To access any database in this Research Guide from off campus, you will need your myMCC login.
If you need help choosing a topic or finding keywords for your topic, try these databases.
full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference
Collection of multidisciplinary ebooks.
Once you have a general topic for speech, these databases can help you focus it a bit more.
Keywords are the words you use to find information on your topic. When you search databases, use specific keywords instead of questions.
Keep your keywords neutral so you don't bias your search results. For example, instead of social media AND negative effects, search social media AND effects.
If you need ideas for keywords:
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