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Public Speaking

Locating Books in the Stacks

Print books are shelved upstairs in the Library by subject area. Each book has a label attached to the spine with an alphanumeric code, known as the call number. Biographies are shelved according to the category to which the subject belongs. For example, artists will be under N, musicians, under M, and politicians under J. The following suggests the call number ranges for this class:

B: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion.
D: World History
E: History of the Americas. United States.
F: History of the Americas. 
G: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation.
H: Social Sciences
J: Political Science
K: Law
L: Education
M: Music
N: Art 
P: Language and Literature
Q: Science
R: Medicine
S: Agriculture
T: Technology 
U: Military
V: Naval

Library Resources for Presentation Topics

The following databases are available both on and off campus; off campus users will be prompted for a username and password - these are your moodle/email log-ins. 


The following websites might be useful to you in the information gathering phase.