Comunication Sciences

Leonidas Donskis Library
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Communication
Journalism
Media
Public relations
Public speaking
Social networks
 

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Description of the use of text generated by the GDI tool according to APA citation style.

Research Assistant VL	Research Assistant – an AI tool in the VMU virtual library. It responds to user queries by analyzing sources indexed in the virtual library and provides them with citations indicating the source of each part of the response.
ChatGPT	An AI language model that generates human-like responses to queries. It can be used to create teaching materials, personalize the learning process and develop students critical thinking skills. The free version has limitations (e.g., limited DALL-E – a model for translating text into images – functions), while the paid version provides access to the latest and more powerful models (e.g., GPT-5 Pro) and faster response generation.
Elicit	An AI research assistant that helps review literature and academic works, systematize data, automate article selection and extract data. The free version offers unlimited searches, summaries and reports (up to 4 documents at a time), while in the paid "Plus" / "Pro" versions, the number of abstracts increases to 8 documents at a time and unlimited export of data tables to CSV/BIB/RIS formats, more detailed document previews and notifications with the latest information on research in the selected field are also provided.
Gemini	An AI language model that generates human-like responses to queries. "Deep Research" allows you to browse websites, analyze information and create detailed reports, while "Gemini Live" allows you to create learning plans, topic summaries and practice presentations. The paid versions, "Google AI Pro" and "Google AI Ultra", provide access to the more powerful "2.5 Pro" model, more accurate and faster "Deep Research", video generation with "Veo 3" and more options with the "NotebookLM" research and writing assistant.
Keenious	An AI academic research tool designed to help students and researchers find scientific literature. It analyzes the uploaded document and, using interdisciplinary methods, recommends similar or related scientific articles. Provides access to more than 250 million academic works. The free version provides access to all search results and unlimited chats, while the paid version provides full access with a university or organization license (access for students/employees, interface with library resources, training and webinars offered).
Litmaps	A tool for scientific literature research. Creates a visual map of academic literature, finds related sources on a selected topic from more than 270 million resources. The free version provides access to basic search, up to 20 queries and 2 visual maps, while the paid "Pro" and "Teams" versions offer advanced search and an unlimited number of articles and visual maps to analyze.
Perplexity	AI search engine and chatbot. Provides links to sources used for the answer and related thematic questions. The free version offers basic search, limited "Pro" and file upload features (up to 3 files per day), while the paid version provides access to more powerful AI models, unlimited visual generation, file uploads and analysis.
Research Rabbit	AI tool for academic research and literature reviews. Categorizes academic works into thematic sections (collections), creates an interactive visual map based on the selected topic and shows citation tendencies for academic works. All available features are free of charge.
SciSpace	AI assistant that helps manage, write and publish academic works, analyze and visualize data and create websites or presentations.  The free version offers up to 30 query views, 5 bibliography downloads, suggestions and integrated spell checking, while the paid versions, "Researcher" and "Teams", offer unlimited queries and downloads, security and faster support.
Scite	An AI platform that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles using smart citations. Evaluates the reliability and impact of scientific articles, discovers important and contradictory evidence, improves research results. The free version offers a DI assistant function, full-text search, citation reports, while the paid version provides full access with a university or organization license (more powerful DI models and their capabilities, data export and analysis, higher security and confidentiality levels).
Semantic Scholar	An AI academic research search engine that uses machine learning to identify connections, relevance and key findings in scientific articles. All available features are free of charge.

 

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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)  
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

Cambridge Core (Humanities and Social Sciences Collection)  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. list

De Gruyter eBooks  
Multi-disciplinary book collection including communication.

eBook Academic Collection (EBSCO)  
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

Ebook Central (Academic Complete)  
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

JSTOR  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media.

Lituanistika   
International scientific database covering research in the humanities and social sciences, the object of which is the development and present of the Lithuanian state, society, culture, Lithuanian nation, language.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media.

Newspaper Source (EBSCO)  
National newspaper articles, TV and radio news.

OAPEN Library     
Academic books including mass media.

Oxford Journals Collection  
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, mass media, communication. list

SAGE Journals Online  
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media. list

ScienceDirect  
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

SpringerLink  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. list  archive

Taylor & Francis  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. Subscribed articles since 1997. list

Wiley Online Library  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media. Access to 1700 journals. list


 

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Books in the library 

Books on communication sciences are booked in the open stack at Leonidas Donskis Library. Older books on this topic are kept in repositories. 
Information about the items available in the library is provided in the VMU virtual library. Most books can be requested. 
 
