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following are some suggestions for places to look for information for
this course. There are many others. Ask or call the Reference Desk for
more help or if you have specific information needs. Kathy
Jones and Jan Sauer
University
Library Homepage
SOUTHcat
Catalog for the books, e-books, journal titles and dates,
dvds, cds, videos, and government documents that the Libraries own or
can be accessed through the Libraries.
Our
Journal List: Another way to find if we own an electronic
or print subscription to a particular journal or if you already have the
complete article information (citation). You
may browse and search particular online journals this way.
InterLibrary
Loan--register once. Articles and Books found in the state
carry no charge to you.
Indexes,
Articles, Databases: Use the indexes below to identify articles
on specific topics, as well as to locate full-text electronic
articles. Find about 100 subscribed databases on the "Articles,
Indexes, Databases" page linked from the Library
Homepage:
- Bound
print journals are shelved by call number on Third Floor- South.
- Current
print journals and journals in microform are shelved alphabetically
by title on Second Floor-South
Communication
and Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Over
600 journals indexed, 300 with full text
Dissertation Abstracts/Digital Dissertations.
Proquest.(Abstracts. Full text of theses completed at USA.)
Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. General
index; covers many disciplines
Academic OneFile. Gale/InfoTrac.
General
index; covers many disciplines
JSTOR.
All full text, slightly older journals
Project
Muse. 260 full text current journals
Emerald
Library.
full textfor 160 business journals
Science Direct. Multidisciplinary:
Physical, health and social sciences and humanities. Mostly full text.
Wiley InterScience. 400+ scientific, technical, medical
and professional journals
Business Source Premier. EBSCO. Many full text business
journals
General Business File ASAP. Gale/InfoTrac.
Many full text business journals
SocIndex with Full Text. Abstracts for 590+ sociology
journals. Indexing for books, monographs, conference papers.
Education Research Complete.
EBSCO. Indexes 1500 journals; full-text for 750. Includes full-text
for more than 100 books
Professional Development Collection-EBSCO.
over 520 full-text journals on educational topics.
Newspapers:
Mobile Register. 1992-present
LexisNexis Academic. National and international
newpapers, law reviews, transcripts, codes, statutes, statistics and
more
Newspaper Source. EBSCO
Full text newspapers
Proquest Newspapers. Full text newspapers
Ethnic Newswatch Complete. Proquest. Small ethnic
newspapers.
DOAJ--Directory
of Open Access Journals
A Few
Journals: "Check Our Journal List" for access
Communication
Education
Educational Technology Research and Development
Journal of Science Communication
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
Strategic Communication Management
Industrial and Commercial Training--Emerald Library
Corporate Communications: An International Journal. Emerald
Library
Training for Quality. Emerald Library
American
Rhetoric's List of Communication Journals: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/communicationjournals.htm
American
Rhetoric's List of Communication Associations: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/communicationassociations.htm
Webpages
created by USA Librarians to help you find information in a variety of
areas: (Click
here for more)
Using the
Public Internet:
Evaluating
Internet Sites--how to think about pages you find when you use a
public search engine.
Wikipedia--Open access, collabortively
created encyclopedia of information. Verify. Verify. Verify!
Google Advanced Search
Google Scholar
Google Book
Tech Com Library--free, nonprofit
index for professional, scientific and technical communicators (such
as technical writers).
Librarians
Index to the Internet
Citing
Sources
Plagiarism |
