The Art of Public Speaking - Chapter 6

catalogue

a listing of all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by a library

call number

A number used in libraries to classify books and periodicals and to indicate where they can be found on the shelves

reference work

a work that synthesizes a large amount of related information for easy access by researchers

newspaper and periodical database

A research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of magazines, journals, and newspapers

abstract

a summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author

academic database

A database that catalogues articles from scholarly journals

virtual library

a search engine that combines internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data

sponsoring organization

an organization that, in the absence of a clearly identified author, is responsible for the content of a document on the internet

research interview

an interview conducted to gather information for a speech

preliminary bibliography

a list compiled early in the research process of works that look as if they might contain helpful information about a speech topic