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Using the Library to Research Your “Current Issues” Speech Topic

Using the Library to Research Your “Current Issues” Speech Topic. COMM 2200 2013-2014. ?. http://library.mtsu.edu. Select a Research Guide. Speech & Communication. Select the “COMM 2200” Guide. Newspaper articles!. Magazine articles! . Professor approved!. Full-text access!.

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Using the Library to Research Your “Current Issues” Speech Topic

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  1. Using the Library to Research Your “Current Issues” Speech Topic COMM 22002013-2014

  2. ?

  3. http://library.mtsu.edu

  4. Select a Research Guide Speech & Communication

  5. Select the “COMM 2200” Guide Newspaperarticles! Magazinearticles! Professor approved! Full-text access! Available on or off-campus, 24/7!

  6. Three Tools to Know #1 Opposing Viewpoints #2LexisNexis #3 CQ Researcher

  7. #1 A searchable collection of resources covering today's most relevant social issues in multiple media formats and supporting material from multiple points of view.

  8. Pro/con viewpoint essays • Topic overviews • More than 300 primary source documents • Periodical articles • Statistical tables, charts and graphs • Images and a link to Google Image Search • Podcasts Source: http://www.gale.cengage.com/InContext/viewpoints.htm

  9. … or search using keywords. Browse to explore potential speech topics…

  10. Topic pages list multiple types of sources all on one page.

  11. #2 A searchable collection of news articles from: • Major World Publications • Newspapers • Magazines • Wire Services • Broadcast Transcripts • Blogs

  12. Tip: Click “All News” for more ways to limit your searches. texting and driving

  13. Tip: You can sort your results from “Newest to Oldest”

  14. #3 A searchable collection of original, comprehensive full-text research reports and analysis on issues in the news.

  15. Tip: Browse to explore potential speech topics…

  16. gays and military Tip: Search across multiple reports using keywords…

  17. Tip: Note the date of the reports. Some can be outdated.

  18. Tip: Use the menu to navigate a report.

  19. Tip: Print the report as a PDF.

  20. Tip: Cite the report in MLA style

  21. Review • Opposing Viewpoints • Search pro/con essays and articles from magazines, newspapers, and other media. • Browse for potential speech topics • LexisNexis • Search newspapers, magazines, etc., from all over the world • CQ Researcher • Research reports on current events topics • Browse for potential speech topics

  22. Need More Search Tools?

  23. Off-Campus Access • If you use Opposing Viewpoints, LexisNexis, or CQ Researcher from outside the campus network, you will be prompted to log-in with your Pipeline username and password. • Always visit these research tools through the library’s web site. MTSU pays for these resources, and the library’s links are set up to connect to our subscriptions.

  24. Need Help? Tip: Ask a Librarian!

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