Research Guides: JOUR 4316: Communication Law: Secondary Sources

Databases

Communication Source This link opens in a new window
This is a good place to start when looking for scholarly articles that relate to communication topics.
Hein Online This link opens in a new window
This is a database of legal periodicals.
PAIS This link opens in a new window
This is a database of articles on topics related to public policy, social policy, really any areas of public concern that might affect policy-making.
Use the Thesaurus to look up possible subject terms to make searching easier (ex. "freedom of the press"). Make sure to click the blue "Other SMU options" button to get the full text.

Scholarly Journals

Communication Law Review
A peer-reviewed scholarly publication with research that looks at freedom of expression, legal rhetoric, internet law, copyright concerns, censorship issues, and related topics.
International journal of communications law and policy IJCLP
Mass Communication and Society
This interdisciplinary journals focuses on communication theory especially at the societal level. For your problem papers, you may be most interested in the journal's legal analyses.
Media, Culture & Society
Peer-reviewed research concerning the media, including the newer information and communication technologies, within their political, economic, cultural and historical contexts.
Women's Studies in Communication
Research articles, commentary and book reviews about the relationship between communication and women, gender, or the feminine.

Books

Many scholarly books are collected works, which means that each chapter is like a journal article. When you find relevant books on your topic, you just scored a lot of sources! Below are some tips on finding books easily.

Many books on law may be at Underwood Law Library - you are allowed to check these out.
In the Advanced Library Search, choose to search just the Library Catalog to limit your results to books.
Using appropriate subject terms will really help narrow your results. In the Advanced Library Search, choose to limit your search box field to "Here are some suggestions:
- Privacy, right of -- United States
- Freedom of the Press -- United States
- Mass media -- Moral and Ethical Aspects
- Press Law -- United States
- Freedom of Information -- United States

JOUR 4316: Communication Law: Secondary Sources

Using scholarly sources

Databases

Scholarly Journals

Books