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COMM 348: Intro to Public Relations and Advertising (Dr. Hsin-Yen Yang)

This guide will help you complete you find scholarly resources related to public relations and advertising.

How to use this guide

This guide will help you locate and access resources for research in COMM 348: Public Relations. The guide is broken into the following sections:

  • Document types: Not sure if you are looking at a scholarly source? Want to know the difference between a primary and secondary document? No idea what a SWOT is? Check this page for explanations and examples of the many types of documents you will use for Public Relations Research. 
  • Public relation Resources: Check out these specialized databases to find scholarly articles, statistical data, newspaper and magazine articles, industry trade publications, and more on Public Relations. 
  • Advertising Resources: Check out these specialized databases to find scholarly articles, statistical data, newspaper and magazine articles, industry trade publications, and more on Advertising. 
  • Reading a scholarly article: Getting bogged down reading academic publications. Check this page for some helpful tips. 
  • Find help: Need research, writing, or tech help? Find everything you need on this page.