Information Resources for Speech Communication

Best Resources for Finding Articles

• ComAbstracts
  • Indexes journal articles and books in the professional literature of communications. Coverage varies for each journal, but is listed on the About ComAbstracts page.
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• Business Source Premier (EBSCOHost)
  • About 3,050 full-text scholarly publications, plus abstracts for 3,850+ journals, in management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more. Also includes country economic reports and profiles for 5,000 large companies. 1965- present for selected titles. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)

Additional Resources for Finding Articles & Other Information

• Dissertations & Theses: Full Text (formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
  • ProQuest Dissertations and Theses — Full text is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. It includes 2.4 million dissertation and theses citations from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1 million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works.
• Social Sciences Citation Index
  • Part of Web of Science. Search by subject, author, or cited reference. On the search screen, clear the checkboxes for Science Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index if you do not want to search all 3 databases simultaneously (the default). An excellent current awareness and bibliography-building tool. 1,725 journals from 1965- present.
    Save citations to EndNote Web — recorded training sessions are available.
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
  • Index to literature on all aspects of the study of the nature and use of language. 1973 - present.
• Journalism and Mass Communications Abstracts
  • Searchable database of Ph.D. dissertation abstracts and Master's thesis abstracts on journalism and mass communication. 1996- present.
• MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
  • Over one million citations to books, scholarly journals, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies from languages, literatures, linguistics and folklore. 1926 - present.
• WorldCat
  • A catalog of library materials in all formats from libraries all over the United States and the world. Contains more than 61 million items.
• Ethnic NewsWatch
  • Articles, editorials, reviews, etc. from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Search in English or Spanish. 1990- present.
• GenderWatch
  • Full text collection of articles covering women's and gender topics.
• CQ Researcher
  • Full text overviews providing the pros and cons on current controversial issues with complete summaries, bibliographies and time-lines.

Electronic Books

• Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way with Words
• Careers in Communications
• Debater's Guide
• Elements of Grammar
• Elements of Speechwriting and Public Speaking
• Great Jobs for Communication Majors
• NTC's Mass Media Dictionary
• Unbiased Editing in a Diverse Society

Other Resources

• Pro & Con
  • Background information and arguments for and against controversial issues before the U.S. Congress and important cases before the Supreme Court. Full-text of Congressional Digest and Supreme Court Digest. 1998 - present.
• Electronic Encyclopedia of Communication
  • Current modules are available on Marshall McLuhan, health communication, conflict resolution, and communication-related resources on the web. By the publishers of ComAbstracts, Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS).
• Bartlett's Quotations
• Oxford English Dictionary
  • The complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition OED. Quarterly updates of the in-progress third edition. Entries include etymology, usage quotes, and date charts.