Library Research for Public Speaking April 2011

Why Are You Here Today? Figure 1. Figure 1. University Archives and Manuscripts, Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University. “Library tour in old stacks.” Retrieved from March 25, 2011.

You need evidence We have evidence Expert Opinion Statistics Factual Data Figure 2. World Economic Forum. Nelson Mandela, Klaus Schwab - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Retrieved from March 25, Figure 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Distribution of sleep duration and number of sleep-related difficulties among adults aged ≥ 20 years— National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2005–2008. Retrieved from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. March 4, Figure 4. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Denali National Park and Preserve. Retrieved from March 25, Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4.

In 45 minutes you will know: 1.Top 3 places to start your search for this speech 2.How to find the evidence you need 3.How to cite what you’ve found 4.How you can get help

First, you need a topic Sleep or lack thereof

Wikipedia Start here. Don’t end here. It’s a resource like your friends or family. Mine it for search terms or ideas.

Starting your research K-State Libraries You already paid for it Relevant to your classes and majors Academic quality You can access anywhere you have an internet connection with your K-State eID and password

3 Places to start your search 1. CQ Researcher 2. ProQuest Research Library 3. Statistical Data Find all 3 by clicking on Databases on the K-State Libraries websiteDatabases

CQ Researcher? Reports that provide background information on major issues in the news or Congress. Intended to be unbiased and to provide information about multiple sides of an issue. Written by journalists (click on the author’s name for his/her credentials).

Getting to CQ Researcher Go to K-State Libraries home pageK-State Libraries Click on Databases (at top of screen, or under Research Tools on the left.)Databases Click on the letter CC Scroll down and click on CQ Researcher Plus ArchiveCQ Researcher Plus Archive

Getting to CQ Researcher

Scroll down page until:

CQ Researcher Enter Sleep in the search box

CQ Researcher The second report looks on target and is fairly recent!

CQ Researcher

What have you learned from CQ Researcher? Take note of: Experts—people or organizations New ideas or ways to describe your ideas Useful statistics

Always Cite Your Sources If you use someone else’s words or ideas give them credit. Citing your sources provides a map of your research process. Your audience can follow this map to learn more or verify your information. Every thing we show you today can be easily cited.

ProQuest Research Library A database with thousands of articles from journals, magazines and newspapers. Covers many topics and has a lot of full text articles. Scholarly research, s ome factual data, some statistics, expert opinion

Talking to a Database like ProQuest Databases do understand simple words or phrases (keywords). Databases don’t understand sentences. Consider talking to a database like you talk to your dog… …or how you communicate when you are learning a new language.

Talking to a Database The school day should start later because sleep deprivation increases morning car accidents. (No) Students AND car accidents (Yes)

Talking to a Database Different authors use different words to describe the same ideas. That means you get to be creative and experiment: Students AND car accidents Sleep deprivation AND driving Sleep deprivation AND students

Where do you get keywords? Start with what you know sleep and sleep deprivation Try synonyms drowsy, tired, exhausted Collect search terms as you research, try searching with new terms what words did we learn from CQ?

Let’s Try ProQuest Research Library Go to K-State Libraries web pageK-State Libraries Click on Databases (at top of screen, or under Research Tools on the left.)Databases Proquest Research Library Proquest Research Library is the second database listed.

Getting to ProQuest

ProQuest Research Library

ProQuest Research Libary

ProQuest: Getting an Article

ProQuest: Reading an Article

ProQuest: Citing an Article

ProQuest: Getting an Article

Get It

We’ll Try to Get It For You

Evaluate What You Find Is it credible? Who wrote or compiled the information? Can you find more information about the author? Can you independently verify the information? Do they cite their sources? How does it compare to other information you’ve found?

Evaluate What You Find Is it timely? How current does the information need to be? How likely are there to have been recent changes?

Evaluate What You Find Is it stable? If you read it today, will your audience read exactly the same information in two weeks? If it changes, will your audience know why or when?

Statistical Data Information by the numbers Links to reputable sources Use the information on the right side of the screen to help select a source Each source is searched little differently: –Click on topics –Search by keywords

Let’s Try to Find Statistical Data Go to K-State Libraries web pageK-State Libraries Click on Databases (at top of screen, or under Research Tools on the left.)Databases Click the down arrow next to “Select a subject…” Scroll down and click on Statistical Data.Statistical Data Click Go.

Statistical Data

Selecting a data source

Searching Vital Statistics

Search Vital Statistics

Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Division of News and Electronic Media. Updated March 17, Accessed March 26, 2011.

Google Control your search –inurl:ksu OR inurl:k-state –site:.edu OR site:.gov Other Google tips: See Nancy Blachman’s Google GuideGoogle Guide

More Help When Citing Your Sources Some databases include a Cite, Cite This or Cite Now link Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab: APA Guidelines Purdue’s OWL even has an entire section on Writing with Statistics and information about citing graphs and data from electronic sourcesWriting with Statisticselectronic sources More information about citing on K- State Libraries Citations Tools page.Citations Tools

Research K-State Libraries Find it on K-State Online –Look under the link for Public Speaking Assignment Planner –Plan your speech –Get reminders Cite It—links to citation tools Find It—where to find articles

Ask a Librarian When you get stuck in your research, Ask A LibrarianAsk A Librarian.

Tools You Can Use Research K-State Libraries via K- State Online Assignment Planner Citation tools CQ Researcher ProQuest Research Library Statistics Ask a Librarian

Bonus Database: LexisNexis LexisNexis is a database that covers most major newspapers, like the New York Times and The Washington Post, plus transcripts from major television and radio news shows.

Getting to LexisNexis

Getting to LexisNexis Academic

LexisNexis Academic

LexisNexis Academic News Search

LexisNexis Search Results

LexisNexis Academic Article

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