Core Concepts in Communication Studies, 036:001

Professor Joy Hayes

Ericka A. Raber, Reference and Instruction Librarian

Spring 2008

 

UI Libraries’ Resources

 

AJR NewsLink

Use to locate different types of papers (daily, weekly, international, regional, etc.); provides links to the online versions of the papers; some papers offer RSS Feeds

 

Academic Search Elite (ASE)

ASE is an EBSCOhost database of magazine, journal and newspaper articles. 

• Use to search news magazines (e.g. U. S. News & World Report, Time, etc.).  A lot of full-text options:  html (text only), PDF (scanned image of print version), and InfoLink.  InfoLink will guide you to other full-text options.
• Use Publications tab to search for specific title, get publication information such as frequency, and to limit your search to a specific title
• Save, email, and print your articles.
• Email alerts – save your searches on a particular topic and publication:  login required for email alert
• RSS Feeds also available
• Export to RefWorks to save your citations (add items to a folder,

             

LexisNexis Academic

Provides access to a wide range of news sources.  News wires, television and radio transcripts are also available.  Full-text available in html (text-only).

• Power Search allows you to limit to a few major titles (Washington Post, NYT)
• Use the source tab to search other specific titles (i.e. San Francisco Chronicle).  Look up the source under Find a Source, click OK.
• Save, email, print articles.
• Export bibliographic citations to RefWorks.

 

Alt-PressWatch A full text database comprised of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

Ethnic NewsWatch  An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.

• Use Publications tab to search for specific title, get publication information such as frequency, and to limit your search to a specific title
• Set up an email alert for your search; no login required
• Export to RefWorks (mark relevant records, view your records, export citations, export directly to RefWorks)

 

Consider setting up:

Email alerts from:

Academic Search Elite; Alt-PressWatch; Ethnic NewsWatch; Google News
Limit your alert to a specific news source; limit to a keyword or subject search that works well.

RSS Feeds (use GoogleReader, another feed reader or a feed reader within your browser)
Academic Search Elite; Google News
If possible, select a feed that allows you to put keyword and publication limits on your search.  Sample RSS Feed

RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based citation management and bibliography tool. It can help you to efficiently store, organize, and share citations and easily format them for papers and bibliographies.

RefWorks Two-Page Overview

RefWorks Tutorial

When using RefWorks, remember to view each imported record and double-check the information that has been imported.  Be sure that the reference type (such as newspaper article) is correct.  Make any necessary corrections or additions right away while you have the item in front of you.  If the reference type is incorrect or information is missing, RefWorks will not be able to create an accurate reference for the item.

RefWorks also has a free download that works with Microsoft Word called Write-N-Cite.  You can use Write-N-Cite to help you insert references into your paper and format your bibliography.  See the RefWorks Tutorial for more information.

CHECK YOUR FORMATTING
Hacker's Research & Documentation Online
Four citation styles are covered: MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE. An extension of the Hacker handbook used widely by college undergraduates, this Website also provides comprehensive instruction for finding and documenting sources.

APA Style Guide
A brief overview of the American Psychological Association style with sample citations, created by librarians at the University of California, Berkeley.

Web Resources

Television News Archive

The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. Individuals may make requests for video tape loans for reference, study, classroom instruction, and research. We offer DVDs or videotapes that are duplications of entire broadcasts as well as compilation tapes of individual news stories specified by the borrower. Borrowers pay fees for the items loaned to cover the costs of providing this service.

 

 revised: 2/14/08