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6. Gathering Materials . Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience. Your personal experiences can sometimes supply many supporting materials for your speeches. Library Resources. Librarians Catalogue Periodical indexes Newspapers Reference works. Catalogue.
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6 Gathering Materials
Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience Your personal experiences can sometimes supply many supporting materials for your speeches.
Library Resources • Librarians • Catalogue • Periodical indexes • Newspapers • Reference works
Catalogue A listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library.
Periodical Database A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of journals or magazines.
Abstract A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author.
Reference Work A work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers.
Types of Reference Works • Encyclopedias • Yearbooks • Dictionaries • Quotation books • Biographical aids • Atlases and gazetteers
Internet Search Aids • Search Engines • Virtual Libraries
Search Engine A search aid such as Google that indexes Web pages and checks them for sites that match a researcher’s request.
Virtual Library A search aid that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data.
Invisible Web The multitude of Web databases and other resources that are not indexed by search engines.
Evaluating InternetDocuments • Authorship • Sponsorship • Recency
Bookmark A feature in a Web browser that stores links to sites so they can be easily revisited.
Research Interview An interview conducted to gather information for a speech.
Tips for Doing Research • Start early • Make a preliminary bibliography • Take notes efficiently • Think about your materials as you research
Efficient Note-Taking • Take plenty of notes • Record notes in a consistent format • Make a separate entry for each note • Distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas • Use index cards if you write notes by hand