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This document provides an overview and recommendations for researching three policy proposals: (1) campus organizations should not exclude students based on status or beliefs, (2) texting/cell phone use while driving should be banned in Ohio, and (3) efforts to prevent veteran suicide should be increased. For each policy, the document lists relevant resources such as CQ Researcher, LexisNexis Academic, statistical and state/federal government databases and websites that can be used to research the topics. The document provides brief descriptions of the databases and how to access them on the library website or online.
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- 1. COMM 101 LIBRARY RESEARCH FOR PROPOSITION OF POLICY SPEECH Peter Thayer, MLS Reference & Access Services Librarian Legacy Library November 1, 2012
- 2. Session Overview • Iwill talk about how to research three different policy proposals: – Campus organizations at public institutions should not exclude students from membership because of their status or beliefs – Texting and using a cell while driving should be banned in Ohio – Federal government should increase its efforts toward preventing suicide among military veterans
- 3. Policy 1 Campus organizationsat public institutions should not exclude students from membership because of their status or beliefs Recommended Resources: –CQ Researcher –LexisNexis Academic –Supreme Court Collection
- 4. CQ Researcher • Whatis it? – Good source of information on current and controversial topics – Each issue is devoted to a single topic • Where is it? – Print – 1st Floor Reference, Ref. H 35 .E351 – Online through the Marietta College Library web site Go to site
- 5. LexisNexis Academic • Whatis it? – Research database that includes newspaper articles • Where is it? – Online through the Marietta College Library web site Go to site
- 6. Supreme Court Collection •What is it? – Cornell University Law School web site that provides summaries and full text of Supreme Court decisions • Where is it? – Online at www.law.cornell.edu/supct/ Go to site
- 7. Policy 2 Texting andusing a cell phone while driving should be banned in Ohio Recommended Resources: –CQ Researcher –LexisNexis Academic –ProQuest Statistical Insight –Ohio Capitol Connection –Public Policy Organization Search
- 8. ProQuest Statistical Insight •What is it? – Database of statistical publications produced by government agencies, international organizations, etc. • Where is it? – Online at http://search.proquest.com/statistical Go to site
- 9. Ohio Capitol Connection •What is it? – Database that provides access to Ohio legislative and other government resources • Where is it? – Online through the Marietta College Library web site Go to site
- 10. Public Policy OrganizationSearch • What is it? – Google custom search engine especially created by me for finding information on public policy organization web sites • Where is it? – Online at: http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=01165480 3637091528974:h-qjcv2lyno Go to site
- 11. Policy 3 Federal governmentshould increase its efforts toward preventing suicide among military veterans Resources I used: – CQ Researcher – LexisNexis Academic – ProQuest Statistical Insight – Public Policy Organization Search – Academic Search Complete – CQ Weekly – White House – THOMAS – USA.gov
- 12. Academic Search Complete •What is it? – General research database that includes full-text of over 5,000 full-text periodicals • Where is it? – Online through the Marietta College Library web site Go to site
- 13. CQ Weekly • Whatis it? – Weekly publication that covers what's going on in Congress • Where is it? – Print resource in reference book area on the library’s 1st floor • Use Academic Search Complete to find articles Go to site
- 14. White House • Whatis it? – Includes material issued by the current Presidential administration such as news releases, policy statements, speeches, executive orders, etc. • Where is it? – Online at http://www.whitehouse.gov Go to site
- 15. THOMAS • What isit? – Provides summaries and full text of Congressional bills and laws • Where is it? – Online at thomas.loc.gov Go to site
- 16. USA.gov • What isit? – One-stop destination for finding federal government information on the Web • Where is it? – Online at usa.gov Go to site
- 17. THANK YOU AND REMEMBER TO VOTE ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 6!!!