Communication Research
Strategies
| Instructor: | Dale Vidmar |
| Title: | Instruction Coordinator/Education and Communication Librarian |
| Office: | Lib. 113E |
| Phone: | 552-6842 |
| Email: | vidmar@sou.edu |
Finding information and materials to support research in the field of communication is a dynamic enterprise with the growth of the Internet and library resources both within and beyond the actual Library. The following databases should serve as a working set of resources for not only finding information, but finding good information.
Library Catalogs: Finding Books, Subject Headings, and Other Materials
- Southern Oregon University Library Catalog
- Summit: Orbis Cascade Alliance Catalog
- Library Catalogs: Finding Books and Other Materials
Databases for Finding Journal Articles and Current Information
- Academic Search Complete
- EBSCO
- Multi-disciplinary full-text references
- Use advanced search mode
- For refereed or scholarly information, click box [ ] for refereed or scholarly journals.
- ComAbstracts
- Communication Journal Index
- Academic
Universe Lexis-Nexis - General News and Newspapers
- General
Interest Magazines
- InterLibrary Loan Forms
Internet/World Wide Web Resources: From Beginning to Advanced
- Internet Searching Tools
- Provides a selected listing of search tools, metasearch tools, and subject directories
- Ranks search tools
- Provides links to information about how to search more effectively
- Non-commercial site for search tools
- How to Search the Internet
- Tips to Effective Internet Searching
- Evaluating Web Resources
- Selected Communication Web Sites
- Selected Journalism Web Sites
Citing Resources
Please direct inquiries about this page to Dale Vidmar.