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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.

Holman Library Primo One Search

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Use Holman Library One Search to:
  • Search for books, CDs, videos and articles in Holman Library
  • Get an overview of information on a subject
  • Track down citations
Sample Search:

This sample search of "green tea" in the image below found over 79,508 books, articles, videos.

  • Use "Advanced Search" to add additional search options.
  • The "Filter My Results" options on the left let you sort by type (books, videos, articles), location (library items), and date. 

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Primo One Search on 'green tea'

This video can help you get started with your search using the topic keywords and related terms you identified from your brainstorming, topic mapping, and background reading! 

  • Watch through 3:52 to see a basic introduction to the Holman Library One Search tool
  • The remaining part of the video (about 6 minutes) will show you how to use the One Search tool to locate a wide variety of source types, some online and some in the library's physical collection.

Source: "Primo One Search - Holman Library, Green River College" by Holman Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

In this 10-minute video you will learn how to find books, videos and articles through the Primo One Search Discovery Tool.

11-minute video on using Primo OneSearch