SPEECHES
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SPEECHES |
Doing research for a speech can require you to gather information from possibly many resources. Here at the Henry G. Bennett Memorial Library there is much useful information that is available in many different locations in the library and also in many different formats. This document will hopefully point you in the right direction in locating the right materials for your communication research project.
SIRSI ILINK CATALOG
A great place to start your research is in the catalog. The catalog is one of the main access points or gateways to the information housed in the Library. Here is what the catalog looks like:
In Print
Vital Speeches of the Day
Contains published speeches given by
prominent people world over from government, business, academia, such as:
Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Ted Koppel, Vaclav Havel, Yatzhak Rabin, George Bush, Margaret Thatcher,
Ronald Reagan, Simon Peres, Alan Greenspan, Sam Nunn, Phil Gramm, Newt
Gingrich, Steve Sax, Warren Christopher, Edward M. Kennedy, Sandy Garrett
and many more. The library has this magazine from 1939 to the present.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of
the Presidents, 1789-1897
353.03 R39c
A ten-volume set of selected public
messages, executive orders, and other papers, ending with papers of Theodore
Roosevelt. James D. Richardson, a member of the u. S. Congress from Tennessee
in the late 1800's, was the compiler. His preface to each volume gives
a survey of the contents. Example: Vol.3 contains papers of Andrew Jackson
and Martin Van Buren.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United
States
353.03 Un3p
Contains all speeches, messages to
Congress, executive orders, and letters of the Presidents of the United
States from Franklin Roosevelt to Bill Clinton.
Masterpieces of Eloquence
808.5 M39m
This twenty-five volume set contains famous orations of great world leaders from early Greece to the early twentieth century
The World's Best Orations
808.5 B84w
This ten volume set contains great speeches from the development of civilization to the early twentieth century. The speeches are arranged in alphabetical order by speaker.
A Treasury of Great American Speeches
815.082 H93t
This book contains great American speeches from 1645 to the end of the 1950's. The speeches were given by statesmen, religious leaders, writers, women, reformers, and scientists.
50 Orations that Have Won Prizes in Speaking Contests
815.08 As3f
The Reference Shelf
808.5 R25r
One of the six issues that are published each
year in this series of books on current issues and social trends is called Representative
American Speeches, which contains about twenty speeches for the year. The
speeches began to be covered in this series in 1962, and includes Martin Luther
King's I Have a Dream speech.
First Endowed Lectureship In Honor of Dr. Linnie
Ruth Hall
650 H14 (Video)
Video example of a speech given by Dr. Willis J. Wheat at the scholarship luncheon November 30, 1994.
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History
R 808.85 L54
Selected and Introduced by William Safire, this book covers a wide range of rhetoric styles. Offerings include Memorial and Patriotic Speeches, Debates, Trials, Sermons, Inspirational Speeches, Commencement Addresses, and more.
Ripples of Hope: Great American Civil Rights Speeches
323.173 R48g
Contains speeches of early America, nineteenth century America, and twentieth century America. Contains speeches on slavery, Women's rights, Black rights, Mexican or Latino rights, Japanese American rights. Contains speeches by many reformers, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Abraham Lincoln (A House Divided Speech), John Brown, Booker T. Washington, Woodrow Wilson, Marcus Garvey, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King (I Have a Dream Speech), Cesar Chavez, Stokely Carmichael, Jesse Jackson, Anita Hill, and Colin Powell.
The Wisdom of Native Americans
NA 970.0049701 W75n
Contains orations of Native Americans from early times to modern times. Many are fairly short.
Great Speeches in History Series
This excellent series is from Greenhaven Press, and contains the speeches themselves, plus commentary on each speech. "Greenhaven Press's Great Speeches in History series offers students the opportunity to
read and study some of the greatest speeches ever delivered before an audience. Each volume traces a specific historical event, or theme through speeches."
The Wisdom of Native Americans
NA 970.0049701 W75n
Contains orations of Native Americans from early times to modern times. Many are fairly short.
Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings
973.5 L63a
This one volume contains speeches of Abraham Lincoln, from his first public address in 1832, to his debates with Stephen A Douglas in 1858, to his last inaugural address, and his last public address on April 12, 1865.
Greek Orations 4th Century BC
808.51 G81
This one volume contains speeches of Lysias, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Aeschines and Hyperides.
