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JBM 256: News Reporting: Articles about media & journalism
Databases: Finding articles
- Communication SourceCovers all communication topics: broadcasting, media, journalism, etc.
Use "Choose Databases" to add Academic Search Ultimate. - Sage Research MethodsUse this information about qualitative research methods to understand what a researcher tell you!
Search tips
- use "quotation marks" around phrases
- truncate - with an asterisk * - truncat* finds truncate, truncated, truncation
- use AND to combine unlike ideas: dance AND promotion
- use OR to connect synonyms: advertisements OR campaigns
Put it all together:
- "hip hop dance" in one box
- AND (promot* OR advertis* OR campaigns) in the next box
- use parentheses in single-box searching - when you don't have another set of boxes, e.g.,:
- "hip hop dance" AND (promot* OR advertis* OR campaigns)
Use the left or right menus to narrow your results, e.g., by language, date, subject, etc.
- Databases have a citation and sometimes they will also contain an abstract, or summary, of the article.
- Databases also often cite multiple types of resources - books, essays or chapters, government documents, etc.
- Some databases will also have the complete item (called the full text): you should see a link to an HTML or PDF document. Or click on - this will check other library databases for the full text.
- Last Updated: Jan 8, 2025 10:10 AM
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