University of Nevada, Las Vegas Subject Guides - Communication Studies

COM 101 Walk-In Research Clinic Dates

Need help with your research for your upcoming speeches? Come to a COM 101 Research Clinic in the Eureka Room! Below are the dates and times:

Thursday, 9/17/09: 10am-11am
Monday, 9/21/09:10am-11am
Thursday, 10/8/09: 3pm-4pm
Friday 10/9/09: 1pm-2pm
Wednesday, 10/28/09: 3pm-4pm
Thursday, 10/29/09: 10am-11am
Wednesday, 11/18/09: 9:30am-10:30am
Thursday, 11/19/09: 3:30pm-4:30pm

Comments (0)

Assorted Handouts

Comments (0)

Movie Reviews

Comments (0)

Citation Help

Resources for easily creating bibliographies.

Chicago Citation Style Guide
PDF file outlining basic rules for citing sources using Chicago Style guidelines.
APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources

Official guide from APA. This guide is a revised and updated version of section 4.16 of the fifth edition of the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

Access restricted to UNLV students, faculty and staff.
BibMe

Quickly finds and formats citations - no login required.
Quick bibliography guides

Wizards and web tools designed to format citations into popular styles used in academic writing.
RefWorks

Good for keeping track of lots of citations. Creates APA, MLA and many other style bibliographies.
UNLV Libraries list of style guides

Group of online style guides with models of how to create citations in major bibliographic styles.

Comments (0)

Background: Online reference books

Here are some resources for getting background information for your speech topic.

Loading RSS Feed...

Comments (0)

Background: Issue Overviews

Here are some great websites to give you ideas and lead you to resources for your speech topics.

CQ Researcher
This database of in-depth research reports includes overviews of hot public policy topics and pros and cons of possible solutions.
Brookings Institution Policy Briefs

The Brookings Institution is a nonpartisan organization that does research on public policy. The site contains analysis and commentary on many issues.
Ethics Updates: Applied Ethics Resources

A wide range of resources on ethics issues -- abortion, reproductive technologies, the death penalty, animal rights, etc.
Multnomah County Library Homework Center

Directory of information sources on controversial social issues.
NationalIssues.com

Non-partisan site that presents both sides of major national issues.
Online Backgrounders

From PBS - background information for topics covered by PBS's NewsHour show.
Public Agenda Online

Public opinion and public policy. Nonpartisan issue guides and public opinion on critical public issues.
Politics Line

Recent articles from dozens of political columnists. Updated daily.
Ready Reference Opposing Viewpoints

From the library at Louisiana State University comes this excellent set of links to resources or information that provides position descriptions on current issues.
Saint Ambrose University—Hot Topics

A to Z list of resources on controversial issues and current event topics from Saint Ambrose University Library.
Social Issues

Created by the Multnomah County Library, you'll find links to web sites presenting differing views on a broad range of contemporary social issues
Urban Institute

Nonpartisan organization provides links to special reports, issues, and research publications.
Yahoo Issues & Causes

Directory of controversial issue links.