LibGuides: COM 302: Issues in IPC (Relational Communication) (Farrell): Welcome

Handouts: Evaluating Information Using the CRAAP Test & Distinguishing Scholarly vs. Popular Sources Handout

Reading a Research Article in Communication Studies

Creating an Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography Handout Using APA Citation Style

Citing Your Sources Using APA Style

APA 7th Overview Handout
Handout covering the basics of APA style - 7th Edition.
APA Overview
PPT (updated for 7th Edition), including potentially tricky examples such as book chapters and secondary citations.

APA 7th Edition Quick Reference Guide
From APA, color-coded explanation of journal, book, and book chapter references (pdf).
APA 6th/7th Comparison Chart
Side by side comparison of the two editions, created by a librarian at East Carolina University.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - APA Style Guide
This is a dependable site for APA questions. Look for their Sample Paper, too.

Other Resources:

APA Style and Grammar Guidelines
From APA: Detailed instructions and examples from the 7th edition
Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style
from APA
Free DOI Lookup Tool
Provides a DOI for an article citation when one is available.
Is it Plagiarism Yet? (Purdue OWL)
Explains when to give credit to another person for their intellectual work (and how to do it correctly). Look for the "Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing" section on the left for examples of each.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes-Video

COM 302 PowerPoint

COM 302-Resources (PowerPoint)

Finding Scholarly and Popular Articles On UNLV Libraries Research Databases

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.
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.

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. **You can limit your search to peer-reviewed articles.**

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.

Google Scholar
Searches scholarly journal articles. Set preferences to UNLV for full text access!

EBSCO Databases
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You can choose to search for multiple databases at one time. For COM 302, you may want to search using Communication and Mass Media Complete, PscycArticles, PsycINFO, SocIndex with FullText, LGBT Life with FullText, etc.

Lists more than 30 databases available through the EBSCOhost interface. The databases index all subject areas with solid coverage of business, education, film, health, psychology, sociology, and sports. For each database there is a description of the content and some link to a Title List of indexed journals. The databases contain full text articles and link to more articles. Choose a single database to search or select multiple databases and search them simultaneously
APA PsycARTICLES
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1987-
Full text articles from 50 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Psychological Association.

PsycARTICLES provides the full text for articles from 50 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. The database covers general, specialized, basic, applied, and clinical psychology, and theoretical research. It contains more than 32,000 full text articles, letters to the editor and errata.
APA PsycINFO 1887-Current
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1800-
The American Psychological Association's international psychology database indexes journal articles, books and dissertations.

Update frequency: Updated monthly
PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others.
SocINDEX with Full Text
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1895-
Indexes the literature of sociology and related disciplines.

Includes full text for selected journals, monographs, and conference papers and contains full text for over 325 journals dating back to 1895. Encompasses all subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, marriage & family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological theory, sociology of education, substance abuse, urban studies, and many others.
LGBTQ+ Source
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Provides an index to the world's literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, as well as full text for 55 of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as more than 100 full-text monographs/books.

Outline Requirements

After fully immersing yourself in the research, you should create an outline of your paper. This should lay out your argument in a logical way and form the backbone of your paper. You will submit your outline, which is basically the plan for your paper, for feedback and points.

You may choose how exactly to organize your paper, but a basic structure looks something like this:

I. Introduction with thesis statement

II. Background information of the problem

III. Synthesis of the research

IV. Proposed solution

V. Conclusion

You should expand each section of your outline, and include several sentences or paragraphs of explanation for each section. Your biggest sections will obviously make up the body of your paper. Include notes about what sources you will include where, and what your basic arguments will be. Do not turn in a skeleton outline. This should be double-spaced and around 2 pages in length.

TED Talks

TED Talks
TED Conferences is a media organization that posts talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading." TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity. You can use the search box or click on the DISCOVER tab, then look under the Topics category for an A to Z list to check out the wide range of resources.
How to Cite a TED Talk in APA Style

Citing Your Sources Using Refworks

RefWorks
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Bibliography manager saves your citations and formats them into APA, MLA, or other styles.

This web-based bibliography manager lets you save citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more into your personal online database. You'll be able to quickly link to online articles, organize and share your references, and automatically create formatted bibliographies in all the major citation formats, including APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. Off-campus users, see the Using RefWorks at UNLV page for special instructions.

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic software package that enables you to:

Organize your research
Create a bibliography in a variety of citation styles, including APA, MLA and Chicago
Import references from many data sources
Create bibliographies in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.)
Include citations while you write your paper (using Write-n-Cite plugin)
Access your personal account from any computer connected to the internet

RefWorks Instructions

Proquest RefWorks guide
New RefWorks tutorials (YouTube)
New RefWorks FAQ
RefWorks Citation Manager (For use with Office 2016)
Write N Cite for Windows
Using Write N Cite with Microsoft Word

Literature Review Resources-A Literature Review is More Than a Summary-UCLA

Writing a Literature Review Video

Writing a Literature Review
Great video that will guide you in planning, researching, organizing, and writing your literature review.

Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research

Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research (Scribbr)

Resources for Creating Infographics (Free / Open-Source)

Canva
Free online design software with numerous templates available for creating infographics.
Infogram
Create free, interactive infographs.
Piktochart
Make your own infographics using this online editor.
Venngage
Make infographics free with templates and designs.