Getting Started
This guide suggests useful research resources for your COM 211 class from the Regis Library. Please Ask Us! for help selecting, connecting to, and using databases. Remote access to subscription resources requires a RegisNET account.
Looking for background information on a topic? Start here:
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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryThis is a great place to begin for research in humanities, social sciences, health, education, religion, business, biography, art, or law. GVRL has the multi-volume Dictionary of American History, Business Plans Handbook, and complete encyclopedias of Education, Sociology, Mental Health, Philosophy, Religion, Judaism and Catholicism.
COM 211 library webcast
Click here for a library webcast recording that introduces you to resources and research strategies for your persuasive speech. Be sure to Ask Us! if you have any questions.
Additional Resources
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Academic Search PremierA favorite for the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, medicine, and education, ASP indexes 8,200 periodicals. Full-text articles from 3,750 peer-reviewed, scholarly journals are found here, plus a number of popular sources.
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)Nexis Uni provides access to more than 15,000 full text news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis with an interface designed for personalization, collaboration, and quick discovery.
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CQ ResearcherBalanced journalistic reports on political, social, and economic topics of the day, these are favorites for speeches and debates. Each report has background information, chronologies, supporting documentation, and pro-con arguments on a single issue like health care reform, gun laws, swine flu, or domestic violence.
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