Research Guide for Speech 111 - Professor Moore
Provided by Bryan Miyagishima, Reference and Instruction Librarian, LBCC Library
email: miyagib@linnbenton.edu or phone: 541.917.4646
Tips for Grade AAA Research
| Is the source appropriate for the assignment?
Speeches (depending on your instructor) may use a less formal research source
Less formal sources would not be appropriate for college research papers
Formal or informal, a good research source needs to meet the criteria on the left
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Is the information source authoritative?
Is the publication or author a recognized credible source? What about bias? Currency?
Is the organization publishing the information credible? Who really runs the organization?
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Is the information accessible?
Sources in print can be easily retrieved from libraries or databases!
Is it a web page? Does it have the following:
- author
- date written or last updated
- fixed URL (or does it have a long address that looks like it was created from a database?)
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Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
(Off campus? Ask your instructor for passwords)
General Topics
Health
Business
Newspapers
General Research
LBCC Library Catalog
Recommended Book Series
Internet Sites
- CQ Researcher (LBCC subscription) – provides detailed reports on a number of topics of current interest
- Debatabase - useful for finding topics and web sites for further research
Help with citations
