Research Guides: Communication: Finding Articles

Databases

These databases should be helpful in finding articles relevant to Communication.

Communications & Mass Media This link opens in a new window
Brings together information found in more than 400 journals. Articles on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature, to meet the needs of researchers.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
This full-text database is an essential tool for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students, providing extensive coverage for a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and related disciplines.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Spanning many academic disciplines, this database covers all subject areas.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary coverage of newspapers, magazines, and journals.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
The database brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, court cases, newspaper and magazines articles on social issues.
News This link opens in a new window
Find full-text articles from U.S. and foreign newspapers, including the New York Times, dated from 1980.
Humanities Source This link opens in a new window
Humanities Source is a valuable full-text database covering literary, scholarly and creative thought. It provides full text, indexing and abstracts for the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities.

Smart Search

You can also use Smart Search to find peer-reviewed / scholarly articles and eBooks in the field of Communications. Use the box below or use the Smart Search box on the library's homepage.

1. Enter your search terms into the box below and click "Search."
2. Start with a broad search such as "conversation".
3. Click "Advanced Search" at the top of your results page to add more terms and narrow your search.

For example, you could add "childhood" in the second search box below the first box to narrow the topic.

Smart Search