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Websites

American Communication Association
The official ACA site. more info

Debate Central
Provided by Alfred C. Snider and the University of Vermont. more info

Gifts of Speech
Women's speeches from around the world. more info

Great American Speeches
Eighty years of political oratory. more info

Virtual Presentation Assistant
Online tutorial for improving public speaking skills. more info

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Article Databases and Other Sources of Information

Below is a list of resources that include information on a variety of subjects. ** Denotes databases that are good places to start for popular or controversial topics.

Academic Search Premier
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, it provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study.
Archive.org
Internet Archive (referred to archive.org) is an Internet Library established in 1996 that now includes historic texts, audio and video. Many items have been donated from established American and Canadian libraries.
ComAbstracts
Contains article abstracts, books, bibliographic records, and other sources of relevance to researchers, scholars, and students interested in fields related to human communication studies.
**CQ Researcher Archive Plus
In-depth coverage of issues discussed in the media and in government.
Dissertations & Theses

The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Great tool for any subject! Lengthy bibliographies lead you to other sources.
**Facts on File Issues & Controversies
Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
Facts on File World News Digest
Includes news back to 1940 including editorial cartoons, obituaries listings back to 1980, and more, as well as an almanac and encyclopedia, special features, issues & controversies, and today’s science.
Lexis/Nexis Academic
Includes university, national and international news, and radio/TV transcripts; industry, and market news; law reviews, legal and congressional research resources; company financial information and more.
**Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Provides a broad variety of data on current social topics. Includes journal articles from academic sources.
Social Sciences Citation Index

Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. Find Journal Citation Reports (JCR) under the 'Additional Resources' tab.
TED.org (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Includes presentations by experts on a wide range of subjects. Check it out!