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Library Database Superpowers

Suggested Library Databases for Your Speech Assignments

INFORMATIVE SPEECH

Focus on a beneficial or positive aspect of your topic. For instance, if you choose to speak about a disease or condition, inform the audience about prevention or treatment.

EBSCOhost (Combined)
Search for articles from scholarly and popular publications on a wide range of topics.
US Major Dailies (ProQuest)
Newspaper articles from the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post. PCC offers a brief video with instructions for using this database.

DINNER SPEECH

Biography (Gale in Context)
Search for biographies based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, gender, or other keywords.

PERSUASIVE SPEECH

These databases can help you select and narrow a topic and find articles to support your argument.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
Articles about social issues. Includes opinion articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and full-text periodical articles from magazines and newspapers. PCC offers a brief video with instructions for using this database.
SIRS Knowledge Source (ProQuest)
SIRS includes magazine and newspaper articles on controversial topics.
CQ Researcher
In-depth reports on current issues. Includes pro & con perspectives.