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Tools for Talk:
A Research Guide
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Tips for effective searching
Use the following subject searches to locate materials: body language, compassion, emotions, eye contact, facial expression, friendship, interpersonal relations, loyalty, man-woman relationships, nonverbal communication, trust, and wit and humor.
Expand searches to find more
Narrow searches to find less
Keyword and subject searches
If searching a term with an internal dash, search the term in each database with and without the internal dash.
If searching a compound word, search the term both ways--e.g. rain forest and rainforest.
Use both singular and plural forms of words to locate all appropriate information.Still having trouble finding words that work? Use an online thesaurus for more terminology ideas. Browse the thesaurus or subject terms within a database.
Get beyond Google by using some of the databases below, which contain both popular and scholarly articles. Although they deliver their content through the web, these databases are paid for through library subscriptions. Information found here would not generally be found for free on the web; articles have been written by subject experts or professional journalists and reviewed by peers and editors.
Academic Search Premier (1975+)
This multi-disciplinary database indexes over 8100 journals and provides full text for 4700 journals.Communication and Mass Media Complete (varies) CMMC indexes and abstracts 600 titles, with full text for more than 240 journals.
JSTOR (varies) This full-text database covers many topics from literature, math and the social sciences.
SocINDEX with Full Text. 1908+. Articles from over 700 sociological journals, covering topics such as abortion, criminal justice, gender studies, marriage and family, religion and urban sociology.
PsycARTICLES (1988+) Provides full text for 41 psychology journals.
PsycINFO (1887+) Contains abstracts of periodical and book articles in the field of psychology with some full text articles.
How do I find a copy of the article?
What is available here and now?
Search for full text articles in journals using the following link: Locate E-town Journals.
Type the name of the journal next to 'Find:' and then press 'Search'. Full text can be electronic or within the library in paper, microfiche or microfilm.
Check the publication dates of the article against the listing of years for the database or the years listed 'Within the High Library'. If the database includes those years, click on the link, add in an author's name or title of the article. The full text link should appear at the end of the citation.
Current year paper issues of journals in the High Library are on the entrance level.
Older print journals are on Level One, alphabetically by journal title.
If the journal is in microfiche or microfilm, copies can be made in the library. Ask the reference librarian or circulation student assistants for help. Order copies online by using ILLiad Click on Request an Article and fill out the form. You will receive an email when the article is available on ILLiad for downloading.What if it is not here?
Order items from another library, if The High Library doesn't own that specific journal or have it for the years that you need it. Requesting the article can be done through the databases or through the following software link: ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan). Allow a minimum of 4-5 working days for the article to arrive.Find background information
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 26 vols., 2001. (Ref 300.3 In61)Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. 4 vols., 1994. (Ref 150.3 En564)
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism. 6 vols., 1994. (Ref 301.45 En56)
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. 2 vols., 1995. (Ref 301.45 G151)
Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication. 1989. (Ref 302.2 H236)
Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution. 1997. (Ref 303.69 B955e)
Handbook of Persuasive Tactics: a Practical Language Guide. 1994. (Ref 303.2 M956h)
International Encyclopedia of Communication. 4 vols., 1989. (Ref 001.51 In61)
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. 3 vols., 2002. (Ref 302.203 En56)
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media and Communications. 2000. (Ref 302.2 D179e)
The High Library catalog will help you to find books, videos, CDs, and other materials.
For books not available at the High Library, use WorldCat.
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