Research Guides: Communication: Journals/Articles

Find Journals to which the Library Subscribes

The TWU Journal Finder can identify journals to which the library subscribes. It is not a site to search for individual journal articles, for which you need the "Journal Finder" link from the library home page.

Interlibrary Loan

Follow the directions for making an interlibrary loan. This service is free for current students, staff, and faculty.

Start with These Databases

Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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Some full text. An excellent source of information on advertising, cross-cultural communication, and marketing.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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Some full text. A multidisciplinary database containing academic journals, peer-reviewed articles, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos.
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Some full text. JSTOR (Journal Storage) is a large archive of back issues of journals across a wide range of academic subjects. While it contains much valuable information, it will not usually contain the most up-to-date research.
Sage Journals
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Some full text. A portal of different journals covering a wide range of subject areas including materials science & engineering, life & biomedical science, health sciences, and social sciences & humanities.

Other Databases

Canada Newswire (Cision) This link opens in a new window
Linguistics Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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PsycInfo (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive coverage of 1500+ journals, including nearly 100 journals from the American and Canadian psychological associations. Extensive full text article availability. The best article resource for psychology and counselling. Note: Includes all results for both databases, since PsycINFO provides full coverage of PsycARTICLES.
Note that TWU does not subscribe directly to APA PsycNet's platform but has access to its content through EBSCOhost databases. Please use the provided link to search for and access PsycInfo through EBSCOhost.

If you wish to search the much smaller PsycARTICLES on its own, go to this link.

ERIC (EBSCOHost) This link opens in a new window
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new window
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new window
Dimensions This link opens in a new window
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A comprehensive index, no login required, that is similar to the citation indexes of Web of Science. Each citation provides a list of its references and a citation count plus a list of citing documents. Limited full text, though there is an open access filter on the left. For more full text and formatted citations, take titles found in Dimensions, log into Google Scholar from the library home page, and search for Dimensions titles there.
LENS.ORG
An open access database to discover, analyze, and map global innovation knowledge. Bridging the cultures of scholarly research with invention and industry.

Database Tutorials

Communication & Mass Media Complete:
- Communication & Mass Media Complete Basic (4:00)
- Communication & Mass Media Complete Thesaurus (4:07)
- Communication & Mass Media Complete Advanced (5:22)
JSTOR Search (4:04)
SAGE Journals (2:49)
Dimensions (PDF guide)

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Communication

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Find Journals to which the Library Subscribes

Start with These Databases

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