University of Texas Libraries á The University of Texas at Austin
Session for
Prof. D. Ballard and her research
team, July 21 in CMA 7.114
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LibSearch
Box: http://www.lib.utexas.edu
Articles:
Google Scholar: Find scholarly articles embedded in UT Libraries-licensed
databases (this info not accessible via Google.com). Also simultaneously
searches content of Google Books. Important: be sure to access via a UT Libraries or
other UT web site so you can access UT-licensed materials. Advanced search option very helpful.
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Communication
Studies AND AUSTIN Resources
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/communication/index-cs.html
A copy of this handout is located at
the bottom of this site.
EBSCOHost Research Databases:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=121
Select
two or more databases to search simultaneously; Recommend selecting: Full Text and Find all my search terms.
Can narrow by date and academic only articles. View content results by database source.
Email link or pdf to your mail box;
select style guide. Suggested
relevant databases: Academic Search Complete; Communication and Mass Media
Complete; Medline; PsychInfo; Newspaper Source; SPORTDiscus.
Academic OneFile/InfoTrac: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=143
Updated
daily. Provides coverage of articles from more than 8,000 scholarly, trade, and
general-interest periodicals including 3,000 full-text titles. Contains leads
to abstracts, and in many instances, full-text scholarly, trade and general-interest
journals, newspapers, newswire services and magazines. Includes full text
coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.
Factiva:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=144
Updated daily. A global information
resource, providing full-text access to top national and international
newspapers (including full text of the Wall Street Journal), newswires,
business journals, market research reports, analysts reports and web sites.
Contains over 8000 publications with content from 118 countries in 22
languages.
Lexis/Nexis: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=224
Provides a wide variety of authoritative sources
(usually with full text content), including: Full text of more than hundreds of
newspapers from the U.S. and around the world; more than 300 magazines and
journals and over 600 newsletters; broadcast transcripts from the major
television and radio news networks covering Congressional committee hearings,
press briefings from the State, Justice, and Defense departments, and presidential
news conferences; campus news from nearly 300 individual college/university papers;
wire services, and blogs.
PubMed: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=299
Provides access to over 10 million citations in
MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases. Links to the full text articles
are provided when available, subject to UT subscription status. Setting up the
Find it @UT service will provide for better full text linking to library
subscriptions. Set up my NCBI in
order to access journals that UT Library licenses.
Dissertations
and theses Full Text: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=114
Contains more than 2 million doctoral
dissertations and master's theses. Provides full text for many dissertations
and theses, including most done after 1997. All subject areas are covered.
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Carole Cable, Communication Librarian
Research Services, University of
Texas Libraries at Austin
carole.cable@mail.utexas.edu
¥ 512.495.4382 ¥
PCL 3.316 (to ensure availability,
email for appointment)