Social Sciences & Humanities Librarian
Marcia Whitehead
Contact:
Boatwright Library
28 Westhampton Way
804-289-8823
28 Westhampton Way
804-289-8823
Subjects: American Studies, Biography, Book Reviews, Citing Sources, Classical Studies, E-Books, English & Literature, First Year Seminar, French, German, Humanities, International Education, Language and Linguistics, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, Master of Liberal Arts, Primary Resources, Reference Sources, Rhetoric & Communication Studies, Richmond Area , Russian, Scholarly Publications, Spanish, Special Topics
Help Menu
- Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowSearch our library catalog (aka OneSearch) for all types of sources. It combines results from many of our databases. (Ex Libris)
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowUse this discovery tool to search most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings. (Ex Libris)
How to Find Editorials
An editorial or opinion editorial (op-ed) is a newspaper column written by the editor, or a guest writer, expressing a personal opinion on a particular issue or event that has happened recently in the news. Editorials can be very influencial, particularly those written in the largest circulating newspapers.
Major US newspapers:
- New York Times - Op Ed SectionRead the daily op-ed pieces in one of the most influential and largest-circulating newspapers in the US.
- Washington Post - Opinion SectionFind daily op-ed pieces, many covering politics and public policy since the WP is the dominate newspaper for Washington, D.C.
- Wall Street Journal - Opinion & CommentaryRead op-ed pieces from the preeminent US newspaper focused on economics and economic policy.
- Chicago TribuneFind editorials focusing on national, regional and local issues.
- LA TimesRead editorials and opinion pieces from the major newspaper of the west coast.
- US Newspapers by State - from refdesk.comLists every newspaper currently published in every state of the union. Maybe take a look at your hometown newspaper op-ed section.
- The Collegian - Opinion SectionOpinion section for the UR student weekly newspaper.
Best Resources for Speech Presentation and Design
- UR Weinstein-Jecklin Speech CenterProvides appointments and resources for practicing speeches and getting consultant feedback to improve presentations.
- American RhetoricProvides thousands of speeches in video, audio & transcript format to understand argumentation and presentation regarding public speaking.