Public Speaking Course Guide

Credo Reference is a portal to thousands of online encyclopedias that provide a ton of background information and context in short articles. Use the Mind Map tool on your search results to find sources on specific aspects of your topic.

Find books and ebooks on a broad range of topics by searching in IUCAT. Use broad keywords to search for titles that you can access on the Kokomo campus, or check the All IUCAT box to find items you can request from other IU campus libraries.

CINAHL Ultimate is the new definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text for more of the most used journals in the CINAHL index than any other database. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments.

This service of the National Institutes of Health offers resources about health conditions, drugs and supplements, and other wellness issues in thorough and easy-to-read articles.

This database provides access to articles published in some of the most prominent news publications in the United States, including the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Be sure to Limit your Results by Publication Date to locate more recent articles.

This database includes a much broader range of sources, but it is also the best way to search for articles from popular magazines, like Time, the Atlantic, Ebony, and Newsweek. Check the Cover Story box to locate in-depth articles and reporting on your topic.

The online version of The Times, the most comprehensive existing aggregation of information and content created and published by The New York Times.

IU Kokomo users: To register for access, click on the above resource link. Search for or click on Indiana University Kokomo. Click the on-campus link, or click Go for off campus, and then log in with your IU username and passphrase. You will be redirected to the NYT welcome page. Click Create Account. Complete the registration fields. After registering, you will have full account access for 1 year, after which you will simply need to re-register your email address.
Mobile device users: After you create a personal NYT.com account, you can download the New York Times app from your app store, and then use your account on your own device.

Access the world's latest news, business insight, and expert commentary from The Wall Street Journal. This resource allows full access to WSJ.com and Wall Street Journal mobile apps.

IU Kokomo users: You will be prompted to register for access upon your first use of the above link. Log in with your IU CAS credentials, and then complete the registration form with your name and email address to set up your account. You should be able to automatically log in (with CAS) thereafter. You can also use your registered account credentials to log in at WSJ.com or on WSJ mobile apps.

Also known as the giant search box on the Library website, EDS is a great tool for finding a variety of sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles. Just select the Peer reviewed box to limit your results. You'll get a large number of results in EDS, so use the Date range filter to limit by date and add more specific search terms to focus in on your topic.

When you need sources that are peer-reviewed and written by experts, peer-reviewed journal articles are great choices. Academic Search Complete provides access to full-text articles from a wide range of disciplines. Be sure to check the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals box to limit your results as needed.