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Welcome to Communication Studies Research at JMU Libraries!
This page lists resources commonly needed by SCOM students. You can find additional information, including streaming video tutorials about how to do SCOM research, on the Communication Studies Research Guide page. [more info]
 
 
Articles (from journals)
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Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Article index with some full text in the fields of communication and mass media studies. [more info]
Campus/Remote
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ABI Inform (ProQuest)
For organizational comm. topics. Be sure to add a comm. term to your search! [more info]
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines ... [more info]
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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, book reviews, abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations... [more info]
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ComAbstracts (CIOS)
An index with abstracts for articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications... [more info]
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ComIndex (CIOS)
Indexes journals in Communication Studies. [more info]
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Articles (from magazines)
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Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics... [more info]
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Citation Searching
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Scopus (Elsevier)
Indexing, abstracts, and citation searching for science and social science scholarly literature... [more info]
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Polls / Surveys
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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) (University of Michigan)
A vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, available for download and re-use.... [more info]
Campus/Remote
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General Social Survey (GSS)
Search on 4697 to get theGeneral Social Surveys, 1972-2006 [Cumulative File] [more info]
Internet
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Harris Poll
Survey data on a wide variety of subjects [more info]
Internet
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Survey data about the press, politics and public policy issues [more info]
Internet
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Selected Social Science Databases for Test / Survey Searching (ProQuest)
Add questionnaire* or scale* or survey* or checklist* or instrument* or test* to your search to help find measurement instruments. [more info]
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Selected Social Science Databases for Test / Survey Searching (EBSCO)
Add questionnaire* or scale* or survey* or checklist* or instrument* or test* to your search to help find tests. [more info]
Internet
 
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Statistics & Datasets
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ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) (University of Michigan)
A vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, available for download and re-use.... [more info]
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Tests and Test Information
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Communication Research Measures
Research measures you can use for research / instructional purposes, without specific permission... [more info]
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Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences
Excellent free index of noncommercial tests found in book-length compilations. Use LEO Library Catalog or Interlibrary loan to get the book with the test you need. [more info]
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HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments) (Ovid)
Descriptions of behavioral tests and measurements in health fields, psychosocial sciences... [more info]
Campus/Remote
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Selected Social Science Databases for Test / Survey Searching (ProQuest)
Add questionnaire* or scale* or survey* or checklist* or instrument* or test* to your search to help find measurement instruments. [more info]
Campus/Remote
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Selected Social Science Databases for Test / Survey Searching (EBSCO)
Add questionnaire* or scale* or survey* or checklist* or instrument* or test* to your search to help find tests. [more info]
Internet
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PsycINFO (APA)
An index with abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines (sociology, linguistics, anthropology, education, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology). [more info]
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Videos
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Vanderbilt Television News Archive
The latest version of RealPlayer required to view videos.  Click here to download.
Streaming video of news from NBC (1968 to date) and CNN (1995 to date) plus indexing of television network news from all the major networks, 1968 to date. [more info]
Campus/Remote
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Great Speeches Online EVG On Demand
Note: When you click the link above to access this resource, click on Member Login to access the resource.
Click 'more info' to find out what Great Speeches are available...Watch Malcolm X, JFK, Bill Clinton, and many more! [more info]
Internet
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VideoBlocks
VideoBlocks contains downloadable stock footage, motion backgrounds, production music, sound effects, and more. [more info]
Campus/Remote
 
 
Legislative & Congressional Information
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CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press)
Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation... [more info]
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Reference Information
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Communication Research Measures: A Sourcebook
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Carrier Library Stacks, P91.3 .C62 2004
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Sage Knowledge
Reference books are the authoritative equivalent to Wikipedia!  Search for communication topics by keyword and read essays written by faculty, researchers, and other qualified experts in the field! Specific titles of interest within Communication & Media Studies include Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media, Encyclopedia of Public Relations, and Encyclopedia of Political Communication, but this resource covers other important areas like Psychology, Social Issues, and Research Methods. [more info]
Campus/Remote, AE5.S244
 
 
Websites
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American Rhetoric Speech Bank (American Rhetoric)
Index and full text of over 5000 audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches... [more info]
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ComVista (CIOS)
A guide to programs of study in communication-related departments in North American higher education. One year trial subscription. [more info]
 
 
 
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Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia
 
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