Recommended Databases
- Communication Source This link opens in a new windowLarge database indexing publications worldwide pertaining to communication, advertising, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, and media studies. 1915 to present.
- ComAbstracts This link opens in a new windowContains abstracts of articles and books published in the primary professional literature of communication studies .
- ComAnalytics This link opens in a new windowProvides data about the relative publication performance of individual scholars and of departments of communication. Uses metrics such as journal impact ratings and rankings from the NCA study of doctoral program reputation.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Large full-text multidisciplinary collection of scholarly journals, trade/professional publications, and newspapers. 1887-present.
- MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database indexing articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations on all aspects of modern literature, language, and linguistics. Over 1000 of the indexed journals have full text. 1916-present.
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