Research Guides: COM 572: Health Campaigns & Communities: Getting Started

Recommended Databases for Your Research

Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC)
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Best source for scholarly articles on communication and mass media.
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) with Full Text
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Excellent source of research literature in nursing and allied health disciplines, behavioral sciences, education, and consumer health.
PsycINFO
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This database of the American Psychological Association is a major source of scholarly articles in psychology.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Useful for communication topics related to psychology, sociology or education.
Social Sciences Citation Index
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Locate scholarly articles in the social sciences. which include communications, economics, education, political science, psychology, and sociology.

University Wire from Nexis Uni
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Gain ideas from other college campuses from this collection of college newspapers from across the U.S.
Google Scholar
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Find open access scholarly articles using a friendly Google interface. UK users can set up "Library Links" in your Google settings to identify your affiliation with UK Libraries, giving you additional online fulltext articles based on your institutional affiliation. Ask Us if you need help.

Using Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

For materials that UK does not own, Interlibrary Loan is a great service for students to be familiar with. This short clip about Interlibrary Loan explains what ILL is and how to request materials using it.

Recommended For: Students

How to Use: Right click and choose Save Picture As.