Subject Guides: Communication Studies: BCSC 203

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This guide has been created to help students with their course assignments in BCSC 203. Be sure to check out the rest of the Communication Studies guide for help finding journal articles, websites, and more.

BCSC 203 Library Research Session Handout

Evaluating a Research Method

Sources about research methods

Sage Research Methods Online This link opens in a new window
Provides information about all types of research methods. Includes books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by academics from across the social sciences.
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Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.

Sources for examples of research using a particular method and for articles about a particular method.

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of articles, essays, and reviews in the research areas of communication, mass media, linguistics, rhetoric, language, logic, and more.
Coverage and Currency: 1900 to present
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Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers sociology and related fields, including anthropology, criminology, economic development, social work, politics, religion, and more. Topics include abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, cultural sociology, demography, economic development, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological theory, sociology of education, substance abuse, urban studies, violence, welfare, and more.
Coverage and Currency: 1895 to present
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Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.

Additional sources

P 91.3 at MacEwan Library, 2nd floor (books about research methods)
Library search: communication research method*
Library search: e.g. "feminist research" method*

Sources for Content Analysis

Newspapers

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Coverage and Currency: 2017 to present
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Media History Digital Library

Film & Documentaries

CBC - Archives

National Film Board of Canada This link opens in a new window
Coverage and Currency: 1917 to present
Conditions of Use: This is an Open Access resource available to all users. This database is not specifically licensed by MacEwan University Libraries.

Prelinger Archives

Music / Lyrics

Music Online: Jazz Music Library This link opens in a new window
Consists of a collection of streaming jazz music from a variety of composers, ensembles, albums, and genres. Content includes new releases of swing, avant-garde jazz, bebop, New Orleans jazz, vocal jazz, big band, west coast jazz, and more.
Coverage and Currency: 1934 - 2018
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Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Coverage and Currency: 1150 to present
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Limited to 5 concurrent users.
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Images / Advertising

Ad*Access

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Contains academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Speeches

CBC Curio This link opens in a new window
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History.com Famous Speeches and Audio

Search Tips

To find books and articles about focus groups or surveys for example, try adding the following search phrases to your search:

qualitative research
quantitative research
social scIences research
data analysis
ethics
evaluation
research methodology

Try various combinations for the above phrases. Sample search:

focus groups AND qualitative research AND evaluation

Getting too many results? Limit your search to the title of books or articles, the assumption being that if your keywords appear in the title of a book or article the resource will be more on topic. For example:

Communication Studies

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Evaluating a Research Method

Sources for Content Analysis

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