SP 111

Instructor: Kathryn Nadal, kathryne.nadal@pcc.edu
Librarian: Pam Kessinger
Term: Spring, 2009

Public Speaking

 

Locating sources for Informative Speeches

 

Databases

  1. EBSCOhost Social Sciences & Humanities group-- Click on right: Databases by Subject
  2. Ethnic Newswatch -- Click on right: Databases by Title
  3. JSTOR -- Click on right: Databases by Title
  4. LexisNexis Academic Universe -- Click on right: Databases by Title
  5. SIRS Knowledge Source -- Click on right: Databases by Title

 

 

Books

Subject Keyword search

 

  • Use descriptive and inclusive terms: renewable energy
  • Use specific words, or narrower terms: biodiesel
  • Use the truncation symbol (ethic* = ethic, ethical, ethically, ethics)
  • Remember: the catalog indexes primarily data from the cover of the book: to be successful, you'll need to use encompassing terms, since only the "cover" information is used, not the text inside the book

 

Locating sources for Persuasive Speeches

CQ Researcher -- Click on right: Databases by Title

  • Look to the end of a CQ Researcher report, for the Pro-Con essays

Opposing Viewpoints -- Click on right: Databases by Title

 

 

 

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Related:
Class Pages, Subject Guide -- Speech