Communication Studies: COMM 491

Combine the formal subject headings above with as many synonyms as possible for your topic:

• Use * at the end of a word stem to get any ending
  • discriminat* = discriminate, discriminating, discrimination
• Combine terms with OR to get more results
  • racism OR discriminat* OR bias OR prejudice*
• Examine search results to find more terms, especially in the abstract and Subjects list

Try different ways to narrow a search:

• Document type (e.g., Academic journals)
• Year (e.g., last 10 years)
• Specific journals (search in the Source or Publication dropdown field, depending on the database):
  • Journal of Communication
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication
  • Journalism
  • New Media & Society
  • Political Communication
  • Public Opinion Quarterly

UIC Library can get you any article you need - don't skip over good options just because there is no PDF:

• Set up your ILLiad account - you'll need your Library number from your iCard (it starts with 28198).
• Follow the "Find it @ UIC" link.
• If you don't see the PDF, scroll down to "Request via inter library loan" (skip over the "Sign in" option).
• You will get an email when the PDF is posted to your ILLiad account, usually within a day.
• There is no charge for ILLiad requests.