MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE LIBRARY

Before starting: Keep yourself on track by using the Assignment Calculator at U of Minnesota Libraries.

Check iBistro to find books on your Communications topics . Try searching using the keywords:
Culture Shock as a title
culture and customs as a title
intercultural communications as words or phrase

Can’t find what you need at MCC Library? Check WorldCat for additional titles and request them through Interlibrary Loan.

Books

CultureGrams Ref GT 150 .C85 2005
Provides profiles of over 182 countries including information about customs, courtesies, lifestyle, and society.

WorldMARK Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Ref GN 333.W67 1998
Discusses the ways of life for 500+ culture groups around the world.

Countries and Their Cultures Ref GN 307. C68 2001
Can be used to find general information about a country and its culture(s), to learn about a specific region of the world and the social, economic and political forces that have shaped the country,” as well as, compare countries and their cultures.

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology Ref GN 307. E648 1996
Essays and bibliographies covering key concepts and geographical regions. A “biographical appendix” offers brief info on famous anthropological people.

Intercultural Communication (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk) GN 345 J43 I58

Communication Between Cultures (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk) HM 258 S247 C64

Communicating Globally: Intercultural Communication and International Business (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk) HF 5718 C624 2007

Caring for Patients from Different Cultures  RT 86.5 G35 1997 (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk)

Transcultural Health Care (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk) RA 418.5 T73 T73 2008

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture Ref GT2850. E53 2003

Encyclopedia of taboos Ref GN 471.4 .H65 2000

Do’s and don’ts around the world (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk) BJ 2137 .N8333 1998

Gestures : the do’s and taboos of body language
around the world (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk BF 637 N66 A88 1998
“An eye-opener into the pitfalls awaiting the unaware traveler.” -Washington Post “Can save the innocent abroad from great gobs of serious trouble.”

Global Etiquette (on Reserve @ Circulation Desk) BJ 1838 F669

For additional books, search iBistro, our online Book Catalog for other book sources.

DATABASES You can check

Academic Search Premier
ABI Inform
Business Source Corporate
Business Source Premier
Communications & Mass Media Complete
JSTOR
MasterFILE Premier
Project Muse
PsycArticles
PsycInfo
Sage

If you have difficulty finding what you need:
REMEMBER that Reference Librarians are here to help!

Stop by the Reference Desk -or-
Call us at 732.906.2561 -or-
Email us at refmcclibrary@middlesexcc.edu

Overwhelmed with the research process? Use the Assignment Calculator to get a timeline and breakdown of the important steps to writing a research paper.

Collected Works of Criticism

Find books of criticism by using iBistro. Remember to use the author’s last name as a “Subject” search.  If the item says it is on “Reserve”, it means it is at the Circulation Desk and you can only use it in the Library.

If you have a few weeks before the paper is due, remember you can place a “Hold” on items in other iBistro libraries (the books will be delivered here) or you can search Worldcat and request the books, videos DVDs through Interlibrary Loan.

Articles

Academic Search Premier

Biography Reference Bank (search under the author’s name, then click on “Reviews and Criticism”)

Facts on File -Bloom’s Literary Reference Center

JSTOR – be sure to limit to “Articles”

Literary Reference Center

Literature Resource Center

MLA Bibliography

Project Muse

REFERENCE

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
REF PN 3433.4 E53 C48

REF PN 3433.4 T89 1991
Twentieth-century science-fiction writers 3rd ed.
Schellinger, Paul E.

REF PS 374 .S35 T88 1981 V.1
Twentieth-century American science-fiction writers
Cowart, David, 1947-

REF PN 3433.5 S35 1999
Science fiction writers : critical studies of the major authors from the early nineteenth century to the present day 2nd ed.
Bleiler, Richard.

REF PN 3433.5 S68 1996
St. James guide to science fiction writers

REF PN 1995.9 .S26 H38 2001
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies

Additional sources of criticism can be found in the Library’s print Reference Collection. Ask a Reference Librarian for help locating the sources that are appropriate to your topic.

FILM

Internet Movie Database
The most comprehensive of searchable online movie databases (now owned by Amazon.com). Some reviews are available, however, be aware that many are not written by professionals, rather, they are submitted by the general public.

