Introduction to Public Speaking Search Strategies & Resource Selection Phillip Fitzsimmons Reference and Digitization Librarian Al Harris Library

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Introduction to Public Speaking Search Strategies & Resource Selection Phillip Fitzsimmons Reference and Digitization Librarian Al Harris Library

Do you feel like this guy while you are deciding what resources to use for your persuasive speech assignment? The purpose of today’s presentation is to help you to discover what resources to use.

Avoid making serious errors in your assignments by evaluating the quality of the resources you use. Do not use the method shown above. Rely upon resources from the Al Harris Library or other universities.

Why Should You Use These Resources? These are the resources your professors want for you to use. The habit of using these resources will contribute to your success as a student and enrich your education. Using the best information resources available to you will make you look smarter and more professional throughout your life. Because it is fun and it feels good. If you need more, see number one.

Remember: Make sure you understand your assignment completely. Plan ahead so that you satisfy all it its requirements. Get most of the information for your assignment through the Library Home Page. Use Web sites mostly for getting ideas, not as sources for your assignment. When in doubt ask your Professor.

Topics for persuasive speech: 554 Good Persuasive Speech Topics: Persuasive Speech Topics for College Students: 50 Persuasive Speech & Debate Topics Relevant Today: Persuasive and Controversial Speech Ideas:

What kind of Information Sources should I use for my speech? For current events, use materials published in the last 3-5 years Know BOTH sides of the story Use information literacy skills to select the most authoritative information

Evaluating Information Authority – Who? Accuracy – What? Currency – How? Why? Objectivity – When?

Step 1: Authority Books & Articles –Who is responsible for content? Author(s)? Editor(s)? Publisher Credentials offered? Newspapers Writer(s) Editor(s) Columnist(s) Web Pages –Who is responsible for content? Webmaster? Web team? Organization? Institution? Company?

Step 2: Accuracy Books & Articles –Can the information be verified? Bibliography Works Cited Peer-reviewed (journals only) Newspapers Interviews Eyewitness Accounts Web Pages –Can the information be verified? Links to credible sites Copyright Works Cited Fact check with a printed source

Step 3: Objectivity Books & Articles –Biased or Objective? Persuasion/Emotion Author’s Point of View Newspapers Subscriptions ($) Advertising ($) Owners Web Pages –Biased or Objective? Opinion/Fan sites Sponsoring Organization Agendas Political Propaganda Web hosting

Remember to Evaluate! Authority –Who created it? Who is responsible? –What credentials do they hold? What makes them qualified to discuss the topic? Accuracy –Can the information be verified? –Check the facts! Objectivity –How is the information being presented? –Is it objective or biased? What’s the point of view? Currency (important based on subject) –When was it published? –When was it last updated?

Search Technique Number One: Keywords

Identifying Keywords: Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question. These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, databases, and search engines for information about your subject.

Keyword Phrases: Single concept, multiple words Some electronic resources require keyword phrases be enclosed with punctuation –Quotation marks – SWOSU Catalog –Parentheses

Examples of Keyword Phrases: “Renewable Energy” “Energy Independence” “Nuclear Energy”

Search Technique Number Two: Basic Boolean

Boolean AND = Narrow OR = Expand NOT = Exclude

Boolean Operators Connect keywords only Must be placed between keywords --AND Narrows your search --OR Expands your search with synonymous terms --NOT –Excludes words from your search –If used too much, it can work against you!

The Resources:

Three Places for Resources: Place Resources CatalogsBooks DatabasesArticles InternetWeb Pages

Resource I: Books Al Harris Library holds 300,000 volumes. Use the library catalog to find print and ebooks. We have more than 70,000 ebooks. They are exactly like print books except they don’t have to be checked out and can be read on your computer. Many are about current scientific topics. Books will provide information for the scientific and social aspects of your topic.

Three Book Sources: Printed books found on the 2 nd Floor. Ebooks linked to catalog records. Books you get through interlibrary loan.

