Sort the list of databases by Subject to find a subject-specific database that may be better suited to your topic, like Environmental Studies or Diverse Identities or Perspectives.
To find sources for your persuasive speech, you can start your research the same way you did with your information speech: search your topic broadly then identify related keywords and ideas.
Information need: Sources to serve as evidence to persuade your audience to change their mind or take action. This will require more advanced searching than just finding information on a broad topic.
The database Academic Search Complete is a good place to find both popular and scholarly sources. It contains articles on a wide variety of research subjects.
Scholarly sources can be helpful for providing evidence because they discuss original research that was conducted by experts.
Use Academic Search Complete's advanced search feature to combine keywords.
Statista is a database for finding reliable statistics on a wide variety of global topics and interests. Statistics will offer more evidence to support your persuasive argument.
Enter your topic in the search box on the main page. Use quotations marks around your topic to search is as a complete phrase.
Each set of statistics provides the source of the data (Source Link) for more context. You can also download a PDF of the chart or a PowerPoint slide of the chart, and get its citation.
NewsBank: Access World News gives you full text news sources from across the globe. News sources related to your topic will provide a journalism or media perspective so you can see how your topic is reported on and discussed in the community.
Enter your broad topic in the search bar. Be sure to use the search strategies you learned earlier, like putting your topic in quotation marks if it's more than one word. (example: "endangered species" )
Sort your topic by newest or oldest, search a specific date range, or narrow your results by source type.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with areas of study such as Business, Health, Criminal Justice, Science, Humanities, Political Science and more from over 14,000 local, regional, national, and news sources. Coverage is from 1980 to current, updated daily.