Harper College Library - Speech 101
Reference Desk: 847-925-6769
icon is for asking a research question online.
Helpful Reference Books
o Cassell Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations. REF PN6080 .O95 1996
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The Yale Book of Quotations. REF PN6081 .Y35 2006
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Statistical Abstract of the United States. REF HA202 .A2
Available online here: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Helpful Mainstacks Books
o The Reference Shelf series: H 91 .R4 vol. ___
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Taking Sides series: HN 5 .C52
o Opposing Viewpoints series – (shelved with other books on the same subject)
Helpful Encyclopedias. Try our online links to:
http://www.harpercollege.edu/library/lib_mat/index.shtml
o Encyclopedia Britannica
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Access Science
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See also the link to “Gale Virtual Reference” on the Library database page.
Library Catalog
Use the library catalog to find books and videos on your topic.
Go to:
www.harpercollege.edu/library
1. Click on “Library Catalog”
2. Type: exercise
3. Select “Browse Subject”
*Also try “Any Word” searching
EXAMPLES:
+fitness
+diet
Don’t forget: we are connected to 70 academic libraries in
ILLINOIS. Use your Harper Card to request books from other
schools via the catalog. Look for this phrase:
Repeat search in All I-Share Libraries.
18,000 full-text books online!
Access to more than 200 reference
books & encyclopedias!
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Full-Text Articles, Databases
From the Library homepage:www.harpercollege.edu/library. Click on “Full-Text
Articles, Databases”. Organize these databases by subject. Depending on your topic,
there are numerous search options. Some examples are below.
Art / Artistis
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Academic Search Complete
WilsonSelect Plus
ARTstor
Credo Reference
ArticleFirst
Health / Medicine / Fitness
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Academic Search Complete
CINAHL
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Acad. Edition
MEDLINE
MedlinePlus
Pre-CINAHL
PsycINFO
Credo Reference
PubMed Central
World News Digest
CQ Researcher
The 1960's
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Academic Search Complete
History Study Center
WilsonSelect Plus
Credo Reference
American National Biography
ArticleFirst
U.S. Presidents
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American National Biography
History Study Center
Academic Search Complete
WilsonSelect Plus
CQ Researcher
Credo Reference
ArticleFirst
Travel and Transportation
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Academic Search Complete
GreenFILE
News Bank: Access World News
Business Source Elite
Regional Business News
WilsonSelect Plus
Credo Reference
CQ Researcher
World News Digest
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Academic Search Complete
*Note the option to choose more
databases, PsychINFO and
HealthSource for example.
Advanced Search
1. Type: Beatles AND music
2. To focus your search, select
“SU Subject Terms”
3. Select full-text
4. Press the SEARCH button
5. Notice the “narrow” results option
on the left for academic journals,
newspapers etc.
Wilson Select Plus
Two additional databases to
look for journal articles.
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Genetic engineering
Genetic testing
Cloning
Limit to full-text.
History Study Center
Type your topic in the search box,
or do an advanced search.
View articles from reference books,
journals and study units.
American National
Biography
More than 17,400 men and women
-- from all eras and walks of life -whose lives have shaped the nation
more than sixty years.
View their lives through sequences
of significant events, from birth to
death.
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NewsBankAccess World
News
Includes local, regional, and national
U.S. newspapers as well as full-text
content of key international sources -all in one easy-to-search database with
a world map
EXAMPLE
Search: Biodiesel fuel
Select: Headline
World News Digest
In-depth investigations of
today’s top issues.
Click on:
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World News Digest
Issues and Controversies
Today’s Science
EXAMPLES:
 Hybrid vehicles
 Genetic testing
 Cloning
CQ Researcher
In-depth, non-biased
coverage of political and
social issues, with regular
reports on topics in health,
international affairs,
education, the
environment, technology
and the U.S. economy.
(published weekly)
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