A brief PPT. helping public speakng students use the Keiss library.

1. Library Help with Public
Speaking Assignment
BY LESLEY CAREY
JULY 7, 2017

2. Do you fear:
Spiders? Bats? Research?

3. Do libraries, librarians, and databases
make you anxious also?

4. How about that public speaking assignment?
“ There are two kinds of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.”
Mark Twain

5. Some easy calming techniques:
Read the assignment
out loud.
If you are unsure of any part
of it contact your instructor.
Ask if an example of what
the instructor considered a
good paper, project or
speech could be posted for
student’s viewing.
Allow yourself
enough time to
prepare and choose a
topic carefully.
It is much more fun to
research a topic that is
interesting to you. Librarians,
instructors or friends can
listen to your choices and
help you choose the best
topic for your project.
Make friends with a
librarian, there are many
ways to contact them at
all times of the day or
night.
Explore the Keiss Library
website. There are many
ways to do this.

6. Some definitions of library terms:
Database: "A collection of information stored in an electronic format that can be searched
by a computer.“
Keywords: "A significant or memorable word or term in the title, abstract, or text of an
information resource that indicates its subject and is often used as a search term.“
Boolean Operator: "A word—such as AND, OR, or NOT—that commands a computer to
combine search terms. Helps to narrow (AND, NOT) or broaden (OR) searches.“
Subject Headings: "Descriptions of an information source’s content assigned to make
finding information easier.“
Primary source: "An original record of events, such as a diary, a newspaper article, a public
record, or scientific documentation.“
Secondary sources: "Materials such as books and journal articles that analyze primary
sources. Secondary sources usually provide evaluation or interpretation of data or evidence
found in original research or documents such as historical manuscripts or memoirs.“
All definitions and more from: http://libguides.usc.edu/c.php?g=235172&p=1560582#13671361

7. Some outside resources:
Youtube videos on public speaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykYRO5d_lI
Lists of possible controversial subjects and topics:
http://libguides.umflint.edu/topics/current
Posting of these slides at slideshare:
Primary source materials from archives: https://archive-it.org/explore and
https://www.powerlibrary.org/ PA’s electronic library

8. But most important; exploring Keiss
library’s website to access its many
resources!
 Let’s dive in. The water’s fine!
Helpful Librarians!
46 databases!
Research guides!
Video Tutorials!
Helpful Librarians!
Citation Help!
Online Newspapers!
And: Helpful
Librarians!

9. Keiss library website:
From the menu click
“research help” and then
“research guides”
http://gmercyu.libguides.com/Keiss_L
ibrary_Home
http://gmercyu.libguides.com/Resear
ch_Guides
In research guides page scroll
down to “communication” (
the area that the Public speaking
course is listed under in the
academic catalog)
http://gmercyu.libguides.com/comm
unication
Helpful resources are
listed in a box in the
top left corner.
Example: click “find articles”
http://gmercyu.libguides.com/c.php?
g=315405&p=2107349
Or “Find news”
http://gmercyu.libguides.com/c.php?
g=315405&p=2107417

10. Thank you!
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