COMM111 Susan Martin-WI23

This CCC Library Course Guide will give you the tools you need to complete your Informative Speech Assignment. Learn how to:

• Get Help when you need it.
• Choose a topic.
• Describe credible sources.
• Translate your topic into search terms.
• Find comprehensive overview articles on your topic.
• Search CCC Library's Catalog - our version of Google.
• Create MLA in-text citations and an MLA Works Cited page and how to use premade citations.

Don't hesitate to contact me or another librarian at CCC Library for help - that's what we're here for! Chat, phone, email, come by Dye Learning Center, or 1:1 Zoom appointments. My contact information is on this page.

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How to get help:

You can always reach out to SD (see the box on this page with contact info) to get help from CCC Library. Here are some other options:

• Call the research help desk: 503-594-6042
• Email the research help desk: reference@clackamas.edu
• Come by the library in Dye Learning Center on the Oregon City campus (make sure to check our hours!)
• Make an appointment with a CCC Librarian using our appointment scheduler
• Use 24/7 Chat (box below on this page)

Why to get help:

There are lots of reasons you might want to get help from a librarian, here are some ideas (feel free to come up with your own!):

• Picking a topic for your project
• Turning your research idea into a search
• Finding credible and reliable sources
• Getting FREE access to articles and books
• Citations
• Librarians are friendly

Blank screen, prefer the HD version, or want Closed Captioning? Watch the YouTube video (3m33s).

  Video created by CCC Library (July 2022).