Analyze Your Notes and Be a Better and Faster Writer form (fill-in).  Also available in pdf.

"Great Rewards" by Laqueta Soule, CRI, CPE, instructor at Chattanooga State Technical Community
    College from Journal for the Reporting and Captioning Professions, October 2006, p. 46-47.  Used
    by permission from the author.  Also available in JPG1 and JPG2.

Almanac

    Time Almanac
         (East and Amnicola Campus Ref AY 64 .I552 on standing order)
    Infoplease  
         Site does have pop up advertising.
         (http://www.infoplease.com/)

Anatomy Books

    Human Anatomy and Physiology
        (2001, NetLibrary eBook)
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu)
    Essentials of Anatomic Pathology
        (2002, NetLibrary eBook)
    Anatomy and Physiology: An Easy Learner
        (1994, NetLibrary eBook)
    Instructor's Manual for Delmar's Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology
        (2001, NetLibrary eBook)

Associations

    National Court Reporters Association
       (http://www.ncraonline.org/)
    Tennessee Court Reporters Association
       (http://www.tncra.com/resources.cfm)
    Tennessee Court Reporters Association Reporters Handbook
       (East reserve shelf)

Atlases

    National Geographic Atlas
        (East ready reference)
    Geography Resources
        At the Tennessee Court Reporters Association
        (http://www.tncra.com/resources.htm)
    Rand McNally Road Atlas
        (East ready reference)
    The Geography Research Guide
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu/research/rgdes/geogra.htm)

Bible and Other Religions

    Holy Bible: KJV
        (reserve shelf)
    The Bible Research Guide
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu/research/rgdes/bible.htm)
    Religions of the World East Campus Library Hot Topic
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu/east/class/religions.htm)
    Religion Resources at the Tennessee Court Reporters Association
        (http://www.tncra.com/resources.cfm)

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Captioning and CART

    CART Model Guidelines in the Courtroom
        (http://www.ncraonline.org/Foundation/Research/cart.htm) 

Certification

    Education & Certification
       At the National Court Reporters Association
       (http://ncraonline.org/EducCertification/) 

Citation and Uniform System

    The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
        (East Ref KF 245 .B58 2000)

City Directory and Other Directories

    Chattanooga Tennessee City Directory
        (latest ed. at Amnicola Campus; next to latest ed. at East)
    Switchboard
        To find addresses
        (http://www.switchboard.com)
    AnyWho Online Directory
        For toll-free numbers
        (http://www.anywho.com/tf.html)
    The Real Yellow Pages
        From BellSouth.  You cannot back out of site.
        (http://www.realpageslive.com/entrymap.asp?screen=1024&os=win)         

Court Rules (Local and Federal)

    Tennessee Court Rules Annotated
        (East and Amnicola Campus Ref KFT 30 .A21 on standing order with the Tennessee Code)
    Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules
        (East Ref KF 8816 .A193 2002)
    Federal Criminal Code and Rules
        (East Ref KF 9606.99 .D567 2000)
    Tennessee Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil
        (East Ref KFT 80 .T4 v.8 1997)
    Tennessee Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal
        (East Ref KFT 80 .T4 v.7 2001)
    LexisNexis Academic database
        Select the Legal tab.
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu)

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Dictionaries (English, Legal, Medical, Slang, Technical)

    English

    Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
        Excellent also for pronunciation 
        (http://www.m-w.com/) 
    Dictionary Resources at the Tennessee Court Reporters Association
        (http://www.tncra.com/resources.cfm)
    Glossaries for Court Reporters
        (1994, National Court Reporters Association, East ready reference)
    Dictionary, Quotations, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and Translation
        East Campus Library Hot Topic
    American Heritage College Dictionary
        (East Ref PE 1628 .A6227 2002)
    The Internet Acronym Server to find abbreviations
        (http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms)  
    Acronym Finder.com to find abbreviations
        (http://www.acronymfinder.com/)
    Select English Dictionaries & Thesauruses at Oxford Reference Online for various
        online reference books.