SWOSU Libraries Homepage: Books Articles

Use keyword and Boolean strategies when searching the catalog:

Click link to Other library catalogs to get to Open WorldCat: Open WorldCat

Open WorldCat: Open WorldCat can be searched using keywords to find out what books have been written about your topic. If Al Harris does not own the book you need, you can use Open WorldCat to request the book from another library. This is called an Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Open WorldCat Open WorldCat : (Linked to the Library Home page.)

Source II: Databases American Rhetoric CQ Researcher Image Quest Issues and Controversies Points of View Reference Center Today’s Science Web of Science or Web of KnowledgeWeb of Science Web of Knowledge

Source II: Databases Also Try: Ebsco: Academic Search Complete Ebsco: Business Source Complete LexisNexis Academic National Newspapers Core (ProQuest) Newspaper Source Plus New York Times

Click Social Sciences link to find appropriate Databases:Social Sciences

ISSUES & CONTROVERIES ISSUES & CONTROVERIES reports both sides of each issue.

Points of View Reference Center Points of View Reference Center reports both sides of each issue.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest) Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest) is a great source for statistical information.

IMAGE QUESTIMAGE QUEST contains images you can use in your presentations.

Search: “solution” in the database Today’s Science Today’s Science The Switchgrass Solution—Green Gold?February 2008

Use keywords from the end of the article to do searches in other databases.

Also Resources II: Periodicals are in the Databases. Click Periodicals List link to find appropriate periodicals:Periodicals List

Use UlrichsWeb to find the titles of journals.

Search periodical name or subject.

Click blue links to open the periodical.

Search the periodical or browse by opening year links.

Source III: Web sites Domain Names are the last letters at the end of web addresses such as.org,.com,.edu,.gov. Including.edu or.gov in your Web search will improve the quality of your search results by retrieving only educational and government Web sites. Examples: Biofuels.gov, Biofuels.edu Consider the following Domain Names:.edu — education,.gov —government,.biz — business,.eu — European country,.in – India,.cn – China. For a dictionary of Domain Names go to:

Source III: Web sites Google Site Search: 1.Use keyword and Site search strategies for finding credible information on the Web. 2.Always be aware of the bias of each site. Government sites 1.Use USA.gov to find information in sites you do not know about. 2.Use key phrases “technical report” or “special report” in your search to get the information you want.

usa.gov usa.gov is the information clearinghouse for the entire Federal Government. Use it to search all government Web sites simultaneously.

Government Web sites for your assignment: Oklahoma-- Government Made Easy-- THOMAS-- NASA-- USGS--

Tip for searching Government Web sites: Include the key phrase “technical report” or “special report” to your search. This will bring science- oriented documents to the top of your results and that are also brochure- and book-length.

Click Instruction link to get to APA citation guide:InstructionAPA citation guide

APA Citation Guides: Digital Citing Sources in APA Style : Al Harris Library (SWOSU) OWL: Purdue Online Writing Lab

Writing Center Fall 2013 hours Where: (Al Harris Library--B3) Calendar: September 2 through Wednesday, December 10. Fall 2014 Hours Monday: 2:30-8:30pm Tuesday: 10am-noon & 6-9pm Wednesday: 2-8:30pm Thursday: 10am-noon & 6-9pm Friday: 8:30-11:30; 2-5pm To schedule an appointment Call (580) , “like” the S.W.O.S.U. Writing Center on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter for the most up-to-date scheduling information. Please keep in mind that these hours are subject to change depending on consultants’ schedules as the semester progresses.

Recap: 1.The assignment: Know your assignment and cover all of its requirements. 2.Search strategies: Keywords/Boolean 3.Apply strategies to resources 4.Places of resources: Catalogs, for Books Databases, for Articles Web, for Web sites 5.Contact me or any of the other librarians for future help.

Questions? Contact me: –Phillip Fitzsimmons – Please evaluate this class at Information for your Public Speaking class: 11:00 am -12:15 pm—Comm 1313 Sec :30 pm - 1:45 pm – Comm 1313 Sec. 4308