Books that may be of interest -

D'Aluisio, Faith and Peter Menzel. Women in the Material World. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1996. HQ1381 .D35 1996 f

Menzel, Peter. Material World: A Global Family Portrait. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1994. GN406 .M45 1994 f

Research Databases -

These resources are Web-based subscription services available via Bowman Library's Web Page.

CQ Researcher - research reports prepared for Congress on controversial and current issues of the day; search for topics such as consumer culture, privatization of natural resources, social responsibility.

ProQuest - magazine, journal, and newspaper articles across a wide range of subjects of current interest.

Wilson Select Plus - magazine and journal articles useful for many of your essay topics.

Research Guides -

These Research Guides have been prepared by Librarians at Bowman Library to assist students in locating resources applicable to particular subject areas as well as conducting proper research.

• Evaluating Web Resources
• Critically Analyzing Information Sources
• Searching Electronic Resources Effectively

Selected Free Web Sites for Affluenza Assignment -

The following free Web resources have been selected as examples of the types of sites that will be useful to the requirements of this course. Remember, many free Web sites contain information that is doubtful in nature, or wrong, so always review the authority, currency, and objectivity or bias of every site you use. Need help? Look at Evaluating Web Resources or ask a Librarian, we are here to help!

Affluenza: PBS Program on the Epidemic of Overconsumption
http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/
Resources from the PBS show on the effects of overconsumption.

New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org/
An organization dedicated to helping Americans consume responsibly.

Buy Nothing Day
http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/
Read about Buy Nothing Day, which took place on November 24, 2007.

The Corporation
http://www.thecorporation.com/
The website and resources to accompany the film The Corporation. Contains a list of topic ideas for Essay 2.

Selected Free Web Sites for Media Bias Assignment -

Project for Excellence in Journalism
http://www.journalism.org/

FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
http://www.fair.org/index.php

Media Research Center
http://www.mediaresearch.org/

Society of Professional Journalists
http://www.spj.org/

Writing an Annotated Bibliography

Take a look at the following Web sites for information on writing annotated
bibliographies.

Annotated Bibliographies from the Writing Center at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnotatedBibliography.html

Annotated Bibliographies from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_annotatedbib.html

Writing an Annotated Bibliography from the University of Minnesota Crookston
http://library.umcrookston.edu/annotate.htm

Citing Your Sources-

Check the following sources for examples of MLA citation style:

For online resources, see How to Cite Your Research for links to MLA, APA, and Chicago citation styles.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers - LB2369 .G53 2003 (Located in Library Permanent Reserves).

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