Methods for identifying primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, and evaluating their credibility. Includes strategies for preparing and conducting interviews with an emphasis on critical-thinking skills needed to select, evaluate, synthesize, organize,
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Contains essays, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and research guides on more than 380 core topics. Each topic includes an overview with an objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
Description:Points of View Reference Center contains essays, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and research guides on more than 380 core topics. Each topic includes an overview with an objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic. Subject Headings: General, Health, Philosophy & Religion, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Time Period: 1900 to present Sources: Full text of more than 900 magazines, newspapers, and television transcripts. Also the text of more 1,200 books. Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Transcripts Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Find articles in the fields of communication studies, telecommunications, emerging media, and journalism.
Description: Indexes research in the field of communication, mass media and related fields. Created by merging and expanding two previous databases: CommSearch
(formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State). Time Period: 1915 to present Sources: Provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for 620 publications and the full text of more than 500. An additional 200 titles have selected indexing. Subject Headings: English & Linguistics, Humanities, Mobile, Social Sciences, Technology (Communication, Journalism, Mass Media) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Books/e-books, Citations, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Indexes more than 13,500 journals and provides full text for more than 4,700.
Description: Good database for most research topics and contains lots of full text, peer reviewed articles. More than 18,000 of the journal titles indexed are peer reviewed and almost all of the full text is. Provides searchable cited references for more than 1,000 journal titles so you can easily see what sources a given article cites. Time Period: 1911 to present Sources: Indexes nearly 18,000 journals and magazine and provides full text for more than 8,700. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Music, News, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Images, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Reviews Information Included: Abstracts,Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Contains articles from 3,200 sources including newspapers, blogs, and magazines. Articles from 1,000's of newspapers around the world. Provides full text access to many local and regional newspapers in the U.S.
Description: Articles from 1,000's of newspapers around the world. Provides full text access to many local and regional newspapers in the U.S. Also contains magazine articles, transcripts, videos, and other sources. Time Period: 1977 to present Sources: Contains articles from 3,200 sources including newspapers, blogs, and magazines. Subject Headings: General, News Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Audio, Citations, Magazine Articles, News, Reviews, Trade Publications, Transcripts, Videos Information Included: Full Text,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: NewsBank Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states.
Description: Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU. Time Period: 18th century to present Sources: Searches more than 15,000 sources. Subject Headings: Business, General, Law, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Lexis Nexis Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Provides over 126 million listings (addresses and phone numbers) for U.S. and Canadian homes and businesses.
Description:Data Axle Reference Solutions provides addresses and phone numbers for U.S. and Canadian homes and businesses. Also provides business information such as location sales volume, number of employees, etc. Time Period: Current Sources: Contains more than 200 million listings Subject Headings: Business, General (Phone Directory) Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Reference Resources Information Included: Addresses and phone numbers FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: infoUSA Updates: Annual Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited