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Department of Languages & Literature Librarian, rm. #308B, ext. #3267
Our collections are reflective of the curriculum taught at NSU. With budget constraints, not as many recreational materials can be purchased.
Your ID card is your library card, and books circulate for three weeks with an optional renewal. Call Circulation at ext. #3235 to renew books. Periodicals and Reference books do not circulate. A photocopier and two scanners are available near the Reserve Desk on the first floor (north entrance).
The Reserve Desk is located on the first floor (north entrance).
Materials are placed there by professors and include information in all
formats. The faculty members determine what items are placed on Reserve as
well as the loan periods.
To do a boolean search, do a combination search.
Examples of books include the following: The Business Writer's Handbook, How to Write a Manual, and Writing Successfully in Science. For general writing exercises, try http://writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/
PERIODICALS:
Periodicals are in electronic format, paper, bound, and microform. All of the periodicals, except the electronic titles, are located on the second floor by subject. In general, the business periodicals are in the HF's and the scientific journals are in the Q's (except QA which is Math and QA 75.5 which is computers). If you need help with the periodicals, ask the student assistants at the Circulation Desk at the south entrance of the library.
On the second floor, consult the journal entitled, Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (Per. T 11.J66). This journal includes articles on documentation. It also contains articles on writing for computer manuals, Engineering, Business, and Scientific publications.
On Internet, the Writer's Block http://www.writersblock.ca/is a quarterly newsletter that deals with technical writing and documentation. Try also, Technical Communication Online (http://www.techcomm-online.org/)
INTERNET:
A good search engine to use is google
(www.google.com)
Association of Teachers of
Technical Writing (http://www.attw.org/default.asp)
The Official Techwr-L
(http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/index.html)
Resources
for Technical Writing Students ( http://www.inkspot.com/genres/tech.html)
Society for Technical Communication
http://www.stc.org/
Technical
Writing Links University of Massachusetts (http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~pwtc/tw/links.html)
One of the best resources for locating jobs would be newspapers. Most
companies hire students with a variety of majors. Trade publications (or
journals in the discipline) can list job openings. Some companies list job
openings on their Web page. Try Job Hunting on the Internet (Ready
Ref. HF 5382.75U6B65 1998). Find the company addresses and contact information
through directories or the company's Web site. Try also, computerjobs.com.For
assistance in writing letters, try Business Letters for Busy People
(Ready Ref. HF 5726.D8 1995) or resume books.
Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conservation Jobs
American Society of Fisheries
Jobs
USAJobs (federal jobs and employment
opportunites)
Oklahoma Jobs
GENERAL SOURCES:
To get an overview to reference materials about business, consult the
following reference book:
Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It (Ref. HF 5356.L36
1992)
Dictionary of Business Terms Ref. HF 1001.F78 1994
How
to Research an Industry
NAICS Ref. HF 1042.N6 1998
For information about companies, check the Library's Finance page.
On the Online Catalog, search the subject business writing.
BUSINESS DIRECTORIES:
Encyclopedia of Associations Ready Ref. HS 17.G334
Reference
USA
*Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations... Ref. HG 4057.A4
Telephone Book Collection
Thomas Register Ref.
T 12.T6
Do a google search on the name of
the company to locate the company's home page.
COMPANY HISTORIES
International Directory of Company Histories Ref. HD 2721.D36
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT A COMPANY:
Annual Reports to Stockholders (located at the Reserve Desk)
*
Disclosure (located on computer on the first floor)
Mergent's
Online
Standard & Poor's Corporate Records Ref. HG 4501.S7664
Thomson
(Only 5 users at a time may use this database.)
Wall Street Research Net URL http://www.wsrn.com
INDUSTRY SURVEYS, CORPORATE COMPARISONS, OUTLOOK, ETC.:
Dun's Business Rankings Ref. HG 4057.A237
Market Share Reporter Ref. HF 5410.M37
Predicast's Basebook Ref. HA 214.P73a
RMA Annual Statement Studies Ref. HF 5681.B2R58
Standard & Poor's Industry Survey Ref. HC 106.6.S74
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook Ref. HC 101.U54
See indexes listed below for articles about an industry.
PERIODICAL ARTICLES ABOUT A COMPANY:
Business
Source Elite
ProQuest
Wall Street Journal Index Ref/Index HG 1.W26 The indexing is also
available on Newspaper
Source
Other information available about a company include trademark information, stocks, and bond materials. For stocks, see ValueLine Ready Ref. HG 4501.V26 vol.1.
Created in 1999 by Sarah Brick Archer Revised September 8, 2004
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