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Welcome to a research starting points guide from Syracuse University Libraries intended for students enrolled in Newhouse School's online Master of Science in Communications program.
Please note that:
Use of one of the two major citation databases is also highly recommended in situations where a student is specifically compiling scholarly journal articles on any topic. Those databases are:
Additional BEST BET databases are:
LEARN MORE ABOUT NEXIS UNI - WHICH IS THE LEXIS NEXIS REPLACEMENT INTERFACE FOR THE DATABASE FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC:
Nexis Uni Support & Training (LexisNexis)
https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/support/nexis-uni/default.page
PDFs with overviews of Nexis Uni, user search tips, permalinking options, etc.
Nexis Uni 101
http://bit.ly/NexisUni101
Current webinar training schedule offered by LexisNexis, introducing Nexis Uni.
Students can limit SUMMON search results to ebooks - if they apply the combination of BOTH of these refinements to search results
SUMMON search result refinement options appear at the left margin of the search results screen within that database, and also on SUMMON's Advanced Search Screen.
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These two citation databases are powerful research tools that cover a vast scope of interdisciplinary subject matter involving all topic areas. Both also include "times cited" links that allow a researcher or author to follow-up on subsequent citation patterns for an article(s) of interest:
Need help on formatting the sources you cite in your academic writing (e.g., APA, MLA, etc.) or want access to a full-fledged online bibliographic management system-like "Mendeley" or "Zotero?" Visit the SU Libraries Citation Support website.
For stylistic guidelines for journalists particularly -SU Libraries also offers from Associated Press the:
If you see this next to the record for an article in an SU Libraries database, click on it to see if the full-text is available online.