The Annals of America
R 973 Am7a
This large multi-volume set contains writings and speeches that were written or spoken at the time of the event. It contains speeches of many people, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims and other Salutary
Platform Opinions
815.4 T91p
This volume contains 83 of Mark Twain's speeches, with all of Mark Twian's wit and wisdom.
On the Internet
The History Channel- Speeches
http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/
The History Place- Great Speeches
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
Lyndon B. Johnson Speeches
http://www.tamu.edu/scom/pres/speeches/lbj.html
CSC Libraries: Speeches and Quotations
http://www.stkate.edu/library/internet/speeches.html
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around
the World
http://gos.sbc.edu/
Vital Speeches of the Day
http://www.votd.com/
Archive of Speeches by Government Officials
http://www.polity.org.za/govdocs/speeches
Government Internet Resources: Speeches
http://www.se.edu/lib/govdocs/speeches.htm
Great American Speeches: 80 Years
if Political Oratory
http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches
The History Place: Great Speeches
Collection
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
Paper
The Confident Speaker: How to Master
Fear and Persuade an Audience
808.51 H22c
The Art of Confident Public Speaking
808.51 G16a
Controlling Stagefright: Presenting
Yourself to Audiences From One to One Thousand
808.51 D45c
How to Write and Give a Speech
808.51 D48h
How to Hold an Audience
808.5 G19h
The Master Guide for Speakers
808.5 B77m
The Bases of Speech
808.5 G795b3
A Complete Treasury of Stories for Public Speakers
808.882 M31c
Complete Speaker's and Toastmaster's Library 808.51 B73c
School Administrator's Pubic Speaking Portfolio
815 M31s
Can You Say a Few Words?
808.51 D48c
The Complete Toastmaster
808.85 P94c
A Complete Treasury of Stories for Public Speakers
808.882 M31C
How To Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences & Paragraphs for Every Situation
808.6 M27h
Internet
Advanced Public Speaking Institute
http://www.public-speaking.org
Allyn And Bacon Public Speaking Website
http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak
Toastmasters International
http://www.toastmasters.org
Speeches.com: All you Need for a Speech
http://www.speeches.com/index.aspx
OccasionalWords.com
http://www.occasionalwords.com/home/index.php3
DefenseLINK News:Speeches
http://www.defenselink.mil/speeches/
Directory of Graduation Speeches
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Graduation/Speeches/
SOURCES TO FIND A TOPIC FOR A SPEECH
Opposing Viewpoints
This is a series of books on controversial
topics. Each book has differing views on different aspects of the
topic covered. This series is great for speeches. To access a list
of all books in this series, type t=opposing viewpoints in the catalog.
Once you get the list, you can find out the call number of each individual
volume.
Current Controversies
This is a series of books on controversial
topics. Each book has differing views on different aspects of the
topic covered. This series is great for speeches. To access a list
of all books in this series, type t=current controversies in the catalog.
Once you get the list, you can find out the call number of each individual
volume.
Issues and Controversies
on File
R 070.442 Is7
This is a series of reports on controversial
topics of national interest, just like the CQ Researcher, only the reports
are not as long.
Contemporary World
Issues
This is a series of reference books on
controversial topics. They are all shelved in the reference area.
To get a list of all the books in this series, type in t=contemporary world
issues in the catalog.
SOURCES OF QUOTES FOR A SPEECH
Familiar Quotations John Bartlett R 808.8 B28F16
This has numerous quotations from "passages, phrases,
and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. The quotations
come from all over the world and from all periods of time. There is an index
in the back.
The Home Book of American Quotations R 808.8 B63h
Beacon Book of Quotations by Women R 808.8 B35
The MacMillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, & Famous Phrases R 808.8 B35
SOURCES OF LITERATURE TO USE IN A SPEECH
MasterPlots R 808.8 M27m
Encyclopedia of American Comics R 741.509 En1
Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) R 809.034 N62
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) R 809.04 T91
Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) R 809.034 N62
Literature Criticism from 1400-1800 (LC) R 809.034 N62
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism (LC) R 809.03 L71
Poetry Criticism (PC) R 811 P75Yy
The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies R 808.8 B35
SOURCES OF FACTS AND STATISTICS FOR A SPEECH
The Statesman's Yearbook
R 328 St2s
This books is an annual book of the politics, cultures, and economies of the world.
