COMM 111: Public Speaking

Find Books and Articles

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Find books in the OSU Libraries Catalog

If a book you want isn't in our catalog, you can request it from the Summit/WorldCat Catalog and it will be sent here in 3-4 working days. Show me how to do this

Find articles in:

Academic Search Premier Magazines and newspapers. Show me how to lIimit to scholarly journals.
LexisNexis Academic National and International newspapers, transcripts of tv and radio broadcasts.

What is a scholarly journal and why should I use one?

Since articles in scholarly, or peer reviewed, journals are written by experts, they will reinforce your argument more strongly than popular or general sources.

For a brief tutorial on the characteristics of scholarly journals and magazines, click here.

Find Opinion and Data Sources

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Opinon polls

Statistical Data

Social Trends & Indicators In-depth statistics on social issues and analyses by experts. A library database.
American Fact Finder US Census--population, housing, economic, and geographic data
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics
NCES National Center for Education Statistics
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (Bureau of Justice)

Find Images You Have Permission to Use

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Flickr - Advanced Search Screen

Images that have been licensed by their creators with a Creative Commons license - telling you how you can legally and ethically use their photos. Show me

Labeling and citing images

Even when the images you use are copyright free, you should acknowledge the creator and indicate the source.

For examples of using MLA style to fully cite images you use in a research paper, click here: citing images

Please be aware of legal restrictions on the use of images. Boston University has a useful webpage on Image Copyright .

Printing Posters

Student Media Services (Main Floor, Valley Library): production and printing services funded by student activity fees.

Find Information on Current Issues

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Ready Reference Opposing Viewpoints Compiled by Louisiana State University Libraries.

PBS NewsHour Background information for reports on PBS News Houir

Ethics Updates Links to sources on hot button issues (abortion, gay marriage, etc.) Includes court decisions, panel discussions, and more

Politics Line Opinion columns from major columnists.

Fact-checking sites

FactCheck.org

PolitiFact.com - Truth-o-Meter

DIY Research: Quick How-to Tutorials

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Tools & Links: Research Skills

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Keywords and Related Concepts

Selecting keywords (Univ. of Washington)
Wikimindmap Discover related concepts Select en.wikipedia.or from the pull-down menu

Locating Keywords

Dictionaries and Thesauri (0xford Reference Online) requires OSU login

Online Merriam-Webster

Visual Thesaurus

Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Internet Information (Johns Hopkins University)

Ask a Librarian

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Ask a Librarian for help with your research: chat, email, phone, and in-person.

Tools & Links: Writing Skills & Citing Sources

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Writing Resources at OSU

Style Guides

Research and Documentation Online (MLA, APA)
Oral Citations in Speeches (James Madison University School of Communications)

Citation Builders

Online Citation Builder (Univ of N. Carolina Libraries)

Avoiding Plagiarism

Oops, I Plagiarized Tips and guide to avoiding plagiarism (UCLA Library)
Plagiarism Tutorial (San Jose State University)