Library Guides: PL SC 468: Politics and the Media: Use a Subject Specific Database

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Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
indexes scholarly journals and other periodicals related to communications and mass media including rhetoric and the effects of mass media.
CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth in the communication and mass media fields.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
The primary index to scholarly research in political science
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, published by ABC-CLIO, 1984-2000. The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. The serials list of the new database is actively under construction, with a focus on expanding international coverage. As of February 2004 approximately 1,432 titles are being monitored for coverage; this list will continue to grow.

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Content Analysis: Academic Journals

As stated in the content analysis final paper instructions, you will need to consult scholarly articles in academic journals to assist with your literature review and research design segments of the project. While this is not an exhaustive list, I suggest searching the following academic journals (especially the ones in labeled "core journal title") through Penn State University Libraries: