Goddard Library: Communication Studies: Home

Online Tutorials

Introduction to Goddard Library (3:39)
Why should you use library resources? How do you find the library website? How do I know where to find materials on my topic? How can I get help?
This short tutorial will answer these questions.
Identifying Scholarly Articles (1:35)
From UW-Madison, this tutorial explains what constitutes a scholarly article.
Finding a Quality Research Article (8:26)
Need to find a quality research article? This tutorial will show you how to choose an article database, search for an article, apply limiters to your results, save and cite your article, and how to get help from a librarian.

Magazine and Journal Articles

Academic Search Premier
Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Definitions, pronunciation, and history of English language words.

Controversial Topics

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Social issues with pro- and con- viewpoints, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and magazine and newspaper articles
Points of View Reference Center
Articles, images, and videos that present multiple sides of a current issue.

News Sources

Credo Reference
Dictionairies, encyclopedias, and handbooks in almost every subject..
Britannica Academic Edition
Articles and images in almost every subject area.
Gale Ebooks
Books on a wide variety of subjects and topics.

Films on Demand
Educational films and documentaries in all subject areas.
Academic Video Online
Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas.