Public Speaking Chapter 7

Resources in library research usually include which of the following?

1, Periodical databases 2. Reference works 3. Librarians

Which of the following are major academic databases?

1. Academic OneFile 2. Google Scholar 3. JSTOR

Which of the following are ways you can greatly increase your odds of finding useful information when using a search engine?

1. By selecting the type of source, such as "book" or "video" 2. By typing in more specific terms or phrases to get fewer results 3. By developing a search strategy

Critically evaluating your research can alter speech content by doing which of the following?

1. Changing your perspective 2. Showing you new connections between ideas 3. Helping you organize your speech

How has Wikipedia become a more reliable source of information since its early years?

1. Content under development is flagged to warn readers of its newness. 2. Articles have been edited and refined over time to improve accuracy. 3. Many articles are accompanied by a set of additional resources to enhance research.

Audrey can use the library catalogue when she wants to do which of the following?

1. Search for an author 2. See if a book is checked out 3. Find a specific title

While researching your topic, you will begin to see relationships among ideas that will help you to do which of the following to improve your speech?

1. Sketch out main and supporting points 2. Experiment with ways to organize your thoughts

Which of the following are strategies that facilitate the research process?

1. Start early 2. Take good notes 3. Make a preliminary bibliography

What are differences between a preliminary bibliography and the final bibliography?

1. The preliminary bibliography cites all sources that look like they might be relevant. 2. The final bibliography is turned in with your speech outline.

When students fail to start their research early, which of the following problems are likely to occur?

1. There is insufficient time to think about findings. 2. A research interview cannot be scheduled in time. 3. Needed books may not be available. 4. The research takes longer than expected.

Which of the following types of information are found in most library catalogues?

1. Whether the material is checked out or available 2. Author and title 3. Call number

Which of the following are major online periodical databases?

1. World News Digest 2. ProQuest 3. LexisNexis Academic

Wikipedia articles are followed by a list that includes

1. external links to related Web sites. 2. footnotes. 3. references.

Google is an example of which kind of tool used to find materials on the Internet

A search engine

What is the primary difference between academic databases and newspaper and periodical databases?

Academic databases focus on scholarly journals, whereas newspaper and periodical databases focus on major newspapers, magazines, and other media.

How do experts suggest that you view the relationship between looking for research resources on the Internet and research at a library?

Internet sources supplement library research.

An example of a database that contains peer-reviewed, academic journals is

JSTOR.

Larry has found a Web site that has some great information about electronics. It is very thorough and detailed in its explanations. He uses the information for his speech, but his professor points out that the site is a reprint of an article written by a leading scientist in 1977. What has Larry failed to evaluate his source for?

Recency

Which of the following is not an example of a reference work?

Search engines

How does the Internet research differ from using a traditional library?

The Internet has no catalogue.

What is the purpose of a preliminary bibliography?

To keep track of potential sources

LaShawnda is conducting research and taking notes for her upcoming presentation. What should she remember about formatting her notes?

To use subject headings for each note

A summary of an article is called

an abstract.

Using personal experience to supplement outside information in a speech

brings the speech to life.

Reference works, periodicals databases, and other research resources

can be found at the library.

Stories about personal experiences

can help strengthen the points made in a speech.

As you encounter the titles of books, magazines, and Internet documents you may use as sources for your research, you should

create a preliminary bibliography.

Instead of being a boring routine that just gathers information, the research process can be a very ______ process.

creative

Maddie has to present a speech tomorrow, but she still hasn't decided how to organize her main ideas and needs to gather some additional supporting statements. She most likely could have avoided these problems by

getting an earlier start on her research.

If Frankie wanted to find some words of wisdom or clever sayings, she would best be served by looking in a(n)

quotation book.

Taking good notes involves

recording notes in a consistent format.

Good note-taking strategies include

separating quotations, paraphrases, and original thoughts.

In general, if the author of an Internet document cannot be identified, the next thing that you can do in terms of evaluating the document is to determine the document's ______ organization.

sponsoring

One of the largest obstacles to librarians' helping patrons is

the reluctance of the patrons to seek help

An essential part of doing research is

thinking about the material you find.

Bernardo is preparing to do some research for an important speech. He should remember

to start researching early in case problems arise.

When doing library research, students should regard librarians as

trained experts to be consulted.