"Agenda Setting" by Maxwell McCombs and Donald Shaw.
Points of View Reference CenterWhy search here?
Points of View Reference Center contains articles, reports and more that provide different viewpoints on controversial topics.What's included?
A list of some of the most hotly-debated topics with links to articles and other resources.
GENERAL DATABASES
SocINDEX with Full TextWhy search here?
SocINDEX is the world's most comprehensive and highest-quality sociology research database.What's included?
Provides comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Also features over 10,000 Author Profiles covering the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched-for authors in the database.
LGBTQ+ SourceWhy search here?
This full-text database (formerly LGBT Life with Full Text) contains all of the same content available in LGBT Life, as well as full text resources for the most important and historically significant information regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Ally issues.What's included?
More than 600 abstracted and indexed journals and books, 140 full-text journals, 160 full-text books, and the LGBT Thesaurus.
Academic Search UltimateWhy search here?
Academic Search Ultimate is a great place to start your search for both popular and scholarly articles on almost any topic.
What's included?
It contains a large number of journals, the majority of which are peer-reviewed, from numerous subject areas. This resource features mostly full text content, and goes as far back as 1865.
Communication and Mass Media CompleteWhy search here?
Communication and Mass Media Complete is a combination of CommSearch and Mass Media Articles and provides indexing, abstracts and full-text journal articles and other materials related to communication and mass media.What's included?
Full-text articles from over 200 communication-related journals as well as articles from reviews, encyclopedias and handbooks.
JSTORWhy search here?
JSTOR provides access to a wide variety of scholarly journals and monographs in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Use JSTOR to find historical information rather than current articles.What's included?
Thousands of full-text scholarly articles, some dating back to the 1800s.
U.S. Political StatsWhy search here?
U.S. Political Stats is a data visualization and manipulation tool that aids student researchers in finding and understanding data on the three branches of U.S. Government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.What's included?
This powerful tool lets users compare different types of data to create datasets and visualizations that bring unique insight into the political process.
LAW AND LEGISLATION DATABASES
ABA Free Full-Text Online Law Review and Journal SearchWhy search here?
This free search engine searches the free full-text of over 300 online law reviews and law journals, as well as document repositories hosting academic papers and related publications such as Congressional Research Service reports.
What's included?
Coverage may vary.
U.S. Political StatsWhy search here?
U.S. Political Stats is a data visualization and manipulation tool that aids student researchers in finding and understanding data on the three branches of U.S. Government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.What's included?
This powerful tool lets users compare different types of data to create datasets and visualizations that bring unique insight into the political process.
