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• Conducting Research and Gathering Materials

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Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience

• Your personal experiences can sometimes supply
  many supporting materials for your speeches.

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Library Resources

• Librarians
• Catalogue
• Periodical indexes
• Newspapers
• Reference works

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Catalogue

• A listing of all the books, periodicals, and
  other resources owned by a library.

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Periodical Database

• A research aid that catalogues articles from a
  large number of journals or magazines.

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Abstract

• A summary of a magazine or journal article,
  written by someone other than the original
  author.

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Reference Work

• A work that synthesizes a large amount of related
  information for easy access by researchers.

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Types of Reference Works

• Encyclopedias
• Yearbooks
• Dictionaries
• Quotation books
• Biographical aids
• Atlases and gazetteers

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Internet Search Aids

• Search Engines
• Metasearch Engines
• Virtual Libraries

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Search Engine

• A search aid such as Google that indexes Web
  pages and checks them for sites that match a
  researchers request.

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Metasearch Engine

• A search aid that sends a researchers request to
  several search engines at the same time.

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Virtual Library

• A search aid that combines Internet technology
  with traditional library methods of cataloguing
  and assessing data.

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Invisible Web

• The multitude of Web databases and other
  resources that are not indexed by search engines.

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Evaluating InternetDocuments

• Authorship
• Sponsorship
• Recency

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Bookmark

• A feature in a Web browser that stores links to
  sites so they can be easily revisited.

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Research Interview

• An interview conducted to gather information for
  a speech.

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Tips for Doing Research

• Start early
• Make a preliminary bibliography
• Take notes efficiently
• Think about your materials as you research

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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

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