Research Guides: COMM 1300 (Janda): Public Speaking: Research Tools

Recommended Databases to Find Articles

The tabs here contain the tools we used in class. The first one listed in every category is the one we looked at together. I included a few others; feel free to explore them all.

OneSearch on Library Main Page
This search box is like "Google" for the Libraries: it searches most of what we have. You can use the filters that pop up on the left side of the screen after your initial search to narrow your result by date, peer review, type of resource.

Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Comprehensive research resource for communication and related disciplines.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Multidisciplinary index to thousands of popular and scholarly journals, including engineering trade journals, from 1975 to current.
Google Scholar
Tool to search for scholarly documents across the web, with an added feature of CU Full Text links.
EBSCO Society & Politics
Comprehensive source for materials on all social and political topics. Includes the following collections:
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)
Citation information for scholarly journals.

Statista
Statista aggregates statistics and studies from market researchers, organizations, specialist publications, and government sources.

Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.

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CQ Researcher Plus Archive
Good for background information on contemporary issues affecting the U.S.

ProQuest News and Newspapers
Current and historical coverage of major U.S. newspapers.
Access World News Research Collection
Online access to major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles. Also includes newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more.
Alternative Press Index (EBSCO)
Database of journal, newspaper and magazine articlesfrom hundreds of international alternative, radical and left periodicals. Covers 1991-present. For 1969-1990, see Alternative Press Index Archive.
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)
Periodicals of ethnic and minority presses. Articles written primarily by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, and Jewish people.

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