Research Tips
Galileo and Berry together offer many useful resources that should prove invaluable to communication students. To access Galileo go to the Memorial Library and there will be a link on the desktop of each computer in the Library. Off-campus use of this database requires a password that can be obtained at the Memorial Library circulation desk by showing your student ID.
To access these databases from your dorm room (or a lab on campus), go to the library's “Online Research Resources,” from there you will see “Browse by Title: (A-Z).” This link will take you to a complete list of online resources with the web address for each database.
Key Communication Resources & Databases
Database |
Description |
Vendor/Access Notes |
Coverage |
ABI Inform Complete |
Provides indexing for all major business publications, including full-text access for over 1,460 titles |
GALILEO/ProQuest |
1971- (Indexing) 1991 – (Some full-text) |
Academic Search Complete |
Provides full-text for over 5,300 journals from a variety of disciplines. Indexes and abstracts over 10,000 journals. |
GALILEO/EBSCO |
1984- (Indexing) 1991-(Some full-text & images) |
ArticleFirst |
Bibliographic citations for items listed on table of contents of over 13,000 journals. |
GALILEO/OCLC First Search |
1990- |
Business Source Complete |
Provides full text for more than 3,600 journals covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting and marketing. Includes country economic reports and detailed company profiles for larger companies. |
GALILEO/EBSCO |
1984-(Indexing) 1990-(Some full-text & images) |
Communication & Mass Media Complete |
Indexes over 285 journals related to communication and mass media studies. Includes full text to over 160 journals. |
GALILEO/EBSCO |
Early 1900s - |
CQ Researcher |
Provides simple search interfaces for Congressional Quarterly's coverage of government, public affairs, and contemporary issues. |
Congressional Quarterly, Inc. |
Varies. |
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books |
Over 600 journals (95% are “full-text” articles) |
The H.W. Wilson Company |
8/1981- |
JSTOR |
A complete digitized archive of over 200 core scholarly journals, covering a variety of disciplines |
JSTOR |
Varies By Title 1665- |
Lexis Nexis Academic |
Major business, news, legal, and reference tool. Over 5,000 full-text source titles |
GALILEO |
Varies. |
Social Science Abstracts |
Covers more than 350 core periodicals in the social sciences, including anthropology, political science, social work, and others |
The H.W. Wilson Company |
2/1983 - |
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega |
Full-text, indexing, and abstracting of multidisciplinary, select English-language periodicals. Subject coverage includes current events, business, the humanities, science, and the social sciences |
The H.W. Wilson Company No password required for on-campus use |
1994- |
Major Journals in the Communication Field
This is not an exhaustive list, but the following journals should be considered useful and valid sources for making arguments in research papers:
American Communication Journal
American Journalism
Atlantic Journal of Communication
Broadcasting & the Law
Communication & Critical/Cultural Studies
Communication Law & Policy
College Media Review
Critical Studies in Media Communication
International Journal of Cultural Studies
Journal of Advertising
Journal of Advertising Research
Journal of Applied Communication Research
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Journal of Business Communication
Journal of Film & Video
Journal of Marketing Communications
Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Journal of Popular Culture
Journal of Popular Film and Video
Journal of Public Relations Research
Journal of Radio Studies
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Mass Communication and Society
Visual Communication Quarterly
These trade publications, written for people inside the media industry, may also be helpful, but should not be confused with scholarly publications:
Advertising Age
Adweek
Billboard
Broadcast Engineering
Broadcasting and Cable
Columbia Journalism Review
Editor and Publisher Weekly
Feedback
MultiChannel News
The Public Relations Strategist
The Quill
Talkers Magazines
Sight and Sound
Variety