Embedded Resources: SNC

Let's explore these databases!

Each group will be assigned one database to explore

and will share their findings with the class at the end of the activity in this padlet:

Add Your Findings here> https://padlet.com/snappyfilms/p09n3yhm5qu4

• Group 1: Statista
• Group 2: Academic Search Complete
• Group 3: CQ Researcher
• Group 4: Opposing Viewpoints

Wondering how to get started on your Researched Speech - Information or Persuasion?

No worries!  Your first challenge is to choose an interesting topic, and then focus in on the most fascinating angle.

Important: Prof. Gaines has asked you to find outside resources for your speech.  No problem!  Use the links to databases below to get articles and resources on your topic, fast!

Pro-Tip: Start with Academic Search Complete

Use Academic Search to search for articles on specific angles for your speech. For example, if your topic is "Texting while Driving", use the search box to find scholarly articles on "Texting while Driving", along with your persuasive or informative angle, such as a "Texting Ban" or the role of "alcohol".

• Enter in your basic search terms, such as "Texting while Driving"
• Limit to Full Text, so you can read articles online
• Check Scholarly/Peer Reviewed for academic articles
• Scroll down the first page of articles, and click on the most interesting one
• Click on one of the Subject Terms (they're hyperlinked) and see where it takes you!
• Don't forget to click the Cite button on the right hand side, scroll to MLA and copy and paste!

Use Opposing Viewpoints to search for controversial articles on specific angles for your research paper. For example, if your topic is "Texting while Driving", use the search box to find different points of view on this issue.  Looking at both sides of a topic makes whatever side you take even stronger, because you can argue a more balanced point of view.

Pro-Tip: Choose Browse Issues to choose from legit hundreds of topics.

Use Statista for fast, compelling statistics to cite in your paper.  Statistics on 60,000 topics in just a click of a button!

Worried about MLA?  Don't be!  Here's a link to a Sample Paper in MLA that will help walk you through.

For more detailed MLA citation information, head over the OWL.

Best Practices for Citing Sources in Presentations

Why do I need to cite my sources in a presentation?
• Credible sources show that you have done your research and reinforce your own credibility.
• Giving credit to your sources links you to an ongoing scholarly conversation. By identifying where you got your ideas, you enable your own readers to find the sources that you used if they want to learn more.
• JWU's Academic Honesty Policy lists plagiarism as a violation of University policy, as well as one of personal integrity.

How do I cite my sources in a visual presentation?
• Include a citation for any content, quotes, or ideas from another source. The citation should be located either next to the information or below it.

Citing Sources in a Speech

Citing sources within a speech is a three-step process: set up the citation, give the citation, and explain the citation.

First, you want to set up your audience for the citation. The setup is one or two sentences that are general statements that lead to the specific information you are going to discuss from your source.

Here’s an example: “Workplace bullying is becoming an increasing problem for US organizations.” Notice that this statement doesn’t provide a specific citation yet, but the statement introduces the basic topic.

Second, you want to deliver the source; whether it is a direct quotation or a paraphrase of information from a source doesn’t matter at this point. A direct quotation is when you cite the actual words from a source with no changes. To paraphrase is to take a source’s basic idea and condense it using your own words. The following is an example of both:

Direct quote:

"In a 2009 report titled Bullying: Getting Away With It, the Workplace Bullying Institute wrote, “Doing nothing to the bully (ensuring impunity) was the most common employer tactic (54%).”

Paraphrase:

"According to a 2009 study by the Workplace Bullying Institute titled Bullying: Getting Away With It, when employees reported bullying, 54 percent of employers did nothing at all."

You’ll notice that in both of these cases, we started by citing the author of the study—in this case, the Workplace Bullying Institute. We then provided the title of the study. You could also provide the name of the article, book, podcast, movie, or other source. In the direct quotation example, we took information right from the report. In the second example, we summarized the same information.^[3]

The final step in correct source citation within a speech is the explanation. One of the biggest mistakes of beginning public speakers (and research writers) is that they include a source citation and then do nothing with the citation at all. Instead, take the time to explain the quotation or paraphrase to put into the context of your speech. Do not let your audience draw their own conclusions about the quotation or paraphrase. Instead, help them make the connections you want them to make. Here are two examples using the examples above:

Bullying Example

"Clearly, organizations need to be held accountable for investigating bullying allegations. If organizations will not voluntarily improve their handling of this problem, the legal system may be required to step in and enforce sanctions for bullying, much as it has done with sexual harassment."

Aha! Example

"As many of us know, reaching that “aha!” moment does not always come quickly, but there are definitely some strategies one can take to help speed up this process."

MLA Basics

• In-text Citations: (Author's last name and the page number). Period after the in-text citation. 
  • Example: “There is a significant relationship between auditors’ assessments of the relevance and reliability of reported information and their attitudes to creative accounting” (Ionescu 161).
  • Need more help? Click here!
• General paper format:
  • Times New Roman
  • 1-inch margins 
  • double spaced 
  • indent each new paragraph
  • Need more help? Click here!
• Works Cited page:
  • last page
  • double spaced
  • citations listed in alphabetical order
  • hanging indents
  • appropriate citation format for each source type (i.e. book vs. article)
  • Need more help? Click here! 
• ​How to Cite an Interview!

Did you know you can copy and paste citations if you use the library's databases?

1. Save time -  look for the "Cite" Button or " " icon.

2. Scroll to the style you need (MLA, APA)

3. Copy and paste the full citation into your paper

Ta Da!  You're done!  Well, almost.  Sometimes weird formatting issues happen, so always double check your work.

Need help with in-text citations or more complicated citations?  Make an Online Research Appointment! Use the OWL!  It's super easy, and totally simple.

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• Log into JWULink 
• Click Academics tab
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