about finding speeches:
There are several methods to locate the texts of speeches
at Auraria Library (speeches by a particular person or speeches
on a topic). You may locate some through the use of Skyline,
the Library's online catalog, others through the use of
various periodical indexes and reference books which index
speeches. In addition, there are a variety of special sources
which reprint the texts of speeches.
| Databases
and Indexes |
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| General
article databases: |
The general databases
listed on the Article database page are all good tools
for finding material for a speech. Expanded Academic
indexes the magazine Vital Speeches of the Day. |
| News
and Newspapers |
Link to Lexis-Nexis,
Colorado Newstand, and other databases that specialize
in news. |
Quotations
Skyline subject search on quotations
: most of these are reference books, if you want books to
check out, limit to location, 2nd
floor.
Refine your search using a Subject
subheading, or keyword search two terms (baseball
quotations).
Speeches
Speeches in their full text are available in many formats.
Find speeches online, in video or audio productions, and
reprinted in books or journal articles.
Search Skyline for books, video and audio:
Subject: Speeches,
addresses, etc. Limit the search to a material type
such as video or audio tape.
Indexes for locating the texts of speeches:
Use article databases and indexes as you would
look for articles (Lexis/Nexis, Expanded Academic), also
there are many specialized indexes just for speeches:
Speech
Index. REF AI 3.S85
Covers speeches published in books and gives titles of books
in which complete speeches may be found. The indexes are
by author of speech, title, and subject.
Indexing
to speeches by women, subject search includes:
Index
to American women speakers, 1828-1978 . REF PS 400.O7
M36
We
Shall Be Heard: An Index to Speeches by American Women,
1978 to 1985. REF PS 408.Z9 M37 1988
Polls, Surveys and Public
Opinion Online
Roper
Center for Public Opinion Research. Lexis/Nexis.Full
text.
Public
opinion polls - periodicals - Link to a subject search
in Skyline. List includes the Gallup poll.
Audiovisual collections
There are many videos and audio tapes of famous speeches
available in the library. Search Skyline by the name of
the person and limit to the material type (video).
sample searches:
keyword search:
speeches limit material:
video
Sample of what you will find:
Contemporary
American Speeches. PN 4121.C684 1988 Film
& Video
Great
Speeches, the presidents PS662 .G74 1989 Film &
Video
Great
American Speeches PS668 .G7 1997 Film & Video
Speech Audio Recordings
Use Skyline to locate sound recordings of speeches. You
can do a word search on a topic, then limit the results
(material type "AUDIO
TAPES").
