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Web Guides for Communication Studies
Comm302, Boise State University
Subject Guides: to Communication
: to Research Methods | Specialized
Sources | Discussion Lists
| Web Search Tools | Evaluation
| Citing |
Tutorials
Subject Guides for Communication
These subject guides categorize resources on the Web by subject areas
relevant to communication studies.
Communication
Studies Resources – University of Iowa
A list of pages in the area of Communication Studies with links
to other resources. Included are links to pages listing discussion lists and
electronic journals.
Media and
Communication Studies Site
This British-based site provides access to
internet-based resources useful in the
academic study of media and communication and is hosted by the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
(From About this Site page). There are links to articles,
lists of recommended reading, and other links to a wide variety of topics.
Communication Studies, Cultural
studies, Media studies Infobase by Mick Underwood
British emphasis site with commentary, articles, and links to other resources.
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Studies
of Mass Media, by Michael Kearl, Trinity University
Michael Kearl, Trinity University, has collected links to various media studies and to
media sites available on the web. He also includes a case study on television.
Open Directory,
Click Society, then Social Sciences, then Communication.
Yahoo!, Social
Science, Communications , Click on a sub-category.
Galaxy,
Social Sciences, Communication
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Subject Guides for Research Methods/ Statistics
Research
Methods and Statistics
Michael Kearl, Trinity University, provides some links that help
interested individuals "brush up" on their methodology and statistics. He
also provides links to Data Resources.
These resources are on his site, Sociological
Tour through Cyberspace.
Resources
for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research
Do you have a question about "how to do" evaluation
research? Ya-Lin Liu and Gene Shackman provide a multitude of links to
free sites that help with these questions.
Research
Tools and Methods (INTUTE)
From the United Kingdom's INTUTE: Social Sciences,
this site provides numerous links grouped broadly into categories of
"Research Tools" and "Research Methods". Research
Methods is further divided into resources for "Qualitative
Research" or "Quantitative Research". On each page,
links are grouped into categories such as books/book equivalents,
data, and educational materials.
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Specialized Sources
ACA: American
Communication Association
Web site for the American Communication Association.
Communication Institute
for Online Scholarship
Gives access to Tables of Contents for communications journals,
forums, directories, and other services for communication studies. This organization
produces and distributes ComAbstracts as one of its services.
Directory of Scientific Journals in Media and Communication
From Nordicom, Nordic Information Centre for Media and
Communication Research, this directory lists open access journals and print
journals that may also be published electronically. Each entry has
some information about the journal, and a link to the journal's home page.
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Discussion Lists and Newsgroups
Email discussions for
Communication, Journalism, Mass Communication and Media Studies
From the University of Iowa, Department of Communication Studies this site lists
discussion lists on topics relevant to communication studies. Also includes a link
to another searchable list of discussion lists.
Google
Groups
Use this service to search for Usenet newsgroup postings and lists from
1981 to current.
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Other Web Search Tools
Navigational Tools for the Web
Contains links to meta-search engines, search engines, general
search directories and guides, review sites, and Internet glossaries.
Evaluation Considerations
Evaluation
of Web Pages
Lists criteria to consider when evaluating Web pages.
Includes links to other Web pages on evaluation criteria. As a bonus, here's
some information on the Anatomy
of a URL that may be helpful in your evaluation efforts.
CSU
Information Competence Tutorials
The ninth tutorial of the California State University
Information Competence Project, entitled Use,
Evaluate, and Treat Critically Information Received from the Mass Media,
covers concepts important to evaluating information obtained from mass media
sources.
Citing Electronic
Resources: Style Guides
Karla’s Guide to Citation
Style Guides
A list with links to pages describing the citation of electronic
resources in styles such as MLA, APA and Chicago Manual of Style.
Dartmouth's
Sources
This site has great examples of citing various materials
in three different style guide formats (APA, MLA, Science), an excellent
introduction "about citing sources" and explanations of aspects of
the process.
Duke
Libraries
"Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism"
describes citing sources within a paper, creating a list of works cited,
plagiarism, and strategies for avoiding plagiarism. Together, these
sections provide a good review of the expectations in the academic
environment for giving credit where it's due.
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