LibGuides: COMM 430: 2016-1: Find Scholarly Articles

Primary Communication Resources

The Communications Network. (2014, Oct. 15). #ComNet14. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecomnetwork/15358554097/ Used under the Creative Commons License.

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
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Provides research in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) This link opens in a new window
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Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings in library and information science. Coverage: mid-1960s-present.
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
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Additional Resources

For some research topics, you will also need to search in disciplinary databaes other than Communication. The choices below are good alternatives.

ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Core database in education with citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, research reports, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and other education-related materials. Coverage: 1966-present.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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The American Psychological Association's (APA) resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. It is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health, and contains citations and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s. Included is information on the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others.
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Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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A scholarly business database providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.
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