Analyzing Media
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Recommended Databases to Get Started
The following databases are good places to get started with your topic. Additional databases are listed on the Background Information, Find Books, and Find Articles pages of this guide.
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Credo ReferenceAllows you to search for articles from over 600 different electronic reference books and also works as a gateway to a very wide array of other information sources, including images, audio and video. It is a really excellent place to begin research with 'Topic Pages' offering authoritative overviews and a Mind Map feature to assist in narrowing and focusing research and identifying keywords for database searching.
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OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson)This multi-disciplinary database provides the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Business Full Text. Full-text articles from five additional periodical databases are also included when available: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index, Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, and Library Literature & Information Science Full Text. Indexing begins in 1982, abstracts in 1984, and full-text coverage in 1994. Updated daily.
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ProQuest Social Science Premium CollectionContains more than 1,800 full-text articles and over 14,000 abstracts from scholarly journals and dissertations in the social sciences such as criminal justice, education, language behavior, linguistics, political science, sociology, etc.
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StatistaProvides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
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Class Resources- February 14, 2022
Primary Research Resources
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What is Primary Research & How Do I Get StartedConcise overview of primary research from the Purdue OWL.
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InterviewingOverview of interviewing from Purdue OWL.
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SurveyingOverview of survey research from Purdue OWL.
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ObservingOverview of observation research from Purdue OWL.
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AnalysisOverview of analysis from Purdue OWL.
Interview and Survey Questions
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Creating Good Interview & Survey QuestionsA guide to creating good interview and survey questions from the Purdue OWL.
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Question SearchSearchable survey/interview question bank from the Pew Research Center.
Looking Forward Sources
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GuideStar by CandidGuidestar is a directory of US nonprofits and charities. Search by keyword to identify organizations addressing your issue area, and then visit the website of agencies that might provide information about forward-looking approaches to the issue. Note: Guidestar provides a certain number of free profile views. You can set up a free account if you would like to view more.
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Google Advanced SearchSearch by domain, date updated, or precise phrase.
