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Library Resources for Speeches

REFERENCE BOOKS

Encyclopedias                         Most recent editions on shelves nearest stairs
Encyclopedia of Social Issues    Ref HN57 .E59 1997

Quotation sources:  Ref PN6061- PN6081

Online Encyclopedias

-       Start at the library homepage (www.nvcc.edu/library)
-       Select “Articles & More”
-       Select “Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Reference”
-       Use some of the following encyclopedia and reference sources:

-       Encyclopaedia Britannica
-       Gale Virtual Reference Library
-       Credo Reference
-       ScienceDirect (select "Search" then "Reference Works")
-       Oxford Reference Online  (good source for quotations and content)

MORE BOOKS

Start at the Library home page and select “Books & More” to find a list of books on your topic.  Type your terms in the search box.  Sample searches:

Global warming
Stem cell research
Fashion and history

When you find a book you want, check to see which campus owns it.  To find a book on the shelf here at the Alexandria Campus, use the Call Number.

MAGAZINE, JOURNAL & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

1.     Start at the Library home page:  www.nvcc.edu/library
2.     Select “Articles & More”.
3.     Some databases to start with include:

·         Academic Search Complete – contains articles and citations from magazines, journals, & newspapers
·         ProQuest – contains articles and citations from magazines, journals, & newspapers.
·         Opposing Viewpoints – contains articles, essays and statistics on controversial topics.
·         Health Source (under Health & Medicine)
·         Business Source Complete (under Business & Economics)

Sample searches:

Global warming AND polar bears
Smoking AND college students
Tobacco AND college students

STATISTICS & PUBLIC OPINION

U.S. Statistical Abstracts: 
www.census.gov/statab/www/

Gallup Brain:

1.  In Articles & More, select Interdisciplinary and then Statistics
2.  Select Gallup Brain for 70 years of public opinion data

Created by Anne Anderson. Last updated June 2008.