Karl Mundt Library: SPCM 215: In-Class Activity

Activity 1.

GOAL.

To help your classmates by introducing them to a useful resource! You are not being graded. RELAX and enjoy this activity.

ACTIVITY. Your group will:

be assigned a resource
search for a topic to get an idea of the resource
demonstrate the resource to the class
have 15 minutes to prepare
have 5 minutes to demonstrate: show a search and an example of the kind of material found.
answer these questions during the demonstration:

1. How would this resource be helpful/useful for speech assignments? For your next speech assignment?
2. What special features of the research database or its content might be most useful?
3. Which kinds of material does a search of this research database produce? Books, magazine articles, encyclopedia articles, statistical sources, dictionary, other… ?

RELAX! Enjoy showing your classmates a resource that you know about and they don’t.

RESOURCES ASSIGNED:

GROUP 1. Academic Search Premier.
**Special instructions: in Academic Search Premier, use “search options” to limit your results to interviews.
Get to the Academic Search Premier using the “Select a Database” dropdown menu in the middle of the Library’s home page.

GROUP 2. CQ Researcher.
Get to CQ Researcher using the “Select a Database” dropdown menu in the middle of the Library’s home page.

GROUP 3. Credo Reference.
Get to Credo Reference using the “Select a Database” dropdown menu in the middle of the Library’s home page.

GROUP 4. Statista.
Get to the Statista using the “Select a Database” dropdown menu in the middle of the Library’s home page.

GROUP 5. Opposing Viewpoints.
Get to Opposing Viewpoints using the “Select a Database” dropdown menu in the middle of the Library’s home page.