Tips for searching for Speeches
- Search terms to include: oration, speeches, rhetoric, keynote address, commencement address
- Include limits in Document Types as listed below each database.
- If you find an article referencing a speech that does not include the speech, email Diane Zydlewski (zydlewsd@emmanuel.edu) for help finding the transcript.
Article Databases
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowSelect Speeches from the document limits or include Speeches, addresses, etc. as a SU Subject Term in your search.
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Gale Academic OneFile (1980 - current) This link opens in a new windowSelect Speech from the Document Type.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
- Click on the Full-Text@Emmanuel at the right of articles or the more option below the item record.
- Search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journals peer-reviewed status.
Selected Journals
Additional Resources
- Search Primary Document Resources for transcripts of speeches.
Tips for searching for Speeches
- Search terms to include: oration, speeches, rhetoric, keynote address, commencement address along with terms related to a topic or a specific person's name.
Example keyword search using the below search box to search for books:
speeches and Fannie Lou Hamer - Browse the books using Subject Search for "Speeches, addresses, etc."
You may wish to add terms related to a topic or a specific person's name. - If you find a book referencing a speech that does not include the speech, email Diane Zydlewski (zydlewsd@emmanuel.edu) for help finding the transcript.
Selected Books
Tips for searching for Speeches on the Web
- Search terms to include: oration, speeches, rhetoric, keynote address, commencement address and limit search to specific extensions by including site: (e.g., .edu or .gov)
- Example Google Search: "Stacey Abrams" "commencement address" site:.edu
Note: Google assumes AND between all terms where OR is not present. OR needs to be capitalized and parenthesis are ignored.
- Example Google Search: "Stacey Abrams" "commencement address" site:.edu
- Explore reputable organizations/agencies connected to a topic of interest (e.g., U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development).
- Search for archives, often associated with a college, dedicated to a topic of interest (See Primary Document Resources for examples.)
- See FAQ on How to evaluate a web site.
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American Presidency ProjectUC Santa Barbara
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Black Abolitionist ArchiveA collection of speeches and editorials from the antislavery movement. University of Detroit Mercy.
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C-SPANA collection of government hearing, speeches and ceremonies from around the world with a particular emphasis on the United States. Also included are C-SPAn produced documentaries.
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The Nobel PrizeSearch for Nobel Lecture and Nobel Ceremony Speech.
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The Presidency/Presidential SpeechesUniversity of Virginia
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Voices of Democracy"The Voices of Democracy project promotes the study of great speeches and debates in U.S. history. " University of Maryland.
Depending on how much you know about the person who originally gave the speech, you may wish to read a brief biography on them.
Note: Use the resources on the Databases/Selected Journals and Books tabs if you want detailed information on them.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOver 700 reference books covering a variety of disciplines and including foreign language dictionaries. Includes a concept map, which provides related subjects and noted personalities to assist beginning research.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowA database of encyclopedias and specialized reference resources for multidisciplinary research, including: fashion, film and filmmakers, pop culture, and multicultural issues. Includes the six-volume Beachams Guide to the Endangered Species of North America.
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