E-books

Information about e-books is available in the VMU virtual library.

More books – in licensed databases. 

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Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)     
Catalogue of open access books including journalism, communication.

Google Books   
E- book search engine. Partial keyword previews are available.

Knowledge Unlatched     
Open access fulltext book database including journalism, communication, mass media.

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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)  
Electronic catalogue of multidisciplinary scientific journals including media.

Electronic Journals Library  
Library of electronic journals including journalism.

Information & Media   
Diamond open access journal including information and communication sciences.

Mass Communication and Society
VMU subscribed journal on communication sciences.

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Britannica Online  
General virtual encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia.com   
​General virtual encyclopedia.

EU Vocabularies   
Online controlled terminology on European Union law.

Meriam-webster.com  
General virtual dictionary of English language.

Thesaurus.com  
General vocabulary indicating semantic word connections.

WordReference.com  
Multilingual dictionary.


 

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EBSCO Open Dissertations  
Open access e-dissertations.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)  
International network of open access final thesis and dissertation search systems

Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)  
Thesis and dissertation search system.

PQDT Open   
Proquest open access thesis and dissertation database.

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BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)     
Open access e-science search engine.

Directory of Open Access Repositories – OpenDOAR)     
Register of open access institutional repositories.

FreeFullPDF     
Scientific resource search system.

Google Scholar      
Search engine that searches for scientific production published by scientific publishers, professional associations, universities and other research institutions.

iBiblioteka   
Lithuanian integral library information system.

Lithuanian Academic Electronical Library (eLABa)     
Integrated search system allowing search in Lithuanian academic libraries and other databases.

ResearchGate     
Scientific information search engine and community for scientists.
 

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Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL)   
Scientific database including politics, international relations, journalism, communication, mass media. Registration is required.

Council of Europe Online Resources   
Council of Europe open resources on various topics.

Data.europa.eu      
Official website of the European Union data

Electronic Journals Library   
e-journals including journalism.

The Euromedia Research Group(EMRG)   
 Information on European media policy

Europeana   
Digital library providing access to books, newspapers, film excerpts, maps, photographs and other documents from national libraries, archives and museums in European countries.

European Social Survey (ESS)    
Biennial international survey of the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of people in different countries.

Eurostat    
Statistical Office of the European Union.

Government of the Republic of Lithuania     
Information on the activities of the Lithuanian government, ministries and agencies.

Information & Media   
Deimantinės atvirosios prieigos žurnalas. Jame rasite mokslinius straipsnius informacijos ir komunikacijos mokslų tema.

Internet Archive          
Global digital library, topics including journalism, communication, media. Registered users can download books for reading at home for 14 days.

Internet Policy Review    
Open access and peer-reviewed journal on internet regulation.

Kanopy 
Video streaming platform. Among topics - media and communications.

LiDA    
Lithuanian Humanities and Social Sciences Data Archive.

Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas / Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania     
History of the Seimas, information on the activities of the current Seimas, public relations, international relations, the information system of legal acts and the register of legal acts.

OECD     
Multi-disciplinary database including journalism, communication, mass media.

Official Statistics Portal     
Lithuanian official statistical data system.

Online News Association     
Non-profit membership organization for journalists working in the digital space.

Oxford University Research Archive (ORA)     
Oxford scientific institutional repository.

Parse.hub         
A free and powerful web scraping tool for extracting data. Very useful while writing study final works.

POLITICO     
Global nonpartisan organization website. Here you can find information on polics, economics, media, journalism.

Publications Office of the European Union     
European Union database with digital access to the register of all official EU documents of the EU institutions, EU open data portal.

Scite    
An artificial intelligence-powered platform that helps researchers better discover and evaluate scientific articles using smart citations – citations that provide context for the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contradicting evidence.

Thinkchecksubmit   
An international, cross-sectoral initiative that aims to educate scientists, promote integrity, and build trust in reliable research and publications.

UNESCO     
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

United Nations    
International organization working in the field of peace, security and human rights.

Vision of Humanity      
A data-led perspective on peace, security and development, founded by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

World Economic Forum    
Independent international organization, engaging the world leaders from politics, business and other fields of society.