Getting Started
This guide suggests useful research resources for your COM 250 class from the Regis Library. Please Ask Us! for help selecting, connecting to, and using databases. Remote access to subscription resources requires a RegisNET account.
Looking for background information on a topic? Start here:
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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryThis is a great place to begin for research in humanities, social sciences, health, education, religion, business, biography, art, or law. GVRL has the multi-volume Dictionary of American History, Business Plans Handbook, and complete encyclopedias of Education, Sociology, Mental Health, Philosophy, Religion, Judaism and Catholicism.
Additional Resources
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CQ ResearcherBalanced journalistic reports on political, social, and economic topics of the day, these are favorites for speeches and debates. Each report has background information, chronologies, supporting documentation, and pro-con arguments on a single issue like health care reform, gun laws, swine flu, or domestic violence.
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Academic Search PremierA favorite for the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, medicine, and education, ASP indexes 8,200 periodicals. Full-text articles from 3,750 peer-reviewed, scholarly journals are found here, plus a number of popular sources.
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The Denver Post at the Denver Public LibraryThis link will take you to the Denver Public Library's database for the Denver Post. As of 2017, Regis University no longer has an institutional subscription to the Denver Post online. You can access the Denver Post by obtaining a Denver Public Library card. Click here to sign up for a DPL card. All Regis students are eligible for DPL cards with quick online sign up.
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KanopyKanopy has more than 26,000 films in its collection - including leading producers such as Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, New Day Films, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, PBS, BBC, First Run Features, The Video Project, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Education Resources - on every topic imaginable. Kanopy’s viewing platform makes it easy to watch films at your own convenience.
Demographics and Statistics
For demographic information on communities, use the following resources:
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American FactFinder (US Census Bureau)Population, housing, income, and business statistics from the 1990 and 2000 censuses, searchable down to state, county, and place name levels.
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Community Facts (Piton Foundation)Community Facts is a tool developed by The Piton Foundation to make data about the health and well-being of Denver-area families and communities widely accessible. Community Facts provides detailed information about geographical areas related to demographics, education, housing, economics, health, safety, and more. It includes data available in tables, maps and graphs.
Find Images
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Research and Instruction Librarian
Kaiya Schroeder
Contact:
Research Help Desk
303.458.4031
1.800.388.2366 x4031
library@regis.edu
Book a Librarian
Research & Instruction Librarian
Dayton Memorial Library 215
303.458.3597
eschroeder001@regis.edu
303.458.4031
1.800.388.2366 x4031
library@regis.edu
Book a Librarian
Research & Instruction Librarian
Dayton Memorial Library 215
303.458.3597
eschroeder001@regis.edu
Subjects:Communication, Psychology