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Brian Flota -- Office Hours
Office Hours (Spring 2023):
Monday and Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in my office (Burruss Hall 016), virtually (via Zoom), or by appointment. Times may vary. For an up-to-date schedule of my office hours, click on the "Schedule Appointment" box on the left side of this guide.
Frequently Used Resources
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary index and full text source for scholarly journals and magazines.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals and monographs in history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, etc.
*Temporary expanded access beyond JMU subscriptions is available until Jun 30, 2022. Use this link for a list of resources: https://about.jstor.org/covid19/expanded-access-to-collections/. - JMU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowFind journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowContains over 25,000 videos, documentaries, training films, theatrical releases, and more.
Note: the login/sign up buttons at the top right of the Kanopy interface are for creating and logging in to personal accounts. It is not necessary to log in to view films if you're on campus. If you are off campus, you will be prompted to log in as a JMU user when you select a film. - New York Times This link opens in a new windowFull access to The New York Times and International New York Times content. Access also includes unlimited access to the Archives and learning tools such as the Learning Network and the New York Times inEducation website.
Note: First time users will need to create a one year renewable account using these instructions - AP Stylebook This link opens in a new windowWriting style guide with fundamental guidelines for spelling, language, punctuation, usage, and journalistic style.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowCatalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide that includes manuscripts written as early as the 1000 B.C., books, audio visual media, and internet source
Where Are the Books?
- Carrier Library - Where Are the Books?Quick overview of which subject areas are where.
- Rose Library - Where Are the Books?Quick overview of which subject areas are where.
WRTC Organizations
- CompPileAn inventory of publications in writing studies, including post-secondary composition, rhetoric, technical writing, ESL, and discourse analysis.
- Rhetoric Society of AmericaA broad conception of rhetoric which includes spoken, written, visual and material texts circulating in a wide variety of situations ranging from the public to the private and from face-to-face to digital, within historical and contemporary social, political, and cultural contexts including race, gender, class, sexuality, and ethnicity among others.
- Society for Technical CommunicationThe world's largest and oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication.
Related Subject Guides
- Copyright@JMUA resource for faculty, students, and others on the JMU campus.