Research Guides: Communication Research Guide: Finding Articles

Recommended Databases

Journal of e-Media Studies
Peer-reviewed, on-line journal dedicated to the scholarly study of the history and theory of electronic media, especially Television and New Media.
International Journal of Communication
Interdisciplinary journal that, while centered in communication, is open and welcoming to contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that meet at the crossroads that is communication study.
Game Studies
To explore the rich cultural genre of games; to give scholars a peer-reviewed forum for their ideas and theories; to provide an academic channel for the ongoing discussions on games and gaming.
Nordic Information Center for Media and Communication Research (NORDICOM)
Scientific, peer-reviewed journals that are available full text on the Internet, free of charge.
Foucault Studies
All articles published in Foucault Studies have gone through peer-review and standard editorial procedures.

If you don't see the full text article, click on "Find It@HSU":

"Find It" will locate your article online, or direct you to the print journal on the 2nd floor of the library.

If we do not have the article in any format, you may request it via

with no additional fee. Electronic articles can often arrive within 48 hours.

Under Google Scholar settings, set "Library Links" to include Humboldt State University! This will connect you to FindIt@HSU.

Use the Journal Search to find journals by title or ISSN.

An easy way to refine your topic is to use Boolean operators and synonyms (words that have a similar meaning to your original word).

To find more synonyms check out the abstracts and subject terms of articles you find on your topic.

Boolean searching is the use of AND, OR, NOT to control your search results.

For example, if your professor wants you to "explore the relationship between gaming and violence", you could try this:

gaming AND violence locates only records that contain both words.

gaming NOT violence locates records that contain gaming as long as they don't include the word violence.

gaming OR violence locates records that contain one or both words.

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