CMST 220 Public Speaking

This guide is to help you find good topics and evidence for your Informative or Persuasive/Position speeches in CMST& 220: Public Speaking.

Google Advanced Search

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in "all these words" type the important word(s) that the results MUST contain. In "this exact word or phrase" type quotes around exact phrases the results must contain. In "domain" type .edu OR .gov to limit to educational or government websites

Colleges and Universities often host "Digital Repositories" on their websites.  These contain a variety of scholarly publications that may not always be found in the first pages of a Google Search.  Using the advanced search technique below will help you more easily locate these publications (though you should still evaluate the quality of any of those sources that you find)

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in "all these words" type the important word(s) that the results MUST contain. In "this exact word or phrase" type the word repository to help you find scholarly info in academic digital repositories

Enable LibKey Nomad for Your Web Searching

The LibKey Nomad browser extension gives you fast, one-click access to scholarly articles available from Holman Library wherever you are searching on the web.

Example from Wikipedia:

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AFTER, when you search the web, look for the green flame icon and click to download full text of scholarly articles from the Holman Library wherever you search on the web. “Download PDF” and “Article Link” take you to full text of article. “Access Options” takes you to an option to request article through Interlibrary Loan

Can't Find Full Text?

Can't Find the Full Text of an Article?

  • Sometimes you will come across an article citation (that only shows title, author, date..etc.) but that does NOT show you the actual full text of the article.

  • No problem! You can request the full-text using InterLibrary Loan (or ILL) service. It's free!

  • To request an item, fill out the Student Interlibrary Loan form below