COMM101: Oral Rhetoric - Environmental Sustainability

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• If you're off-campus, remember to start at the library homepage when connecting to databases and ebooks, so you'll be recognized as a Calvin user (when you're prompted to login, enter your Calvin username and passphrase).
• Need help with your citations? You can try a quick citation-generator, such as the ones found in our library databases, KnightCite, or EasyBib. Another great option for collecting and managing citations is Zotero.
  • For even more help, see the library's longer Citation 101 guide or try using Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab).
  • Looking for APA style help specifically? - Check out Purdue OWL's page on APA.

To find background information on your topic, one option is to filter your Primo search to "Reference Entries" as a source type, or search for your topic by keyword and one of these limiting terms: encyclopedia, dictionary, reference, handbook. (Be sure to limit by date to find most recent information!)

In addition to using our Primo search tool on the library's homepage, you may want to explore specific subject databases. Or, focus your search in these environmental sciences databases:

Lastly, this interdisciplinary database could be useful for getting a general pro/con perspective on some climate change topics (perhaps relevant for a persuasive speech):

One option to find news sources is to select the Primo filter "Newspapers Search" (under Resource Type). You could also search these newspaper databases:

Resources that can help you evaluate the credibility, bias, or perspective of news sources: