Communication: COMM 1020 Public Speaking
COMM 1020: Principles of Public Speaking
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Academic libraries are evidence-based and objective, but rhetoric, debate, discourse and opinion can all be presented in scholarly resources. Regarding this library class guide, reach out to dale.larsen@utah.edu any time for help!
Trends, Ideas, Keywords
(Some of the resources below present multiple points-of-view in a journalist-prepared package; others you get to sift through trends on your own terms)
CQ Researcher (What is important to U.S. voters right now)
Polling the Nations (slow! -but good)
Roper iPoll (Comm Faculty Recommend!)
Gale Opposing Viewpoints
Pew Research Center
YouGov (polls search)
US Newsstream (most U.S. newspapers -including today)
Google Trends
Scholarly/Academic Research
Sociological Abstracts
Social Science Premium Collection
Communication & Mass Media Complete
PsycINFO (psychology, but with many applications in social sciences)
Education Full Text & ERIC (education, family development)
Business Source Premier (business)
PAIS (public policy and analysis)
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (politics)
CINAHL (nursing -medical policy, procedure, intervention)
Library Catalog (everything -highly recommended)
Academic Search Ultimate (A big mash of many disciplines)
Advanced -sort by # of times cited
Scopus
Web of Science
Less Bias, more evidence, plz
2024 ELECTION SPECIAL
There seems to be a bit of opinion out there, but a distinct lack of agreement on evidence. How can a student seek unbiased evidence, and how to use overt bias in your favor when examining the election?
How to use these resources (video)
I missed class! what's going on?
Keywords and Search Ideas
some samples of keyword searches to try (note: edit and choose your own!)
FOR THE INFORMATIVE HERE'S SOME SAMPLE KEYWORD "STRINGS" TO TRY (related terms, synonyms, names, etc.)
bees AND "hive mind"
"artificial intelligence" OR "machine learning" OR automation
AND
future
AND
humanity OR culture OR community OR society
"mario kart" OR nintendo OR wii OR "nintendo switch"
AND
culture OR community
NOTE: FOR THE PERSUASIVE ADD THESE KEYWORDS:
debate OR opinion OR rhetoric OR argument
Interlibrary Loan
How do I get full text for free?
Watch this mercifully short video on
Inter Library Loan
(and as always, e-mail dale.larsen@utah.edu for help)
Subject Guide
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