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COMM 4300: Activism & Engagement

Class guide for COMM 4300: Activism & Engagement to assist with finding resources for research assignments

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to help students in COMM 4300 find scholarly articles, newspapers, and other resources about social movements for their assignments. If you would like personalized assistance in finding resources, please contact Reference & Instruction Librarian Meli Taylor at taylolm@bgsu.edu

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Out of the hundreds of library research databases, the one most often used for communication studies topics is Communication and Mass Media Complete. This database offers full text for nearly 200 journals and abstracts for over 300 more.

  • Click on Communication and Mass Media Complete in the box above
  • Enter your search terms
  • When your results come up in the database, click on the "Academic Journals" button on the search bar to narrow your results to publications from academic journals.
  • Select an article that interests you; check the name of the journal the article is published in to make sure it is on the instructor's approved list.
    • Note: Even if you limit to "Academic Journals" within the database, you still need to evaluate the article to make sure it meets the criteria for a scholarly article. You may stumble onto book reviews or editorials published within academic journals not considered appropriate for research.