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SPCH 102, 105: Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Business & Professional Speech
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Pros and Cons of Debate TopicsFormerly Procon.org, this Britannica page offers "pro and con" ideas for students beginning research on controversial topics.
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Gallup PollsGallup News reports are based on continuous polling in 160 countries. Polls cover topics related to society, politics, and the economy.
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowA full-text database spanning academic disciplines with coverage of popular press and scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed journals. At the top of the list due to size and coverage.
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Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowBusiness journals, industry journals, company information, and market research. Full text and citations/abstracts.
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowOriginal, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Use the Browse Reports tab to see: Reports by date and Pro/Con Reports.
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Congressional Publications This link opens in a new window
Indexes Congressional publications including Congressional research and hearings from 1789 to the present, linking to full text when available.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowProvides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including articles, theses, books, and abstracts. In Google Scholar, when UM Libraries has article access, you will see a link to Full text. If a resource is not free or linked to UM Libraries click on More.
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowGeneral and business news. International scope. Excellent source for newspapers and news blogs. Full text. At the top of the list due to size and coverage.
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Newspaper Source This link opens in a new windowIncludes more than forty U.S. and international newspapers. Selective full text for regional U.S. newspapers. Tip: when a New York Times article appears in your results, you may prefer to skip FIND IT and go directly to LexisNexis Academic for the same article.
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Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is one of the leading statistics companies on the internet. With a team of over 200 statisticians, database experts, analysts, and editors, Statista provides users with an innovative and intuitive tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information.
This database includes an AI powered tool. For more information see the Statista Research AI information page.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new windowThe ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Be sure to check the source for a statistical table. You may be able to go to the website of that source.
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Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Online version of the Wall Street Journal available through ProQuest.
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Specialized Databases
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Hospitality & Tourism Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new windowSocial science article database with an emphasis in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.
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SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new windowComprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window