{"id":3007,"date":"2012-08-31T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/?page_id=3007"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:48:17","slug":"persuasive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/onlineresources\/library-guides\/persuasive\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Persuasive Speeches or Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your topic is related to technology, medicine, science, and current events, you will want to use <strong>current information<\/strong>, unless you are also tracing the history of a debatable issue.<\/p>\n<p>Print resources in Magale Library<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Located in the Main Collection on the third floor and available for checkout are books in the <em>Opposing Viewpoints<\/em> series from Greenhaven Press.\u00a0 These will have different call numbers, depending upon the subjects of the books.\u00a0 Each book in the OV series has numerous debatable questions that lend themselves to a persuasive speech or paper.\u00a0 Typing <em>Opposing Viewpoint<\/em>s in the Series line in the library catalog allows you to see which books Magale Library has in the series.\u00a0 Other series along the same lines are <em>Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints,\u00a0 Contemporary Issues Companion,\u00a0 At Issue,<\/em> and <em>Issues That Concern You<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Type your subject in the subject line in the library catalog for books, films, government documents, etc. pertaining to your subject.<\/li>\n<li><em>Taking Sides <\/em>is a series located in the Reference Collection.\u00a0 The books\u2019 call numbers begin with AC 1 T35.\u00a0 Current issues are presented in a debate-style format. \u00a0Pro and con essays provide views from leading scholars and commentators in their fields.\u00a0 Sample titles are <em>Taking Sides: Clashing Views in<\/em> <em>Drugs and Society<\/em>, <em>Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Crime and Criminology<\/em>, <em>Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Educational Issues.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Online resources from Magale Library<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"CQ Research database includes many resources for media topics\" href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/library.cqpress.com\/cqresearcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CQ Researcher<\/a> from the list of Databases by Title provides in-depth information on a variety of debatable subjects.\u00a0 Each week there is a new issue of <em>CQ Researcher.<\/em>\u00a0 The library\u2019s subscription goes back to 1991, and users can see that some questions continue to challenge us and have been revisited over the years.\u00a0 CQ Researcher provides a background of the question, a chronology, the current situation, the outlook for it, and many resource suggestions for further investigation.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sagepub.libguides.com\/CQPress\/cqresearcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CQ Researcher Library Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-My7q6bxCRs&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CQ Research Video Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.asp?profile=web&amp;defaultdb=tth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TOPICSearch<\/a> database, accessed through EBSCOhost, is a current events database offering ready-made searches under Topics and also under Current Events on the lower half of the page, or you can enter your own search terms in the blanks at the top of the page.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Academic Source Complete includes resources across many subject areas\" href=\"https:\/\/saumag.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=a9h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Academic Search\u00a0Complete<\/a> , accessed through EBSCOhost, is a multi-disciplinary(many subject areas) database with many full-text articles from magazines and journals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the <strong>starting points<\/strong> for research into your topic, and your search may lead you to other databases or sources.\u00a0 As always, please ask a librarian when you need help finding more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your topic is related to technology, medicine, science, and current events, you will want to use current information, unless you are also tracing the history of a debatable issue. 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