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Etiquette
Prepared by Rebecca Rogers
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Online Catalog Subject Headings  
 
Here are a few subject headings to use in the online catalog
to find books about Etiquette.
  Etiquette
  Business etiquette
  Charm
  Courtesy
  Dating (Social customs)
  Entertaining
  Etiquette for children and teenagers
  Etiquette—Spanish language
  Manners and customs
  Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
  Religious etiquette—United States
  Wedding etiquette
 
Reference Resources  
 
Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us
Developed by the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, Brigham Young University
Garrett Park Press, Garrett Park, MD, 1991
ISBN: 9780912048864
Call no:  R  390 C899

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This book contains "people maps" from the Americas and Europe that summarize the customs, values, traditions, and lifestyles within each country.
 
Emily Post’s Complete Book of Wedding Etiquette Emily Post’s Complete Book of Wedding Etiquette
Written by Elizabeth L. Post
HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY, 1991
ISBN: 9780062700063
Call no:  R  395.22 P845e

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This is a complete revision of the successful step-by-step guide for planning a perfect wedding.
 
Letitia Baldrige’s New Complete Guide to Executive Manners Letitia Baldrige’s New Complete Guide to Executive Manners
Written by Letitia Baldrige
Rawson Associates; Maxwell Macmillan International, New York, NY, 1993
ISBN: 9780892563623
Call no:  R  395.52 B193Le

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This book is a guide to the personal behavior that can make you or break you in today's competitive workplace. The author takes the reader from the first interview and first day at work through all the knowledge needed to maneuver through the ranks and rise to the top.
 
The Office Professional’s Guide The Office Professional’s Guide
Edited by Erin McKean
Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2003
ISBN: 9780195165197
Call no:  R  651 OFF

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The Oxford Office Professional's Guide takes you through office basics (frequently misspelled words; proper telephone, fax, and email etiquette; common filing systems), important business and financial concepts (P&L, ROI, price to earnings ratio), international business (a glossary of terms in five different languages; a guide to travel arrangements), giving presentations (with PowerPoint), making meeting arrangements, and more.
 
The Perfect Stranger’s Guide to Wedding Ceremonies: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People’s Religious Ceremonies The Perfect Stranger’s Guide to Wedding Ceremonies: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People’s Religious Ceremonies
Edited by Stuart M. Matlins
SkyLight Paths Pub., Woodstock, VT, 2000
ISBN: 9781893361195
Call no:  R  395.22 PER

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This book is a guide to proper behavior at weddings of almost any religion or denomination.
 
 
Database Resources  
 
EBSCO Publications - MasterFILE Premier
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

This database is available as part of the TexShare Databases which are commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of Texas public libraries.

Please ask your librarian for a login and password.
A keyword subject search yields:  
  6,106 Full-text References for “etiquette”
    Christopher, B. (2008, February). Why Are Women So Strange and Men So Weird? Business Credit, 110(2), 4-8. Retrieved May 28, 2008, from MasterFILE Premier database.
  46,324 Full-text References for “manners”
    Budziszewski, J. (1995, February 20). The Moral Case for Manners. National Review, 47(3), 62-64. Retrieved May 31, 2008, from Academic Search Complete database.
 
Internet Resources  
 
The Emily Post Institute
http://www.emilypost.com
  This website covers all aspects of etiquette—adults, children, teens, weddings and business. It has information on proper table settings, on tipping guidelines, and on writing techniques.
Etiquette (Advice with Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee)
http://www.drdaveanddee.com/etiquette.html
  This website is an online advice column that provides answers to submitted questions on etiquette and manners. It covers the gamut from email and phone etiquette to wedding etiquette.
Etiquette (ThinkQuest)
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0122120/
  The etiquette information contained on this website was produced by a team of students (ages 9-19). The students won the 2001 create an innovative website competition sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation. Included on the website is a section on the history of etiquette.
 
 


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