Public Speaking (Com 213)

• Background Information  
• Finding Facts and Statistics  
• Finding Articles  
• Finding Books
• Internet Resources 

• Evaluating Internet Resources 
• Citing Sources
• Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus

• CQ Researcher
  An excellent source for information on current issues.

To access this database from off campus, go to Reference Sources and choose CQ Researcher from the alphabetical list. You may want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus.

• Encarta Encyclopedia
  A good source of background information. CQ Researcher is better for current issuues or hot topics, but you can find more general information in Encarta on a wider variety of topics.

• American FactFinder ~ Find statistics about the United States from the U.S. Census Bureau
• Gallup Organization ~ poll results
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe ~ For poll and survey results, click on this link, then choose Reference, then Polls and Surveys. The Reference section also includes databases of quotations, biographies, and country information.

To access this database from off campus, go to Articles and Databases, then choose Lexis-Nexis from the alphabetical list. You may want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus.

• World Almanacs ~ Provides access to the he World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the U.S.A., World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and the  World Almanac for Kids.

Subscription Databases (Elmhurst College users only)

• Academic Search Elite ~ Selected full text of magazine and journal articles.

To access this database from off campus, go to Articles and Databases and Academic Search Elite from the alphabetical list. You may want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus.

• Periodical Abstracts ~ Includes indexing, abstracting, and some full text for magazine and journal articles.

To access this database from off campus, go to Articles and Databases and Periodical Abstracts from the alphabetical list. You may want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus.

• WilsonSelectPlus ~ Includes indexing, abstracting, and full text for a variety of magazines and journals.

To access this database from off campus, go to Articles and Databases and WilsonSelectPlus from the alphabetical list. You may want to look at Accessing Library Resources from Off-Campus.

• Electronic Newspaper subscriptions ~ Search the full texts of the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

• Opposing Viewpoints 
• Taking Sides 
• Current Controversies 

Search Engines and Web Indices

• Dogpile~ uses many search engines simultaneously
• HotBot ~ a search engine
• Galaxy ~ a subject index to web sites
• Yahoo!~ a subject index to web sites

Communications Sites

• Virtual Presentation Assistant 
• Art of Communicating Effectively 
• Yahoo/Public Speaking

More Web Sites

• Argus Clearinghouse
• CIA-The World Factbook 2000~ Information on the countries of the world.
• Demographic Information Available on a State, County or City Level
• Internet Public Library: Reference
• Researchpaper.com
• Scout Report
• State Government Information
• Stateline.org ~ source of state information
• Statistical Resources on the Web
• United States Government Information

• Quick: The Quality Information Checklist
• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find
• Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools

• College Writing and Citing ~ Resources to help write and to cite your sources appropriately