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UCOLL 300 - Unit II - Reference Citations

You may have used general reference sources such as Encyclopedia Britannica, or Webster's dictionary, but these sources are considered below academic standards for the university student.  There are fortunately many online academic reference resources available to you that can help you get your bearings on new topics, and help you focus your "starting point topic" for UColl 300.  For more information on these types of resources, and demonstrations on how to access these databases, visit the Types of Reference Information libguide. 

Hickman, Charles E. "Emission Control, Power Plant." Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy. Ed. John Zumerchik. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 443-449. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 June 2012.

Beuschel, Werner, Birgit Gaiser and Susanne Draheim. "Informal Communication in Virtual Learning Environments." Encyclopedia of Distance Learning. IGI Global, 2005. 1076-1081. Web. 20 Jun. 2012. doi:10.4018/978-1-59140-555-9.ch158

Clipper, n.3

Oxford English Dictionary.  Third edition, March 2002; online version June 2012. <http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/250633>; accessed 20 June 2012.

"acid drops"  An A-Z of Food and Drink. Ed. John Ayto. Oxford university Press, 2002. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Washington State University.  20 June 2012  http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t134.e3