LibGuides: CST 107: Effective Public Speaking (Macey): Persuasive Speech

Finding Scholarly Articles on Any Topic

Academic Search Premier
Scholarly and general interest articles on many subjects. Some full text. 1975-

Finding Scholarly Sources in Specific Disciplines

To find scholarly journal articles related to your topic, think about which disciplines or subject areas might be interested in your topic.

For example, if the topic relates to mental health, then psychology would be a relevant subject area. On the Clark Library's list of databases, you can quickly identify the most important databases in each area. https://libguides.up.edu/az.php

Think Tanks

Think Tank Search
Find publications written by partisan and non-partisan public policy research groups. Choose the "About us" page for each think tank to determine if they are partisan or non-partisan.

Government Sources

USA.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal. Find federal agencies and links to federal and state government web sites.

govinfo
Provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

USAFacts
A data-driven portrait of the American population, government finances, and government’s impact on society. Relies exclusively on publicly available government data sources.
Oregon Online
Official Oregon state page; includes links to local government pages and much more.