Admittedly, it’s bit late for a “database of the month post” for November — but believe me when I say that this is a resource worth waiting for. Audit Bureau of Circulations eStatements is a new library resource– one which helps answer that ever-popular communication question: “what is [periodical x’s] circulation?” Published directly through ABC, … Continue reading
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FAQs: Researching the “Occupy” Movement
I’m a communication studies student interested in doing a research project on Occupy Wall Street and related “Occupy” movements. What resources do you recommend I use to get started? *** Ah yes, the “Occupy” research challenge. This is a topic that I’ve been hearing about a lot from students this semester — and for good … Continue reading
Twitter Feeds for Communication Majors
To librarians at academic institutions across the country, it’s increasingly clear that microblogging tools like Twitter are changing the ways that people consume and communicate scholarly and professional information. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than in the realm of communication studies— where scholars and practitioners alike are turning regularly to Twitter for everything from … Continue reading