Article Databases (For further databases explore the Subject Guides)
These databases can be used to find peer-reviewed articles along with other sources such as newspapers and blog posts.
- Ebsco search for Communication/Media StudiesSearch across the following databases: Communication & Mass Media Complete; Academic Search Premier; MLA International Bibliography; Humanities International Complete; SocINDEX with Full Text; andAPA PsycInfo,
- Click on Choose Databases (above the search boxes) to change the databases being searched.
- Limit to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals under Limit your results.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window A multidisciplinary resource providing the largest aggregated full-text database in the market today totaling more than12,665 titles - with over 9,745 titles in full text. Covers more than 160 subject areas, including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more. Provides over 400 full-text U.S., Canadian and international newspapers; nearly 30,000 full-text dissertations in the areas of business, psychology, physical sciences, health, education; and nearly 9,000 market reports for business information for 43 industries in 40 countries.
- Science Direct This link opens in a new window Access to full text of over 2,500 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in the areas of: Biochemistry; Business and Management; Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Psychology; and Social Science. Includes recently-accepted articles in press. Note: AND, OR, NOT must be entered in all uppercase. (See further details.)
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
- Click on the Full-Text@Emmanuel at the right of articles or the more option below the item record.
- Search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journals peer-reviewed status.
Newspaper Sources (See Newspaper Guide for further sources.)
- New York Times publications This link opens in a new window
Searches across New York Times, Late Edition, New York Times (Online), New York Times International, New York Times Español, New York Times Magazine, New York Times (video), New York Times Book Review, and The Daily (podcast). Filter results by Publication Title to limit to a specific title.
- New York Times - Academic Pass This link opens in a new windowUse the TimesMachine site to explore over 150 years of Times journalism, as it originally appeared.
- Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new windowNote: The online version of the Chronicle is updated every weekday and provides relevant news, advice, and job listings for college and university faculty members and administrators.
Tips for Google Searching
- Including "site:.gov" or "site:.edu" limits to government or educational sites.
For example: ChatGPT "College Students" OR "undergraduate students" site:.edu- Google assumes AND between terms, use OR [capital] to include alternative terms. Use quotes for exact phrases.
- Use the Tools filter option on the results page to limit when the information was posted.
- Use Google Advanced search for more options.
Evaluation of sources on the Internet
- Evaluation the potential sources through lateral reading of the website.
According to a study by Wineberg and McGrew (2017):
"Historians and students often fell victim to easily manipulated features of websites, such as official-looking logos and domain names. They read vertically, staying within a website to evaluate its reliability. In contrast, fact checkers read laterally, leaving a site after a quick scan and opening up new browser tabs in order to judge the credibility of the original site."
- Evaluate your sources using SIFT and SCARAB Methods (Evaluating Sources, McHenry County College)
See the Library Guide for further information on citing in MLA
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