray/subjectdirectory.html> |
| Opposing Viewpoints Series | Pros and cons of current topics | OPAC keyword search "opposing viewpoints" |
| The Reference Shelf | The Reference Shelf | OPAC keyword search "reference shelf" |
State of the World |
Environmental issues | Reference Collection HC59.S733 |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | Social, political and economic statistics of the U.S. | Reference Collection HA 202.U5 |
| Tennessee Statistical Abstract | Economic and demographic statistics of Tennessee | Reference Collection HA 641.T43 |
| Vital Signs | Environmental and demographic trends | Reference Collection TD 193.2 |
| Vital Speeches of the Day | Important speeches from government, business and nonprofit leaders. | Current and bound periodicals |
| World Almanac | Source of facts and statistics | Reference Collection AY 67.N5W5 |
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Style Manuals | |
| The Chicago Manual of Style | The University of Chicago Press's Guide to writing papers and documenting sources | Current copy on reserve at the Circulation Desk (Z 253.U69) |
| The Columbia Guide to Online Style | Guide to writing and citing electronic documents | Current copy on reserve at the Circulation Desk. R PN 171.F56 W35 |
| Hodges' Harbrace Handbook | English grammar and usage handbook | Reference Collection PE 1112.H6 |
| MLA Handbook | Guide for writing papers and citing resources according to accepted MLA practice | Current copy on reserve at the Circulation Desk. R LB2369.G53 |
| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association | Guide for writing papers and citing resources according to accepted APA practice | Current copy on reserve at the Circulation Desk. R BF 76.7.P83 |
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Dictionaries and Thesauri | |
| 20th Century Words | Words that came into usage during the 20th Century | Reference Collection PE 1630.A98 |
| Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable | A dictionary of phases, fables, and fictional characters | Reference Collection PN 43.B65 |
| Choose the Right Word | A thesaurus of Synonyms and their meaning. | Reference Collection |
| Dictionary of Etymology | The history and origins words in the English Language | Reference Collection PE 1580.B35 |
| The New Oxford American Dictionary | Dictionary of current American English | Reference Collection PE 1628.N429 |
| The Oxford English Dictionary | This is a dictionary of the words and their history that have formed the English vocabulary from its earliest records to present day | Reference Collection PE 1625.O87 1989 |
| Roget's International Thesaurus | Synonyms/antonyms | Reference Collection PE 1591.R73 |