Use SEARCH@UW to find articles, books, book chapters, and other materials on your topic. This guide also highlights books, background readings, search terms, recommended databases, and key journals to help you get started.
Search or browse these reference databases to find an introduction, history, and overview of your topic.
Use SEARCH@UW to locate books, articles, government resources, and more on the following topics. Use the “Available Online” filter in SEARCH@UW to find full-text sources quickly.
“digital communication” OR “computer-mediated communication”
“digital tools AND communication”
"AI and copyright”
"social media and content liability"
"copyright and intellectual property and digital technologies"
Search these library databases to find articles from academic journals, trade publications, magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) – core for communication studies.
Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) – broad coverage, interdisciplinary.
PsycINFO (EBSCO) – good for interpersonal communication, digital identity, online behavior.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO) – workplace communication, digital collaboration tools.
JSTOR – scholarship on communication theory.
Most of the following journals are indexed in Ebsco, but you can also search by Journal Title here
Computers in Human Behavior
Information, Communication & Society
Journal of Communication
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
New Media & Society