International Academy Library Resources

When beginning your research, consider these questions to help you narrow your topic:

• What is your topic of interest?
• What issue are you interested in talking about?
• Is there a specific location you would like to focus on in your research? (optional)
• What question would you like to address?

Example:

• What is your topic of interest?
  • The media
• What issue are you interested in talking about?
  • The media's portrayal of different races/ethnicities.
• Is there a specific location you would like to focus on in your research?
  • America/United States
• What question would you like to address?
  • Does the American media accurately portray all races similarly?

From "How to Do Oral Citations in Speeches" by John Fisher.

Below are examples of how to cite a resource during your oral presentation.

Retrieved from Eastern Illinois University "Tips for Oral Citations"

For a magazine article

• “According to an article by Ben Elgin in the February 20^th, 2006 issue of Business Week, we can expect Google and Yahoo’s supremacy as the search engine giants to be challenged by new U.S. startups.  Elgin reports that  …”

•  “As reported in the February 20^th, 2006 issue of Business Week, many new companies are getting into the search engine business. This article explains that …”

•  “A February 20th, 2006 Business Week article reported that Google and Yahoo will face stiff competition in the search engine business …”

• “A 2006 Business Week article reported that Google and Yahoo …”

For a newspaper article

• “On February 22^nd, 2006, USA Today reported that …”

•  “An article about the effects of global warming appeared in the February 22^nd edition of USA Today. Todd Smith’s report focused on the alarming rate of …”

• “An article on global warming that appeared in the February 22^nd issue of USA Today sounded the alarm …”

For a website

• “According to information I found at www.ready.gov, the website of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. businesses and citizens …”

• “According to information posted on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s website, …”

• “Helpful information about business continuity planning can be found on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s website, located at www.ready.gov …”

• “I consulted the website maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to learn more about what businesses should do to plan for an emergency.  In the section entitled ‘Plan to stay in business,’ several recommendations for maintaining continuity of business operations were offered.  These suggestions included …”

For a journal article

• “A 2004 study published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology reported that incidents of workplace aggression have increased …”

• “Research conducted by Dr. Bailey and Dr. Cross at Stanford University found that incidents of workplace aggression have increased over the past five years.  Their 2004 study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology reported that …”

• “According to a 2004 study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, …”

• “A 2004 study by Bailey and Cross in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, …”

• “In a 2004 study published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Bailey and Cross reported that …”

• “A 2004 study by Stanford University researchers found that incidents of workplace aggression …”

• “Bailey and Cross, experts in workplace aggression, authored a 2004 study that shows that incidents of aggression in the workplace are increasing.  Their Journal of Applied Social Psychology article reports that …”

For a book

• “In her 2005 book, Good Health at Any Age, Dr. Gabriella Campos describes how we can maintain our health through healthy eating.  She recommends …”

• “Gabriella Campos, an expert in nutrition, describes what is needed to maintain a healthy diet in her 2005 book Good Health at Any Age.  She contends that …”

• “In her recent book, Good Health at Any Age, Dr. Gabriella Campos recommends …”

• “In Good Health at Any Age, Dr. Gabriella Campos, an expert in nutrition, offers suggestions for …”

For a television program

• “On February 21^st our local PBS station aired a program called “The Insurgency.”  In this program …”

•  “According to “The Insurgency,” a Frontline program aired by PBS on February 21^st, ….”

• “Frontline, a PBS program, focused on the Iraq War in the television program entitled “The Insurgency.”  This show aired on February 21^st and focused on the problems confronting …”

For a personal interview

• “On February 20^th I conducted a personal interview with Dr. Desiree Ortez, a psychology professor here at Eastern, to learn more about student responses to peer pressure. Dr. Ortez told me that …”

• “I conducted an interview with Dr. Desiree Ortez, a psychology professor at Eastern Illinois University, and learned that peer pressure is a big problem for university students.”

• “In an interview I conducted with Dr. Desiree Ortez, a psychology professor, I learned that …”

• “I met with Dr. Desiree Ortez, a psychology professor here at Eastern, to learn more about …   She told me that peer pressure is a major factor contributing to academic failure in college.”

• “In a telephone interview I conducted with Dr. Forest Wiley, a gerontology professor at University of Illinois, I learned that the elderly are likely to feel ...”

• “I e-mailed Dr. Forest Wiley, a gerontology professor at the University of Illinois, to get additional information on his research on the aging’s use of the Internet.  He told me  …”