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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.

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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.