Walker Library: COMM 3750 Quantitative Research Methods in Communication (Hoskins): Home

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Starting Points for Communication Research

Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexing, abstracting, and full-text for Communication and Mass Media.
ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Indexing and fulltext for business literature, 1980s to present.
Local, regional, national and international business news coverage of corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Coverage from 1985-present.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly business database with indexing and abstracts back to 1886 are included. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts to over 750 educational journals, as well as conference proceedings, research reports, speeches, curriculum guides, etc.
ERIC Field Descriptions
ERIC Education Level & Publication Type Limits
PsycINFO (from APA) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracting for psychology and related fields, 1806 to present, on the EBSCOhost platform.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and citations from peer-reviewed literature and conference proceedings in Life Sciences, Medicine, Physical Sciences, Technology, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities.
Video Tutorials
Content Coverage Guide
SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new window
Over 175,000 pages from SAGE research methods books, journals, and reference material with advanced search features and specially commissioned videos.
Explore methods concepts to design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct research, and write up findings.

Overview video 2min 47sec

Getting Started video 4min 28sec

See the SAGE Research Methods Research Guide for more information.

Title List (pdf)
SAGE Research Methods Cases This link opens in a new window
More than 600 case studies of real social research, specially commissioned and designed to support teaching and learning in research methods.
Search cases by subject area, academic level, or methods used. Each case includes learning objectives, exercises and questions, topical and methodological keywords.