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COM 300 Winter 2009
Getting started |
Know your sources |
Background info |
Articles |
APA Style |
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. To connect to these databases from off campus you will need to log in using your UW NetID by clicking the Off-campus access button near the top right corner of most UW Libraries web pages.
It may be easier to install the proxy bookmarklet that will allow you to access UW Restricted materials with one click.
Background (Reference)
Broadcast and WWW news
Newspapers and Magazines
Journals
Books
Government Publications
Background (Reference)
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory to determine the document type| Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background info about your topic. Use them to identify key people, events, and dates. Many also include short bibliographies. search the UW Libraries Catalog to locate an encyclopedia or dictionary and the sources sited in their bibliographies. Examples include: | |
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Use Research/Article databases to find articles on a topic. There are databases covering all sorts of subjects, use those which best fit your research. Once you identify articles that you need, make sure you have the complete citation (author, title, journal name, volume, pages, and year). If the full text of the article is not in the database, look the title of the journal up in the UW Libraries Catalog to see if and where the journal is kept (library location and call number or a different database). Don't search for the title of the article! Articles in journals that the UW does not own can be requested for free through Interlibrary Loan. |
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| General Article Databases Cover most subjects Include journals, magazines, and newspapers |
Subject Article Databases Cover specific subjects Include journals, some book chapters, some dissertations |
News Article Databases |
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