LibGuides: COM 216: Survey of Communication Studies (Powell): Library Guides

Off-Campus Access to Library Resources

Off-Campus Access to Library Materials
This short guide provides instructions on how to access UNLV Libraries resources off-campus. To access most materials, you will need to use your ACE Account.

UNLV Video Tutorials

UNLV Libraries Video Tutorials
Check out a wide variety of tutorials about the Libraries, the research process, and more! Here's a preview of one below:

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources--What's the Difference?

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources

Exploring Communication Studies Literature

Communication & Mass Media Complete
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1900-
Journal articles in the fields of communication and mass media studies .

Update frequency: weekly
Communication & Mass Media Complete contains journal articles in the fields of communication and mass media studies. It merges CommSearch (formerly produced by the NCA, National Communication Association) and the Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides current issues and backfiles of in the fields of communication and mass media.
Academic Search Premier
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Searchable articles from academic and professional journals and magazines covering every academic discipline.

Update frequency: Updated daily
This excellent one-stop resource lets you search citations and summaries by keyword and then instantly retrieve the full text of articles from journals online. The Get Text button helps you locate any article without linked full text in alternate online sources or in UNLV's print journal collection.

UNLV Libraries Quick Search
Quick Search searches for books and e-books, journal articles, videos, newspaper articles and more in UNLV's databases and collections.

Communication and Media Studies
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1950-
Full text of 16 communications journals published by Sage.

This communication collection includes the full text of journals published by Sage and participating societies. It covers such subjects as journalism, public opinion, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies, intercultural communication, television & film studies, media studies, business communication, organizational & management communication, written communication, rhetoric, and literacy studies.
ComAbstracts
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Abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field.

The ComAbstracts database index contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field. Produced by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. Use the link labeled "Check your library for full text access" to retrieve complete articles when available online.

Google Scholar
Google Scholar Settings
If you want to use Google Scholar as one of your search tools, this linked document describes how to update the Google Scholar settings to tie it to the subscriptions you have access to through UNLV and other libraries.

APA Citation Style Resources

UNLV Writing Center--Handouts
Includes details and examples of APA Citation Style.

APA - PURDUE OWL

APA Purdue OWL

Resources for Creating Your Virtual Poster

The link below includes resources for making posters related to your COM 216 research project. Special thanks to the TDRL Library for sharing these great resources!