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COMM 01 Young

Fundamentals of Speech

About this Guide

Blue circle with a white tree on the inside with text that reads Merced College Library underneathWelcome to the Merced College Library!

This library research guide has information and tools useful for your speech for Professor Young. Use the tabs on the left to:

  • learn a strategy for choosing sources
  • recognize major types of sources - background sources, scholarly books, and scholarly and popular articles
  • understand library databases 
  • select library databases 
  • explore suggested library database
  • learn strategies for searching in databases
  • find database video tutorials
  • cite sources in APA 5
  • get in contact with faculty librarians for additional research and learning support