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Speech Research : Finding Articles

The following guide is created for Speech 1A classes, but it may be helpful to all students that are conducting research for informative or persuasive papers and presentations.

Article Databases

Mt. SAC subscribes to many databases, which provide access to articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals.  Many databases also provide access to book chapters and images.

Mt. SAC students, faculty, and staff may use these databases off-campus by entering their username and password.

Recommended Databases

The following databases are multidiscplinary databases - they cover a wide variety of topics.  Work with a librarian if you need assistance in finding the specialized databases.

Search Hints

For better success with the Library Catalog and databases, use search connectors, such as AND and OR.  For example,

  • obesity and "junk food"
  • obesity and (teens or adolescents)