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Generative AI Tools
For information on using generative AI resources like ChatGPT and Elicit in your research, visit our Research Guide for tips on crafting prompts, citing AI tools, and using AI tools ethically.
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Search Tips for Finding New Information on a Topic
- In HoyaSearch, look for reference entries to get different overviews of a topic
- You can also search (your topic) AND literature review to find review articles
- Use filters in search tools to only search more recent articles
- Use the 'cited by's in Google Scholar
- Build a concept map (or just make lists)
Where to Search - HoyaSearch
Search across all consortium resources with HoyaSearch!
Where to Search - Research Databases
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowCommunication & Mass Media Complete offers full text and indexing for journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields. This link searches both Communication & Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowCombines several of the Library's heavily used databases, including ProQuest Research Library, into one easy-to-search interface. Thousands of journals, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, and other scholarly content on a very broad range of topics and sources.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull text (in PDF format) of selected, important scholarly journals in a number of fields. Note: journals in JSTOR usually do not include the most recent three to five years.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowSearches across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. For on campus or GU-authenticated users, results contain links to electronic full text from GU-subscribed content, especially journal articles. (If off campus, click on Settings and then on Library Links. Type Georgetown in the search box.)
