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Communications

How to do research in Communications

About This Guide to Communication Research

This is a guide to important print and electronic resources for research in the field of Communication.  It emphasizes material available through the University of Maryland Libraries. Click on the tabs above to specify the type of resource that you seek. 

Research in Communication employs mainly books and journal articles.  Consequently, this guide provides assistance in identifying books in the University of Maryland Catalog, as well as links to databases that contain a good deal of material that is of use to scholars doing research in Communication. 

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Communication at Maryland

The Department of Communication at the University of Maryland is ranked among the leading communication departments in the country.  It is particularly strong in the fields of Feminist Studies, Health and Risk Communication, Intercultural Communication, Media Studies, Persuasion and Social Influence, Public Relations, and Rhetoric and Political Culture. Follow the links below for more information.

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