AMC Filmsite by Tim Dirks

Movie Review Query Engine

Can be used to locate movie reviews available on the general internet. Just be aware that many of the reviews listed are not necessarily by experts or professional movie reviewers. Some may be submitted by the general public.

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed. 2000 and Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film , 4v,  2007 in the Gale Virtual Reference Library (Library Database).

Bibliographies & Full-text Articles:Individual Films – from UC-Berkeley Library

Film Literature Index – from Indiana University’s Digital Library Program. Covers criticism published from 1976-2001 only.

If you have difficulty finding what you need:
REMEMBER that Reference Librarians are here to help!

Stop by the Reference Desk -or-
Call us at 732.906.2561 -or-
Email us at refmcclibrary@middlesexcc.edu

Literary Criticism- General

Overwhelmed with the research process? Use the Assignment Calculator to get a timeline and breakdown of the important steps to writing a research paper.

Collected Works of Criticism

Find books of criticism by using iBistro. Remember to use the author’s last name as a “Subject” search.  If the item says it is on “Reserve”, it means it is at the Circulation Desk and you can only use it in the Library.

If you have a few weeks before the paper is due, remember you can place a “Hold” on items in other iBistro libraries (the books will be delivered here) or you can search Worldcat and request the books, videos DVDs through Interlibrary Loan.

Articles

Academic Search Premier

Biography Reference Bank (search under the author’s name, then click on “Reviews and Criticism”)

Facts on File -Bloom’s Literary Reference Center

JSTOR – be sure to limit to “Articles”

Literary Reference Center

Literature Resource Center

MLA Bibliography

Project Muse

Additional sources of criticism can be found in the Library’s print Reference Collection. Ask a Reference Librarian for help locating the sources that are appropriate to your topic.

If you have difficulty finding what you need:
REMEMBER that Reference Librarians are here to help!

Stop by the Reference Desk -or-
Call us at 732.906.2561 -or-
Email us at refmcclibrary@middlesexcc.edu

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Search iBistro under  “new jersey politics and government”

Remember you can request books from other iBistro libraries by placing them on hold. They will be delivered to the MCC Library.

If you have time before the paper is due, check WorldCat for sources that MCC does not have. Remember that Interlibrary Loan services are available, free of charge to any current MCC student.

State of New Jersey Website

NJ Legislature

NJ Courts Online

Statistical Abstract of the United States (2009)

Elections Division (NJ Department of State)

League of Women Voters

Contacting the Congress: New Jersey in the Current Congress

Forms of NJ Government

County and Municipal Web Sites

New Jersey State League of Municipalities

Department of Education – Administrative Code

New Jersey Law (Rutgers)

REFERENCE BOOKS

Reference books are located on the main floor. Examples of materials available for state and local government are listed below.

Encyclopedia of New Jersey
REF F132 E52 S64
State and Local Government Political Dictionary
REF JK 2408 E44 S84

Book of the States
REF JK 2403 B6 C68
Budget of New Jersey
REF HJ 11 N54
County and City Data Book
REF HA 202 A36
County and City Extra: Annual Metro
REF HA 202 A37 C68
Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
REF JK 3531 M43
Municipal Yearbook
REF JS 344 C5 A24
New Jersey Legislative District Data Book
REF JK 3568 N49
New Jersey Municipal Databook
REF HA 525 N5 G37
New Jersey Political Almanac
REF JK 3568 N47 U64
Places, Towns and Townships
REF HA 202 A37 P43
State and Metropolitan Area Databook
REF HA 202 A32 U55

Search for additional sources on New Jersey State and Local Government by searching the following databases:

Academic Search Primier

Facts on File

MasterFile Premier

Opposing Viewpoints

Project MUSE

Sage

Newspapers

Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2006)

Lexis Nexis – General

Lexis Nexis – New York Times

Lexis Nexis -New Jersey

The Bergen Record

McClatchy-Tribune Collection

Newpaper Source

Also check out the online version of the Starledger and the Home News Tribune. For other newspapers, New Jersey or otherwise, check the Circulation Desk.

REMEMBER that Reference Librarians are here to help!

Stop by the Reference Desk -or-
Call us at 732.906.2561 -or-
Email us at refmcclibrary@yahoo.com -or-
When the Library is closed, use QandANJ, a chat reference service.