Finding Supporting Material

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Hodges Library Resources

Communications Studies Subject Guide - Created by the University of Tennessee Hodges library to aid in research involving communications studies. Contains links to communications resources, links to appropriate library and online resources, and a guide to locating statistical information.
Communications Studies 210 Course Guide - Ttutorials on how to locate relevant books and articles, evaluate information found on Web sites, and cite sources. Contains suggestions for exploring topics in the news, controversial issues, and governmental information.
UT Library Catalog
Databases/Indexes
E-Journals List
Subject Librarians - Hodges library provides subject librarians by college/department that you can contact for additional help surrounding your topic of interest.

Internet Public Library - Online public library founded by the University of Michigan that organizes and provides access to information across many different subject areas. Contains many useful pathfinders.
Refdesk.com - Links to current events and news sources.

Federal Government Resources on the Web- Index to U.S. government sites and related resources.
FirstGov: The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal - Links to over 51 million federal, local, and tribal government sites. The “reference center” link connects to useful data and statistics as well as a digital archive of U.S. graphics and photos. The extensive FAQ is keyword searchable.
GPO Access - U.S. government site allows free searches of full-text databases containing publications of the Government Printing Office relating to all three government branches.
CQ Electronic Library - Documents covering American politics and current affairs. Includes CQ Researcher, CQ Researcher en español, CQ Congress Collection, CQ Supreme Court Collection, CQ Public Affairs Collection,CQ Voting and Elections Collection,CQ Encyclopedia of American Government and CQ Insider.
State and Local Government on the Net - Links to state and local governments for all 50 states. Also provides a topics index for all 50 states.
GovLinks Index: Local Government - An index of links for county and city governments across the U.S.
United Nations - Official site of the United Nations. Contains links to all U.N. organizations and departments, as well as U.N. documents.
The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources - Links to sites devoted to international affairs and relations topics. Indexed by organization, region and country, and topic.

Statistics Every Writer Should Know - A beginner’s guide to understanding and evaluating statistical sources.
FedStats - A Web portal to U.S. government statistical sites. Allows searches by statistical site or federal statistical agency.
Statistical Abstract of the United States - A searchable collection of useful statistical tables organized and presented by the U.S. government.
STAT-USA - U.S. government databases containing full text documents concerning federal trade, business, and economics information.
The Gallup Organization - Archive of Gallup polls concerning multiple topics. While this is a pay site, users may sign up for a free trial period.
Internet Public Library Subject Collection-Statistics - Collection of links to statistics sites organized by the IPL.

Biography.com - Biographical sketches for over 25,000 notable people from ancient times to the present. A quick and reliable way to gain initial background information on a subject.
The History Channel - The homepage search box accesses a large encyclopedia containing much biographical information.
Who’s Who Online - Professional and biographical data about individuals across the Internet community. Note: data is provided by the individuals themselves.