Comm 131 -- Public Speaking
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About this Resource
- Class: Comm 131
- Instructor: Joyce Merek
- Assignment: The students are preparing their informative speech whose goal is to inform the audience about a current or controversial topic. Research is required with three or more sources and source credibility.
Keywords
Reference Sources - Print
These resources are available in the Luria Library Reference section.
- Encyclopedia of social issues R 306.0973 R845
- The official guide to American attitudes: who thinks what about the issues that shape our lives R 303.380973 M682o
- Encyclopedia of Politics R 320.03 C283e
- Encyclopedia of social problems R 361.1 P261e
- Dictionary of American history R 973.03 A194d 2003
Reference Sources - Electronic
These resources are available online and may require your Pipeline account information.
Books
Search the library catalog for your topic
Articles
Search your topic in
For more specific article searches, use the Advanced Search screen, and select Editorial or Speech for Document Type
For scholarly sources, select Peer Reviewed (at the right column of Academic Search Premier screen)
Search for articles in
Newspaper Articles
Internet
Finding good websites for college research can be difficult and time-consuming. Below are some recommendations for topic narrowing, avoiding poor quality sites, evaluating websites
compare a search in Google for Same-Sex marriage and Librarians' Internet Index on the same topic.
- Infomine: scholarly websites
- Internet Public Library
- Intute: Web resources for education and research
- Librarian's Internet Index
- FactCheck.org
- Public Policy Institute of California
- Social Issues from Different Perspectives
- St. Ambrose University Paper Topics
On your own, use the C.A.R.S. system explained here.
