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Using the Online Catalog (OPAC): Your Librarian


How to find books on your topic - Class Resource Guides Our library's catalog is called OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog). Use it to find out what books, course reserves, DVDs, videos, CDs, and other materials we own and where they are located. We have 8 OPAC stations located near the reference and circulation desks. Click here to access our catalog.

Please note you cannot find journal articles in the catalog! You will need to use the Databases to get journal articles (Click on Databases A-Z under "Quick Links" on the library's home page.


OPAC stations

Tips When Searching OPAC:

  • If you know the author or title of a particular book, you can do an author or title search. If you want to know what materials we have for your specific topic, use the main ideas or concepts about your topic and search by keyword (see below for suggestions on using keywords).
  • Avoid using whole sentences as your search terms.
  • Use quotation marks if you are using phrases or names of persons, to eliminate irrelevant results.
    • For example, "Public Speaking," "Global Warming," "Malcolm X," "Drunk Driving," etc.
  • Use AND or OR to connect your keywords.
    • For example, "Global Warming AND United States," "Recycling OR Greening AND United States."
  • If you get very few hits take out some of the keywords you used or use a broader term.
    • For example, use "Toni Morrison" or "Biography" or "Women Authors" instead of "Morrison AND Biography".
  • If you get way too many hits revise your strategy. Try narrowing down your search term.
    • For example, instead of "Speeches," add names of persons or other terms to make your searches more focused, e.g."Speeches AND Obama."
  • If you get no hits at all, do not despair! Check your spelling or use different keywords.
  • If all else fails, ask me or another Reference Librarian for help!



This guide was made for your class by:

madel
Madel Tisi


How to Find Books - Public Speaking
My Reference Desk Schedule:
Tuesdays 12:00 - 1:00pm Fridays 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Ref Desk Ext. 7574

My Q&ANJ Schedule:
Mondays 12:00-1:00pm


Contact Info:
Office: X7510 (L-202B)
Email: mtisi@ramapo.edu


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Reference Sources:

How to find books on your topic - Class Resource Guides Using reference sources is a good way to start your research. We have a very good collection on
the main floor (3rd floor) of the library. Here are some suggested reference books for your class:

  • The Pocket Guide to Public Speaking (REF PN4121.P45 2002)
  • This books shows you how to become a competent speaker by following the "3 P's" of oral communication: Prepare carefully; Practice Often; and, Perform with enthusiasm.
Quotations for Public Speakers : A historical, literary, and political anthology / edited by Robert G. Torricelli (Ref PN4193.I5 Q68 2001)
Compiled by U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli, this is a compilation of more than two thousand quotations from nearly one thousand authors, selected to enhance your creative and inspirational ways to put your ideas into words and engage your audience.

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An inconvenient truth: The planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it / by Al Gore. (REF QC981.8.G56G67 2006)
This book brings together leading-edge research from top scientists around the world; photographs, charts, and other illustrations; and personal anecdotes and observations to document the fast pace and wide scope of global warming.

Opposing Viewpoints series.(REF H3 .O62 (start of call # range). Topics include:
Topics include abortion, gun control, gay rights, illegal drugs, gay marriage, global warming, medical ethics and more.

TIPS:
  • Reference books may not be taken out of the library so you may want to use the photocopier to copy the information you need.
  • Use the Bibliographies at the end of the individual entries in encyclopedias to look for other sources on the same topic.
DVDs on Public Speaking:
These DVDs are available from the Circulation desk:

How to Write and Deliver Great Speeches: The Toastmasters International Guide to Public Speaking. (PN4129.15.H69 2006).
This program covers the skills you need for writing and delivering effective presentations, whether you’re speaking to a huge auditorium or within the confines of a business meeting or boardroom.

Public Speaking: Knowing your audience. (PN4121.P821 1995).
Excerpts of speeches by Lee Iacocoa, Martin Luther King Jr, Marian Wright Edelman, Michael Haney and Samuel Betances are shown to demonstrate different styles of public speaking.

Public Speaking (PN4121.P83 1998).
Presents information that will give you tools to deliver your speech with confidence, guide you through the speech writing process from start to finish, and help you overcome the #1 fear of Americans: speaking in public.



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