Public Speaking: Chapter 7

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When taking research notes, you should

Distinguish among quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas

Which of the following questions should you ask about the sponsoring organization of an Internet document

Is the organization economically unbiased with respect to the issue; is the organization objective in its research and fair-minded in its statements; Does the organization have a history of accuracy and nonpartisanship

While doing research for his speech, Aaron was not able to identify the author of an Internet document titled "What Can and Cannot Be Patented." According to your textbook, what should Aaron do next to assess the credibility of the document

Try to determine the sponsoring organization for the document

Which of the following is most likely to help you take research notes efficiently

Use a subject heading on each note to indicate what the note is about; Take plenty of notes, even if you are not sure you will need all the information

As explained in your textbook, a virtual library is

a search engine that screens resources for quality and reliability

A(n) __________ is a summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author

abstract

Newpaper and periodical databases

catalog articles from a large number of newspapers, journals, and magazines; often provide abstracts and full texts of articles

The __________ contains a list of all the resources owned by the library

catalogue

According to your textbook, which of the following is an example of a virtual library

ipl2

As your textbook explains, one advantage of Wikipedia is that

many articles have footnotes, reference lists, and links to other resources

You have found statistics on the Internet that you would like to use in your speech. Before you do, you need to make sure that

they come from a credible author or sponsoring organization; you can find the date on which they were published, posted, or updated; the statistics are recent enough to make them reliable for your speech

If you can't identify the author of a document on the Internet, your textbook recommends that you

try to determine the sponsoring organization for the document

If an Internet document identifies its author but says nothing about her or his qualifications, your textbook recommends that you

type the author's name into the Google search box

A __________ is a search engine that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data

virtual library

The search engine that makes it easy to find high-quality Web resources by combining Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data is known as a(n)

virtual library

The library catalogue

Lists all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by the library Allows a researcher to look for books by author, title, or subject

According to your textbook, which of the following is a guideline for preparing a preliminary bibliography

Make sure your bibliography is clear, accurate, and consistent

Which of the following would lead you to doubt the objectivity of a sponsoring organization for an Internet document

The organization benefits financially by promoting its position on the issue

As explained in your textbook, which of the following should lead you to question the objectivity of a sponsoring organization for an Internet document

The organization has a history of bias and inaccuracy; the organization benefits financially by promoting its stance

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as tips for doing research

Think about your materials as you research; start researching your speech early

According to your textbook, the three criteria for judging the reliability of research documents located on the Internet are authorship, sponsorship, and

recency

Encyclopedias, yearbooks, biographical aids, and quotation books are all examples of

reference works

Which of the following does your textbook recommend for conducting a research interview

show up on time; keep the interview on track; keep to the agreed time limit

The __________ is the group that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the Internet

sponsoring organization

According to your textbook, the three criteria for judging the reliability of documents located on the Internet are recency, authorship, and

sponsorship

According to your textbook, when is it appropriate to cite an abstract of a magazine or journal article in your speech rather than locating and reading the full article

never

According to your textbook, Wikipedia is

now considered as reliable as print encyclopedias

A(n) __________ is a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of scholarly journals

academic database

Amalia needs to find information from scholarly journals for her persuasive speech on prescription drug shortages. The best resource for her would be a(n)

academic database such as JSTOR or Academic OneFile

As part of the research for her informative speech on the Chinese workplace, Dana needs to find recent articles published in scholarly journals. The best resource for her is a(n)

academic database such as JSTOR or Google Scholar

Colin wants to find scholarly research on eating disorders. The best place for him to look is in

academic databases

Academic databases are the best place to look for

articles in scholarly journals

The library's catalogue allows you to search for books by

author; title; keyword

What are the three criteria discussed in your textbook for assessing the soundness of documents found on the Internet?

authorship, sponsorship, and recency

According to your textbook, when preparing questions for a research interview, you should

avoid questions you can answer without the interview; arrange questions in the order you want to ask them

As part of the research for his informative speech, Malik needs brief life and career facts about German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The best kind of library reference source for him to consult would be a(n)

biographical aid

Who's Who Among Asian Americans is an example of a(n)

biographical aid

As your textbook explains, virtual libraries are valuable for speech research because they

contain higher quality information than do regular search engines

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as ways to help narrow a Google search to make it more effective

develop a strategy to search for specific terms you want to find; type a specific question into the search box; explore specialized Google resources such as news, books, and scholar

According to your textbook, you can make an Internet search more precise by

developing a search strategy; typing a specific question into the search box

The most important task when preparing to conduct a research interview is

devising questions to ask during the interview

Ivan has decided to give his persuasive speech on stem cell research. Which of the following tips for doing research discussed in your textbook should he keep in mind as he works on the speech

include a subject heading on each research note

preliminary bibliography

lists each source that looks as if it might be helpful in speech

Antonio is researching his informative speech on Stonehenge. According to your textbook, Antonio should

make a preliminary bibliography; think about his research materials as he is gathering them; distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and his own ideas

Claudia is researching her speech on the use of wind farms as an energy source. According to your textbook, Claudia should

make a separate entry for each note; distinguish in her notes between paraphrases and direct quotations


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