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Here are some resources to help you as you start your research! The databases included below are great places to begin looking for sources as you start research for your speech. There are also some resources at the bottom of the page to help you get started finding articles and books on the library's website.
Where To Start
Here are some good places to begin looking for sources. You can also check out the Communication Studies guide for more suggestions.
- Academic Search CompleteThis multidisciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject.
- Business Source CompleteA scholarly business database providing bibliographic and full-text content covering all disciplines of business.
- Communication & Mass Media CompleteIncludes full-text coverage of journals in communication and mass media studies.
- CQ Press ResearcherContains reports about current and controversial issues. Excellent for finding overviews, pros/cons and lists of key resources.
- Gale In Context: Opposing ViewpointsProvides overviews and pro/con essays on social issues.
- APA PsycINFOProvides indexing and abstracts of international psychological literature from the 1800s to present.