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COMM 350 - Communication Research Methods

This guide is for Kent Menzel's Fall 2020 course.

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Searching WorldCat Discovery

  • includes how to limit to ebooks and (if taking classes on campus) how to request a book be pulled from the stacks
  • full contactless pickup service is detailed here: https://libanswers.depauw.edu/faq/322825

Communication & Mass Media Complete: 

Video includes:

  • how to use and/or operators to narrow and broaden your results
  • how to add other databases (Academic Search Premier and Film & Television Lit) into your searching

Citation Management with Zotero

This video will show you the magic of using Zotero (a freeware tool you can download online) to help you download citations directly from databases, organize them, and magically import them into Word/Google Docs in proper citation style. 

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