COM 300: Communication Research Methods (Gray)

Example: I'm looking for scholarly articles on FOMO and social media.

• Login to the Communication and Mass Media Complete database
• Click the link for Choose databases
• Click the boxes for Academic Search Complete and APA PsycInfo and click OK so all of the databases can be searched simultaneously
• Type FOMO or fear of missing out into the first box
• Type social media or facebook or instagram into the second box
• Click Search
• On the left-hand side, click the box for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

Example: I want scholarly articles on FOMO and social media.

• Type FOMO or fear of missing out into the search box
• Click +Add Search Field
• Type social media or facebook or instagram into the second box
• Click Search
• Use the pull-down menu on the right-hand side to sort articles by Cited by (highest)
• You will have a list of the most cited articles which are especially impactful for this topic

Example: I'm looking for dissertations on FOMO and social media

• Type FOMO or fear of missing out into the first box and change the field to Anywhere except full-text- NOFT
• Type social media or instagram or facebook into the second box and change the field to Anywhere except full-text- NOFT
• Click Search