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Speech and Debate Ms.Arora, Instructor |
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This guide provides an overview of SELECTED resources on contemporary issues available at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library. There are many more excellent resources. The process outlined below will help you to use your time efficiently and effectively, and to do your best work. If you have questions, ask any Instructional Librarian.
Your Assignments:
First, You will be giving a persuasive speech on a contemporary social issue of your choice.
Second, you will be preparing a debate on the resolution: "Resolved:When in conflict, academic freedom in US High Schools ought to be valued above community standards.
Sources of Information on News and Contemporary Issues
Subscription Databases
Source Name Of special interest Description E-library Topics Multi-source type database provides full text access to articles, images, transcripts, and otehr resources lexis-nexis Includes news in 7 languages Full text access to major US and international newspapers, wire service stories from around the globe, transcripts of television and radio news broadcasts. NEWSBANK Hot topics Fulltext access to the contents of 4 Massachusetts newspapers newspaper source Visual search Electronic access to newspapers, newswires, transcripts, and news magazines opposing viewpoints Use basic search tab and explore popular topics Pro and Con articles on controversial issues written by experts PROQUEST NEWSPAPERS Full text access to 14 US newspapers, including the NYT and Washington Post CQ RESEARCHER Issue tracker, In the News Collection of Research reports on topics of contemporary interest Information on the free web
IPL News and Current Events "Grok" your results A list of links to current news sites selected by librarians. CQ Press in Context A "free, nonpartisan authoritative source on pivotal issues shaping today's world of politics." Google News "Google News is a highly unusual news service in that our results are compiled solely by computer algorithms, without human intervention. As a result, news sources are selected without regard to political viewpoint or ideology, enabling you to see how different organizations are reporting the same story."
Research on Censorship From Subscription Databases Link to sample search on Academic Search Elite Link to sample search on CQ Researcher Link to sample search on Expanded Academic ASAP Research on Censorship from selected Sites on the Free Web Librarians Index to the Internet Internet Public Library
Citing your Sources
As you work, remember to create a works cited page using the MLA citation style. TIP: You might find it helpful to use one of these citation generators to create your bibliography.
