Research Guides: ADPR 459 : Strategic Comm Campaigns (Capstone): Home

Welcome

This guide was created to help Advertising/Public Relations Capstone students conduct research for the course projects. Use the tabs on the left to navigate to specific sections of the guide. If you need in-depth assistance, please feel free to contact Jing for a consultation.

Databases for Local Information

America's News This link opens in a new window
Full-text U.S. newspapers, including 26 from West Virginia. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections.
Foundation Directory Online Professional This link opens in a new window
Foundation Directory Online Professional offers detailed information on grant-making private foundations and public charities, as well as the grants they make. - Now available campus-wide -
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Features demographic research mapping tools that allow for demographic data analysis. The main goal is to visually display the demographic change that has occurred in the U.S. since 1790 through present down to the zip code or a city block level.

The U.S. Census Data
Extensive data about the nation's people and economy