The Almanac of American Politics
R 328.73 Al6
This has facts and biographies of all of the members of the United States Congress, United States Senate, and the
Governor's of the fifty states.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
R 317.3 Un3s
This fact filled annual publication published by the Bureau of the Census has statistics on population, health, education,
law enforcement, crime, prisoners, geography, environment, defense, income, expenditures, prices, science, businesses, agriculture,
natural resources, energy transportation and more.
World Almanac and Book of Facts
R 317.3 W89w
This fact-filled volume has information on all
the countries of the world, all the states of the United States, and listings
of all four year colleges in the U.S., list of top-selling albums of all time,
list of newspapers with highest circulation, best selling books, best-selling
magazines, astronomy information and calendar for the year, and sports statistics
and lists.
The New York Public Library Desk Reference
R 031 N42m3
This book is written by the New York Public Library,
a system with four major research libraries and 85 branches, and has more material
than any other public library in the world (55 million items).This book contains
information that "reflects the experience of librarians, professional researchers,
and reference editors in handling a wide range of questions in many subject
areas." It has information on times and places, weights and measures, information
on the biological world, physical sciences, technology, inventions, lists of
musical, drama terms, lists of composers, playwrights, film directors, painters,
sculptors, architects, lists of authors, religious information, symbols used
in science, mathematics, music, religion, maps, road signs, sign language. Also
information on grammar, etiquette, first aid, health and nutrition, personal
finances, travel, sports and games, and the political world.
Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches
R 280.6973 Ye3o
This annual gives information on the trends in
religion in the United States, brief information on all religious bodies in
the United States, lists of religious periodicals in the United States and Canada,
and tables of membership statistics.
Oklahoma Almanac
R 317.66 Ok4a
This annual publication gives information on the Oklahoma state Government, including
biographies on Oklahoma government leaders, and the members of the Legislature. It also gives facts and statistics
of every county in Oklahoma. Also gives information on all cities with over 9,900 population, and a list of all incorporated
cities and towns in Oklahoma, plus a lot of other information about this state and the people and organizations in it.
Guinness World Records
R 032 G94b
This fact filled annual publication on all kinds of records, from sports records to the most trivial.
National Center for Education Statistics
This is the place to go for education statistics. It is available on the web at:
http://nces.ed.gov/
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
This is the place to go for Criminal Justice facts and statistics. It is available on the Web at:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/app/search/advancedsearch.aspx
MedlinePlus
This is the place to go for health facts and statistics. It is available on
the Web at: http://www.medlineplus.gov/
EnviroLink
This is the place to go for environment facts and statistics. It is available on the web at:
http://www.envirolink.org/
Internet Resources By Subject
A link to Internet Resources arranged by subject area, such as: art, aviation,
astronomy, health, education, history, geography, nursing, political science,
wildlife, and more. It is available on the web at: http://www.se.edu/lib/search2.htm
Government Documents
The United States Government publishes a wealth of information on a variety
of subjects. Since the 1990's much of this information is now available on the
Internet. It is a great place to find useful facts and statistics to help any
speech. This link is to the web page that contains links to many useful government
sites. It is available on the web at: http://www.se.edu/lib/govdocs/govdoc%20home.html
You can also search the government's web sites all at once by going to FirstGov
at: http://www.firstgov.gov.
You can also get statistical information from government websites by going to:
FedStats at : http://www.fedstats.gov/
Current Issues Resources
This is a series of links on the Electronic Resources page at: http://www.se.edu/lib/electres.htm
These resources can help you to further research a topic, find additional facts and statistics, and
get current information on a topic of national interest. In this section of the Electronic Resources page you
will find the DrudgeReport, NationalIssues, The Pew Research Center for People and the Press, and Stats.
FINDING FACTS AND STATISTICS IN MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, & NEWSPAPERS
A magazine or journal is something that is published periodically, and so in libraries they are called periodicals. A magazine is a periodical that can be published daily, weekly, or monthly. Magazines usually contain fairly short articles written in a style of writing that is easy to understand. There are usually lots or advertising in a magazine. A journal, however, contains the results of research or experiments done. Usually in a journal article there is data presented about a research project, and the language can be quite technical, and there are few advertisements.
