COMM 290: Communication Problems and Research
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Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSubjects covered include communication, multi-media studies, marketing, linguistics, logic, language, and related fields. Find academic and trade journals, author profiles, and articles.
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PsycInfo (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSubjects covered include psychology and all specialties. Also covers psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations.
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SPORTDiscusSubjects covered include sports medicine, coaching & education, consumer health, nutrition, exercise science, health education, physical therapy, and all fields related to sports science. Find journals, academic and trade articles, and videos.
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One Business (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowSubjects covered include business, marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more. Find articles, news, company reports, industry reports, videos, and ebooks.
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Caution! Not all journal content is scholarly
Scholarly journals often publish other types of writing relating to communication between members of the field. These articles are usually short in length and are considered not scholarly. Examples of this type of writing include: book reviews, letters to the editor, comments on previously published articles, obituaries.
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Examples of non-scholarly journal content:
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Ebola Crisis—Communication Chaos We Can Avoid.Example of an editorial or opinion piece from a scholarly journal. This is not original research and should not be considered peer-reviewed or scholarly.
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Sharing Our Lives Online: Risks and Exposure in Social Media.This is an example of a book review published in a scholarly journal. It should not be considered scholarly or peer-reviewed.
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Why Youth Media Needs a Social Worker.Example of an interview in a scholarly journal. This does not contain original research and would not be considered scholarly or peer-reviewed.