Taking Work Home for Thanksgiving? How to Do Research from Afar

(From Books & Bytes in Major Mail)
Are you planning to work on that term paper or project between bites of turkey at the end of this week? Whether you’re traveling near or far – or not at all – you can get access to at least some of the research resources you’ll need when away from campus.

Most online databases – including Communication Abstracts and Communication & Mass Media Complete – are available from off-campus. You’ll have to log in with your username and password (unlike on campus) but otherwise they will work exactly the same as when you are here.

Of course, you won’t be able to use the books, journals, and other physical resources of the BC Libraries if you’re away. But you may be able to find at least some of what you need at a local public library or a nearby academic library. (Some, but not all, college and university libraries allow public access: check with the specific library, if you’re interested, about their access policy.)

Happy Thanksgiving!