Unlike books, the contents of journals are not available in the SE library catalog. So where are they located? They are located in magazine and journal indexes. Magazine and journal indexes assign a subject to each article in each journal indexed in the magazine and journal index. Until the 1990's most magazine and journal indexes were in paper, now they are almost all on the Internet. Some of these journal indexes on the Internet index popular magazines, other scholarly, while others are devoted to one subject area, NO Journal Index indexes every journal that is published, so they are selective.
Step One: Look in a Periodical Index
A periodical index is a publication that indexes the content of periodicals. There are many different periodical indexes, some general and some subject specific. One thing needs to be made clear: There is not any periodical index that indexes every single periodical being published today. So each index is selective in what periodicals it indexes. Periodical indexes tend to index the most important or most popular or most respected or well known periodicals.
PAPER PERIODICAL INDEXES
For many years periodical indexes were published in paper, like a book. They would usually come out every few months with an update, and then come out at the end of the year with an annual cumulation. Paper periodical indexes are cumbersome to use and take some take to look at every year, but they can contain information on many valuable articles written sometimes years ago, and paper indexes are valuable places to search for topics in music, drama, art, literature and history.
| Basement | International Index An index to periodical literature in the social sciences and humanities. The index begins in 1907 and ends in 1964. |
| basement | Social Sciences and Humanities Index
An index to articles appearing in several hundred magazines and journals. Coverage begins in 1965 and continues to 1974. |
| Basement | Humanities Index |
| Basement | Social Sciences Index |
| Basement | Art Index |
| Basement | Poole's Index to Periodical Literature A guide to periodical literature published in 1802-1906.This is a hard index to use, so see a reference librarian. |
| Basement | Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature A general subject index to about 200 popular magazines. We have this index from 1915 to the present. |
| Basement | New York Times Index Index to the New York Times, a major national newspaper. The library has the New York Times from 1851 to the present on microfilm. The index is subject arranged. Paper indexes begin in 1929, and from 1851 to 1928 they are on microfiche. There is an online Index to the New York Times available at: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nytimes/advancedsearch.html |
ONLINE PERIODICAL INDEXES
In the 1980's many Paper Periodical Indexes became digitized and now most periodical indexes are online on the Internet. In this form they can still be called indexes, but they are usually referred to as DATABASES.Why use online databases?
There is a disadvantage to online databases for those who are researching topics in history or literature
Some Online Databases that the SE Library Has
| FirstSearch | Article First
This database contains citations to articles that
appear in journals in science, technology, social science, business and humanities,
and popular culture. With over 15,000 journals indexed, this is one of the largest
journal databases in the SE Library's collection. It covers from 1990 to
the present, |
| EBSCOHost | Academic Search Premier
The SE Library has subscribed to a new database called Academic Search Premier. This database has been designed specifically for academic institutions and EBSCOHost claims that, it is “the world’s largest scholarly, multidisciplinary full text database.” Indeed, it is larger that the database that it is replacing, Academic Search Elite. It contains full text for nearly 4,550 journals and magazines, whereas Elite has only 2050. It has indexing and abstracting for more than 8,200 titles. It contains full text for many journals back to the 1990’s and for one hundred journals there is full text back to 1975. |
| EBSCOhost, and FirstSearch | ERIC ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a very large education database that has been around since 1966. It was funded by the U.S. Department of Education until 2003, and since has been in limbo. So the database is current as of the end of 2003. IT contains over 1 million records in two types: (1) ERIC Documents, which are classroom guides, results of research not published, dissertations, manuals, results or research, and (2) Journal articles from almost 1000 journals. A new contractor for ERIC, called CSC, is currently putting 2004-2005 materials into the ERIC database. About 107,000 of the ERIC Documents from 1993-2004 are available full-text online. There is another online version at the Department of Education website, at: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ For more information on ERIC, go to the following website: http://www.se.edu/lib/eric.htm |
| EBSCOhost | Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 full text journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world. |
| EBSCOhost | PsychInfo PsychInfo contains nearly two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which dates back to the late 1800's includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in over 35 languages. More than 60,000 records are added each year. |
| EBSCOhost | PsycARTICLES "PsycARTICLES is a definitive source of searchable full text articles on current issues in psychology. The PsycARTICLES database covers general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology. The database contains more than 39,000 searchable full text articles from 44 journals published by the American Psychological Association and 8 from allied organizations. It contains all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each of the 52 journals. Examples of titles offered in PsycARTICLES include: American Psychologist, Behavioral Neuroscience, Canadian Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychoanalytic Psychology, Psychotherapy: Theory/Research/Practice/Training, etc. Coverage spans from 1985 to the present." |
