LibGuides: WRT 105 Human All Too Human, Transformation (Simon): Library Resources

Articles & Books

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WorldCat
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Annotated Bibliography

As part of your assignment you need to create an Annotated Bibliography. Check the links below for definitions and examples.

How to prepare an Annotated Bibliography from Olin Library at Cornell University
Video created by Brock University Libraries (see below).

Books and Encyclopedias

AccessScience This link opens in a new window
Science encyclopedia articles, definitions, biographies, study guides and graphics.
includes McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science and Technology,9th ed.,McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th edition,McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science and Technology and more. updated daily.
AccessEngineering This link opens in a new window
Engineering reference tool for professionals, academics, and students.
VPN Required for off-campus access.

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism by Andrew Copson; A. C. Grayling (Editor)
ISBN: 9781119977179
Publication Date: 2015-06-02
The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism presents an edited collection of essays that explore the nature of Humanism as an approach to life, and a philosophical analysis of the key humanist propositions from naturalism and science to morality and meaning.
The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Posthuman by Bruce Clarke (Editor); Manuela Rossini (Editor)
ISBN: 9781107086203
Publication Date: 2016-12-15
The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Posthuman is the first work of its kind to gather diverse critical treatments of the posthuman and posthumanism together in a single volume.
Creation Myths of the World by David A. Leeming
ISBN: 9781598841749
Publication Date: 2009-12-18
The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world-their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences-and what they reveal about their cultures of origin.
What Is Posthumanism? by Cary Wolfe
ISBN: 9780816666140
Publication Date: 2009-12-31
What does it mean to think beyond humanism? Is it possible to craft a mode of philosophy, ethics, and interpretation that rejects the classic humanist divisions of self and other, mind and body, society and nature, human and animal, organic and technological?

Databases

General Databases

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
For off-campus access to full text: Click Scholar Preferences and add Rochester as your Library Link. Be sure to Save Preferences.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Full text of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.

Proquest Central Essentials
This resource provides access to 12 complete, full-text ProQuest databases in major subject areas such as Science, Technology, Business, Health, Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, as well as US national and regional newspapers.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text articles in many disciplines. To access JSTOR you may need to login with VPN .
Subject areas include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, statistics. The University of Rochester Libraries currently subscribes to the following multidisciplinary JSTOR Collections: Arts and Sciences I through XV. JSTOR also packages their content in disciplinary collections; however, the only ones of these that we have licensed are the Biological Sciences segment and the first of the Business collections. For alumni access, see also Alumni Library Gateway.

Other Databases

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Identifies articles, books, dissertations on literature, linguistics, film and folklore.
AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
Full text electronic archive of all journals from the American Anthropological Association.
You can search the articles in the archive or browse individual journal issues. Register with AnthroSource to take advantage of its customization features
Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Articles on all aspects of speech, rhetoric, debate, broadcasting, and media studies.
Many major journals have indexing, abstracts and searchable cited references from their first issues to the present (dating as far back as 1915).
Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Identifies articles, conference proceedings and book chapters in engineering and computer science, many with links to full text.
Focuses on a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, plastics, hydroponics, computer science, chemical engineering, energy resources and robotics, as well as the business and social implications of new technologies. Global coverage with publications from North America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Latin America.
PhilPapers - Index of Works in Philosophy This link opens in a new window
Search or browse this comprehensive index of philosophical journals, books, and open access archives.
APA PsycINFO via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Identifies articles, books and dissertations in psychology and related subjects, many with links to full text, 1806 to current.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Identifies articles in clinical and basic biomedical research as well as in psychology, many with links to full text.
PubMed® comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Includes access to molecular and bioinformatic databases from the NCBI system (previous Entrez). Automatically expands (explodes) subject headings. Truncation turns off this automatic expansion of the hierarchical subject headings.
Compendex This link opens in a new window
Identifies journal articles and other literature on engineering, with some links to full text. Includes the Engineering Village backfile with access back to 1884.
Users should update their passwords.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Identifies journal articles and cited references to research publications from 1900-current, including all disciplines, some with links to full text. Search for articles and authors, track citations, and analyze citation activity.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Full text articles on women and women's issues from a variety of publications
including journals, regional publications, newspapers, newsletters, booklets and reports.