    Legal

    Black's Law Dictionary
        (East Ref KF 156 .B53 2004)
    Legal Terminology
        (Gordon Brown, 1998, Prentice-Hall, East ready reference)
    Dictionaries and Encyclopedias for Law
        East Campus Library Hot Topic

    Medical

    Medical Dictionary from MedLinePlus
        From the National Library of Medicine
        (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html)
    MedTerms Medical Dictionary
        From Webster's New World Medical Dictionary from the MedicineNet.com site.
        (http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp)
    Merck Veterinary Manual
        Terms in veterinary medicine can be searched.
        (http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp)
    Medical Resources at the Tennessee Court Reporters Association
        (http://www.tncra.com/resources.cfm)
    Medical Dictionary for Stenotypists
        (1992, StenEd, East ready reference)
    Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
        (East Ref R 121 .D73)
    Stedman's Medical Dictionary
        (1990, East ready reference)

    Slang

    Slang Resources at the Tennessee Court Reporters Association
        (http://www.tncra.com/resources.cfm)
    NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
        (2000, NetLibrary eBook)
    NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang
        (1998, NetLibrary eBook)
    Dictionary of Catch Phrases
        (1985, NetLibrary eBook)

    Technical

    Hutchinson Dictionary of Computing and the Internet
        (2004, NetLibrary eBook)
    McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Engineering
        (2003, NetLibrary eBook). 
    Webopedia Online Dictionary
        For computer and Internet technology definitions
        (http://www.webopedia.com/)
    Other subject dictionaries can be found in the NetLibrary database through the library Web page
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu)
    Select different subjects at Oxford Reference Online for various online reference books.

Drug Sources (Prescription and Nonprescription)

    Medical Resources at the Tennessee Court Reporters Association
        (http://www.tncra.com/resources.cfm)
    Physicians' Desk Reference
        (Ref RS 75 .P5 latest ed. at Amnicola Campus; next to latest ed. at East)
    The drug section of the Consumer Protection
        East Campus Library Hot Topic

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Ethics

    Code of Professional Ethics from NCRA
        (http://ncraonline.org/AboutNCRA/cope/)

Grammar Books

    Grammar for Court Reporters
        (National Court Reporters Association, 1993) (reserve shelf)
    The Brief Handbook
        (East Ref PE 1408 .K6745 2004)
    The Elements of Style
        (Strunk and White) (East Ref PE 1408 .S772 2000)
    CliffsStudySolver English Grammar
        (2003, NetLibrary eBook)

Job Information

    "Court Reporting Today" from Best Futures, which is maintained by NCRA. 
        (http://www.bestfuture.com/)
    "Court Reporters" from the Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook
        (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos152.htm)
    Stenosearch.com, a search engine for court reporters and scopists
        (http://www.stenosearch.com/)
    Local Jobs East Campus Library Hot Topic
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu/east/topics/jobs.htm)

Periodicals for Real Time

    Chattanooga Times and other newspapers are available through the
        LexisNexis Academic database at the library Web page
    Journal of Court Reporting (on East Campus Library shelves)
    TCRA Newsletter

Quotations

    Familiar Quotations (John Bartlett)
        (East Ref PN 6081 .B27) 
    Familiar Quotations (John Bartlett)
        (http://www.bartleby.com/100/)
    Famous Quotations Links at Questia
        (http://www.questia.com/library/literature/nonfiction/famous-quotations.jsp)
    Famous Quotations at Yahoo! - http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Quotations/

Sign Language

    The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary
        Richard A. Tennant and Marianne Gluszak (Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, 1998)
        (NetLibrary eBook)
    Grammar, Gesture, and Meaning in American Sign Language
        Scott Liddell (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003)
        (NetLibrary eBook)
    The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Sign Language
        Susan Shelley and Jim Schneck (New York: Alpha Books, 1998) 
        (NetLibrary eBook)
    American Sign Language Research Guide
        (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu/research/rgdes/asl.htm)

Standards and Minimum Requirements

    Court Reporter's Handbook (Mary Knapp, 2d ed. 1991, Prentice-Hall, East ready reference)

Thesaurus

    Thesaurus Resources at the Tennessee Court Reporters Association
        (http://www.tncra.com/resources.cfm)
    Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus
        (East Ref PE 1591 .K54)
    Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
        (http://www.m-w.com/)

Other References

    Depoman.com, a resource for the online court reporter
        (http://www.depoman.com/)
    Finger Fun! Steno Drill Book
        (1995, Computer Advice and Professional Business Support, Inc., East ready reference)
    Tangle Tamers
        (1990, Teresa R. Gaudet, East ready reference)

More sources can be found on the library Web page (http://library.chattanoogastate.edu).

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Last Updated January 29, 2008