Research Guides: COM: Inform

Examples of Informative Speeches

CULTURE: CIA World Fact Book
History, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities
CULTURE: Topics from BBC
CULTURE: National Geographic Magazine
CULTURE: American Memory from the Library of Congress
Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience
CULTURE: World Histories and Cultures from the Library of Congress

Britannica Academic
Combines Encyclopdia Britannica and Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, plus magazines and periodicals, an atlas, biographies, e-books, and other tools.
Credo Reference
Credo Reference is an e-reference database with hundreds of encyclopedia, topical dictionary, and handbook titles. Use Credo to start your research by gathering background information, finding key terms and concepts, and then connecting to scholarly articles.
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Diversity Studies
A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection includes hundreds of journal titles exploring cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community.
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eBooks from Master Academic eBook Collection (Infobase)
With more than 2,500 core reference works from the Facts On File, Ferguson’s, and Bloom’s imprints. Coverage includes a wide range of academic subject areas—from literature and language reference, to world history, religion, and philosophy. Also includes Literary Classics eBook collection and Sacred Text eBook collection.