Research Guides: COMM 103: Introduction to Communication (Lucci): Home

Step 1: Search for Books in the Online Catalog

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Use this link to the Library Home Page to search for books. Then move on to Step 2!

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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. Includes full-text access to the journal Science, 1990 - present.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale eBooks) This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of 2,528 encyclopedias and reference books in various disciplines, especially history. A great place to start a research project or search across subjects and disciplines.
Credo Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Collection of 1,146 reference books, subject encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries. Includes the Bridgeman Art Gallery Archive, thousands of reproductions of art from museums around the world.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
385 electronic reference books, many dictionaries, published by Oxford University Press.

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Use this link to learn about and sign up for SMC access to the New York Times.

Use this link to learn about and sign up for SMC access to the Wall Street Journal.