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Communication: What's in this guide

A guide for Communication resources

What's in this Guide?

This guide contains key resources for research and assessments

Searching for journal articles (via databases and Google Scholar), as well as tips for finding journal articles
Searching for books, plus tips for locating books and accessing eBook collections.
Locating online tutorials including database tutorials
Searching for video, news & media sources
Accessing researcher tools and databases
Correct referencing of your academic work
Accessing help with library services and resources

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Key resources

EBSCO Megafile Ultimate
Full-text journal databases and indexes covering social sciences, business, health, education, sciences and humanities
ProQuest databases
Over 15 journal databases of abstracted and full-text articles including: ABI/INFORM, Academic Research Library, Nursing and Allied Health Source, Proquest Education Journals and Proquest Social Science Journals.
Informit database collection
Provides access to over 90 Australian databases across a wide range of subjects.
Scopus
Abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed journals, books and conference proceedings in a wide range of disciplines. Includes author and affiliation searches, citation impact and analytical tools.
Scopus has a limit of 2,000 citation exports.
Scopus no longer supports Internet Explorer 10 or lower.

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Last Updated: Jul 27, 2020 4:02 PM
URL: https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/communication
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Subjects: Communication Studies, Creative Industries

Tags: communication, DCIT, digital technologies, mass media, media production