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Using a citation to find an article in SURF

Use the following steps and the citation below to find the full text article in SURF.

  1. Type or paste in the title of your article in the box above.
  2. Limit the search to articles by selecting the Articles icon. 
  3. When you see your article, click the title to open details about it.
  4. Abstract describes the article's subject and contents.
  5. Citation generator & Permalink.
  6. Available Online links to database containing the "Full Text" of the article.

Citation:

Dailey, S. L., Alabere, R. O., Michalski, J. E., & Brown, C. I. (2020). Sports experiences as anticipatory socialization: How does communication in sports help individuals with intellectual disabilities learn about and adapt to work? Communication Quarterly, 68(5), 499–519. https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2020.1821737

Where SURF gets articles: Only a sample of articles from some library databases

When you search the library catalog for articles, you are only getting a small percentage of results from a few of the library databases that it connects to. 

Searching directly in a library database provides you with 100% of its article content.

Tip: Start with SURF, but then go to Databases by Subject for deeper searching.

Select Databases by Subject: Communication

See all of the communication research journals by clicking on Publications.