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COM 300: Communication Research Methods (Gray)

This guide will help you with your research

Article Databases

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

Encyclopedias

Dissertations

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