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How to Use this Guide

The Communications research guide helps you find resources relevant to your research and writing for Communications classes. Each tab specializes in a particular area:

Find Articles: find scholarly databases focused on communications, popular culture, and mass media.
Find Books: find print and e-books at HBLL and libraries worldwide.
Learn Research Methods: learn the basics of qualitative and quantitative research.
Advertising: find consumer and market research, stats, and demographic data.
Public Relations: find resources to support your PR research and projects.
News Media/Journalism: link to hundreds of news and data sources.
Popular Culture: find background information and scholarly articles on popular culture.

Background Information

Theses & Dissertations in Communications

BYU School of Communications Theses
BYU's School of Communications theses are available through ScholarsArchive, a collection of all of BYU's electronic theses and dissertations and many pre-2000 theses and dissertations that have since been digitized.

Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest)
Coverage: 1861 - Current. With more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. UMI offers over 1.8 million titles for purchase in microfilm or paper formats. More than 600,000 are available in native or image PDF formats for immediate free download.

Market Research and Statistics

Mintel
Reports on consumer markets and trends. Segmentation, branding, positioning, and psychographics. Rich insight into consumer behavior and lifestyles. Coverage is deepest for the U.S.
Statista
An aggregator of statistics on almost any topic.

Marketing & Industry Research
Link to more market and industry resources available through the Harold B. Lee Library.

News

Factiva
Global news and business information service including Dow Jones and Reuters newswires, The Wall Street Journal, and thousands of other national and international newspapers in multiple languages. Also provides financial market data and company information.

No Systematic Downloading. Factiva may not be used for data mining, text mining, or trend analysis functions.

More News Sources
Link to more newspaper and news sources available through the Harold B. Lee Library.