1. Stephen E. Lucas C H A P T E R McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. 6 6 Gathering Materials

2. Slide 2 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience Your personal experiences can sometimes supply many supporting materials for your speeches.

3. Slide 3 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Library Resources Librarians Catalogue Periodical indexes Newspapers Reference works Librarians Catalogue Periodical indexes Newspapers Reference works

4. Slide 4 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Catalogue A listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library.

5. Slide 5 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Periodical Database A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines.

6. Slide 6 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Abstract A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author.

7. Slide 7 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Reference Work A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers.

8. Slide 8 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Types of Reference Works Encyclopedias Yearbooks Dictionaries Quotation books Biographical aids Atlases and gazetteers Encyclopedias Yearbooks Dictionaries Quotation books Biographical aids Atlases and gazetteers

9. Slide 9 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Internet Search Aids Search Engines Virtual Libraries Search Engines Virtual Libraries

10. Slide 10 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Search Engine A search aid such as Google that indexes Web pages and checks them for sites that match a researcher’s request.

11. Slide 11 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Virtual Library A search aid that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data.

12. Slide 12 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Invisible Web The multitude of Web databases and other resources that are not indexed by search engines.

13. Slide 13 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Evaluating Internet Documents Authorship Sponsorship Recency Authorship Sponsorship Recency

14. Slide 14 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Bookmark A feature in a Web browser that stores links to sites so they can be easily revisited.

15. Slide 15 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Research Interview An interview conducted to gather information for a speech.

16. Slide 16 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Tips for Doing Research Start early Make a preliminary bibliography Take notes efficiently Think about your materials as you research Start early Make a preliminary bibliography Take notes efficiently Think about your materials as you research

17. Slide 17 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Efficient Note-Taking Take plenty of notes Record notes in a consistent format Make a separate entry for each note Distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas Use index cards if you write notes by hand Take plenty of notes Record notes in a consistent format Make a separate entry for each note Distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas Use index cards if you write notes by hand

18. Slide 18 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved.