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Fall 2020 Library Services
Fall 2020 Library Services
The Library's 1st floor will be open for students to pick up items at the circulation desk and use the computer lab (limited seating available).
- Get help right away via Ask a Librarian. For self-guided answers to common questions, use our How to..guides or Library DIY.
- Laptops, wifi hotspots, and other equipment are available for checkout.
- Looking for Course Reserves? Search by course prefix & number and/or instructor using the course reserves tab on our homepage search box. For print materials, you can submit a scanning request to receive a PDF of the chapter you need. Scanning requests are limited to four chapters per week.
- Currently enrolled students, faculty and staff can request books, DVDs, and CDs using the Circulation Desk Pickup Request form and pick them up at the Circulation Desk during open hours. Or you can request the items be mailed to you home using the Home Delivery Request Form.
Researching in Public Speaking and Rhetoric
This guide is intended to point you to books, periodicals, subscription databases, and websites that will help you to define and complete your research projects in public speaking and rhetorical studies.
If you have any questions regarding the resources or need further help in finding information for your speech assignments, please Ask a Librarian.
Tips on Researching Your Speech:
Articles are helpful for researching speeches, but keep in mind most articles (particularly academic articles) are not designed to give an overview of a topic. Most articles examine a particular aspect of a topic or issue, such as the effect reduced manufacturing in Asia and its impact on global warming, versus the topic of global warming in general.
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