Library Guides: SP CM 2120: Fundamentals of Public Speaking: Finding Articles and Other Information

Other Databases

Academic Search Ultimate
This database covers almost all subject areas and is especially good at interdisciplinary areas. Good place to start for class assignments. It contains full text articles for more than 6,500 journals.
Credo Reference: Academic Core Collection
This is a good starting place for term papers - to get a basic overview of almost any topic. It also includes short videos and high-resolution art images across all subject areas. Results link out to content in other databases provided by the ISU Library.
Gale eBooks
This e-book collection contains numerous encyclopedias and handbooks for the following areas: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, General Reference, History, Information and Publishing, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science, & Technology.

FIRST STOPS!

CQ Researcher Plus Archive
Full text discussions of current, controversial U.S. public policy issues in a variety of areas.
Opposing Viewpoints
Useful for finding pro/con arguments and facts on many of today's controversial topics. For each topic, the resource provides featured viewpoints, statistical information, pertinent websites, videos and images, and further references.

Newspapers

Access World News
This is a collection of more than 12,000 newspapers and other news sources from nearly 200 countries, from 1980 to the present. It provides full-text access to several major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles. Almost 20 different languages are represented. Platform is updated daily making it good source for current events. See Access World News tutorial for more information on using this resource.
Alt-Press Watch
Leveraging the freedom of independently published grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals as a counterweight to corporate controlled mainstream media perspectives, Alt-Press Watch is the go-to place for alternative voices above the din of the profit driven news sources. With coverage dating back to 1970, the database features about a million articles from over 270 publications, offering a wide range of unfettered, critical coverage of the news. See Alt-Press Watch tutorial for more information on using this resource.
Des Moines Register - ProQuest Access
This database provides full-text access to the Des Moines Register. It goes back to 1999. For earlier issues dating from 1871, please use ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central collection. See Des Moines Register - ProQuest Access tutorial for more information on using this resource.
Ethnic NewsWatch
This unique database provides historic and current full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the U.S. ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives, 1959-present. Strong coverage of African American, American Indian, Asian American, and Latino newspapers; also includes coverage from many other ethnic groups in the US, including Arab American, Jewish American, and ethnic European perspectives. See Ethnic NewsWatch tutorial for more information on using this resource.
Gale OneFile: News
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It includes numerous images, radio and TV broadcast reviews and transcripts.
New York Times
This will take you directly to the New York Times website if you have already registered an account. You may be required to login with your iastate.edu registered account especially if you are not using your regular device.
Please note that this resource is not available to members of the public visiting Parks Library.
Newspaper Source Plus
Contains full-text coverage for more than 1,200 newspapers, newswires, television and radio news transcripts from around the globe. See Newspaper Source Plus tutorial for more information on using this resource.
International newspaper coverage includes cover-to-cover full text for The Times (London), The Toronto Star, The Australian, and more. Newswire coverage includes AP Online (Associated Press), Asia Pulse, Canadian Press Wire, World Stream Newswires and more.
Wall Street Journal
Access to the Wall Street Journal at wsj.com, with content going back to 1998. With an account linked to your ISU e-mail, students will have access until 90 days after graduation. Faculty and staff may receive annual e-mailed invitations to renew their accounts. Back issues can be accessed through the “News Archive” link in the footer.

* Please note that this resource is not available to members of the public visiting Parks Library.

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