Guides: Professional Writing Guide: Finding Articles

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Within most databases, click on the FullTextFinder link to get options for obtaining the full text of the article. If the Gordon Library does not have access to the full-text, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD). Our Interlibrary Loan service allows WPI students and faculty to request items from other libraries free of charge.

Journal Collections from the Gordon Library

Find and search journals by subject area in these collections:

Communication & Journalism Collection
Journals on topics such as communication theory, organizational communication, interdisciplinary communication.
Creative Writing Collection
Journals on general creative writing, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Journalism & Mass Communication
Reading, Writing & Literacy Instruction
Rhetoric, Composition & Speech
Technical Writing & Communication

Databases

Search these databases, or collections of journals, for specific journalism topics.

Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media) This link opens in a new window
From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 450 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Abstracts on educational topics. Maintained by the Education Resources Information Center of the U.S. Department of Education. Full text non-journal documents issued 1993+ are available free.
Coverage: 1966-
Full Text: Yes
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexing and full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world on various humanities topics.
Coverage: 1920s-
Full Text: Yes
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Online archive of eBooks and complete backruns of scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields.
Coverage: 1800s-
Full Text: Yes
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Additional Writing & Rhetoric Journals

College English
1939-2007 via JSTOR Arts & Sciences III Archive Collection
College Composition and Communication
via JSTOR: 1950 to present (Embargo: 3 years)
Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
1996-present in the Directory of Open Access Journals
English Journal
via JSTOR: 1912 to present (Embargo: 3 years)
Writing Center Journal
Selected full text 1980 to present.
Journal of Teaching Writing
for access to articles visit Holy Cross for v.8-v.21(1989-2004) or Fitchburg State v.6, or 1987 to present, or request via Interlibrary Loan