| EBSCOhost | Communication and Mass Media Complete "Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth in the communication and mass media fields." |
| FirstSearch | H.W. Wilson Select Full Text
Covers 1,600 periodicals from 1994 to the present. Contains records from: Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts, and Business Abstracts and other Wilson databases. It is updated weekly. An important feature of this database is that all articles are full text. |
| EBSCOhost | MasterFILE Premier Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,050 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 84,606 biographies, 88,463 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost |
| EBSCOhost | MAS Ultra School Edition Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text nearly 600 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating back as far as 1975 for key magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, 268 full text reference books, 84,606 biographies, 88,463 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost. |
| EBSCOhost | Middle Search Plus Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 150 popular, magazines for middle and Junior high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,606 biographies, 88,463 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost |
| EBSCOhost | Primary Search Primary Search provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost. |
| FirstSearch | MLA Bibliography
This database is compiled by the Modern Language Association, and is one of the top indexes of literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. It contains over 1.3 million citations to over 6,500 periodicals and other publications. It covers from 1963 to the present, and is updated 9 times a year. |
| ABI-Inform | ABI-Inform
This is a large business database, and indexes over 3000 journals, magazines and newspapers. |
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index | Criminal Justice Periodicals Index
This is a database containing journals from criminal justice. |
1. Where the Databases are located
These databases are all to be found on the SE Library's Electronic Resources Page at: http://www.se.edu/lib/electres.htm
2. What EBSCOHost and FirstSearch are
The word EBSCOhost or FirstSearch to the right of the database name in the table above indicates the name of the database vendor where you can find these databases. If you look at the list of links on the ELectronic Resources page, you will see the
links organized by the type of database that they are. You will find EBSCOhost and FirstSearch under the listing of databases called Periodical Databases. When you go down the list, you will see
at least two links for both EBSCOhost and FirstSearch. The first link is for those that are on the SE campus. Click on that link, and you will be taken to the list of databases under EBSCOhost or FirstSearch.
The second link is the off campus link. This link is necessary to use if you are off of the SE Campus. This link takes you to a page where you will be asked to type in a userid or authorization number, and a password.
The userid or authorization number and password to gain access to EBSCOhost and FirstSearch is available at the SE Library Reference Desk, and also is on the proxy server.
Step Four: Check to see if the the SE Library has the journal in paper
Step Five: Use InterLibrary Loan to obtain the article from another college library that has the journal that you want
1. Obtain an Interlibrary loan form from the circulation desk or go to an online InterLibrary Loan form at:
http://www.se.edu/lib/illjournalreq.htm for a journal article and http://www.se.edu/lib/illbookreq.htm
for Interlibrary loaning a book.
2. Fill out the form, take note that those fields of the form that have an asterisk in front of them are required fields that are needed to send the information via e-mail.
Click submit after filling out the form.
3. The process of receiving something from InterLibrary loan takes about 4 days to two weeks, so if InterLibrary Loans are needed,
| Basement | Essay and General Literature Index
This is an index to essays found in books that contains collections of essays with particular emphasis to materials in the social sciences and humanities. It begins coverage in 1900 and goes to 2002. |
| FirstSearch | Proceedings
Contains over 149,000 citations of every congress, symposium, conference, and workshop from all over the world that was received at the British Library from October 1993 to the present. This database is updated twice a week. |
| FirstSearch | PapersFirst
Contains citations to papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia. To be included the information must have been received by the British Document Supply Center. It covers from October 1993 to the is updated monthly. It has 4.9 million records and is updated 24 times a year. |
| FirstSearch | WorldCat
A database of over 52 million records of materials representing 400 languages, such as: books, magazines, films, slides, journals, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, videocassettes, audio-cassettes, computer data files, and computer programs, that have been cataloged by OCLC members worldwide. The records cover items from 1000 BC to the present, and this database is updated daily. |
| FirstSearch | GPO Monthly Catalog
This contains citations to 522,000 publications of the United States Government, such as: Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; documents issued by an executive department or federal agency (defense, education, justice) The database covers documents that have been published since July 1976. |
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