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Communication Studies

442iResearch Guide

Get to the databases:http://www.csulb.edu/library > database by topic> communicationstudiesGet to the Slides: http://csulb.libguides.com/communication

TerminologyCitationsArticle Title, Author, Journal Title, Volume Number, Issue Number, Page Number, Date

AbstractSummary of article, tells what the article is about

Call NumberAddress of book/journal in library

Before you get to the computer1. Start with a Research Topic2. Identify keywords & synonyms

3. Create search statements using And, Or, W1

AND narrows a search.

example: television AND viewing

OR broadens a search.example: viewing OR watching

Helpful Search TipsTruncation *Allows you to include all possible word-endingse.g. Female* looks for females or female

ProximityW1 makes your terms appear together as a phraseexample: reality w1 television Ronald w Reagan gang w/s violence

Information you need for your report:DemographicsBattleground StatesSpeechesFilms & AdsGuest appearancesCampaign events

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Useful DatabasesNewspapers (Pro-Quest)

Contains the full-text of newspapers and other publications from everywhere!

Covers the following years 1980-Current date

Allows you to search by article type (e.g. statistics, editorial, interviews, commentary etc.) Allows the use of quotations for searching!

CQ ResearcherContains the full text of information on many topics that are reflected in todays newsEach one contains this information about an issue:

Overview

Background (history)

Current situation

Outlook

Pro/con

Chronology

Next Step (future of the issue)

CQ Voting and Elections CollectionContains the full text on all things related to elections. It includes a section on voting behavior andelection profiles of candidates.

Opposing Viewpoints DatabaseContains essays on both sides of an issue

Search by keyword if you have multiple terms

Make sure you check out the dates of sources used- some of them are older than others

Contains the full text

Lexis Nexis Academic

Contains the full-text of the article Be creative with your terms and keywords

Has tons of information for all aspects of a topic including legal publications, medical andreference

Ranks by Relevancy

Terms for Lexis Nexis:

Polls & Surveys

Voters & Voting

Associations UnlimitedContains listings for a variety of associations

You can search by subject

Contains links to official organization web sites

International Political Science AbstractsContains political science journal articles

Same interface as Communication & Mass Media Complete Good source for finding out info on voting behavior, advertising etc.

Communication and Mass Media complete Also uses W1 connector

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For Advertising effectiveness etc.

COAST the library catalog

Only things we have at CSULB

Find books, e-books and more!

sort results by year (most recent first)

search for videos, DVDs and audio books

Terms for COAST:Advertising, politicalPolitical CommunicationsPresidential CampaignsQuotations, English

WebsitesElections

Political Communication Lab (Stanford)

http://pcl.stanford.edu/

Federal Election Commission Report Databasehttp://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/srssea.shtml

Capital Eye e-journalhttp://www.capitaleye.org/

CNN Elections Centerhttp://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/

Speeches

Opposing Viewpointshttp://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/opposing/

Statistics Research Guidehttp://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/stats.html

Voters

Census Informationwww.census.gov

Statistical Abstract of the United Stateshttp://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

Getting the full text of the articleStep ONE

Get citations from index

Author, title, journal title, volume, page number year

Step TWO

If you are using a research database click on the SFX link if it is available

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If you are find your article citation in print- search the catalog byJOURNAL title to see if weown it electronically or in print

Citing sourcesCSULB Library http://www.csulb.edu/projects/surf/tools/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.phpNCSU Library http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/using/cite/cite3a.phpStyle Manuals Page http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/style.html

How to Get a Library PasswordGo to Coast https://coast.library.csulb.edu/patroninfoType in your name, CSULB I.D. #, and a Password of your choiceConfirm Password by typing it twice moreIf you forgot your pin call: 562 985-5512 and get it erased so you can create a new one!

STILL Need Help?Tiffini Travis [email protected] and MSN: csulb_librarian

AOL and GoogleTalk: csulblibrarian

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