Communication Research

This is a list of some of the most commonly used resources students find helpful for communications research, with an emphasis on where to find academic / scholarly sources. If you would like a broader sampling of results that includes everything in the library's holdings, enter a more general search in the library's catalog.

It is common for communications students to investigate subjects that intersect with other fields, such as business, examine specific kinds of media, such as news sources, or delve into a specific industry, such as sports and athletics. Make sure to use the library resources specific to those areas of study by utilizing additional research guides, filtering databases by subject, or using the "Advanced Search" option in the library catalog to search within a specific discipline.