COMM:2010 Communication and Organizational Culture - Conrad, Spring 2024: Home

About this guide

Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints. 

Welcome!

This guide will assist you with finding resources and conducting successful library searches for COMM:2010 Communication and Organizational Culture. Topics in this guide include:

How to search in InfoHawk+ (and get useful results)
Recommended Databases for Communication Studies
APA Citation help

If you have any questions or need assistance, please ask a librarian! We are here to help!

Library Links

InfoHawk+
InfoHawk+ is the University of Iowa Libraries' catalog and provides information about books, articles, and media. This is typically the best place to start your research.
WorldCat
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
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General Research Tips

Generate a list of your search terms and any synonyms.
Search for each term in InfoHawk+ and our databases. Look at the subjects that are listed with interesting resources.
Pro Tip: Once you are in InfoHawk+, click on the "Sign In" link in the upper right corner. Sign in with your HawkID and password and you will be able to pin resources, request items more easily, and save searches.
If searching for a phrase, insert quotation marks around the phrase.
Limit your search by a date range if you only want results from certain years.
Try your search terms in multiple databases.
You can also search in WorldCat to find resources not held by the University of Iowa and then request through ILL.
Look at the footnotes and bibliography of scholarly articles and dissertations - they can lead you to related sources!
The first sources that you find may not be the best. Keep looking!