Communication Studies Graduate Student Research Guide: Websites

CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING A WEB PAGE:

* Identify the author and the author's expertise on the topic.

* Verify the facts, statistics, or quotes on the web page in another source.

* Identify the agenda of the page: are they selling something or promoting a point-of-view that benefits them? 

* Check to see when the page was last updated. If you can't find a date, consider using a different source.

 DO THE ABOVE BECAUSE:

* Most people don't know what they are talking about.

* Many people will make up facts, misrepresent facts, or leave out facts in order to support their position.

* People will tell you anything if money or power is somehow involved.

AND IN THE END:

* Learn to think for yourself and do not rely on gathering other people's opinions posted on the internet. 

Be sure to read the Evaluating Web Pages to the right before using regular Google to search for sources or better yet don't use it at all! Use the Library Research Databases or Library Catalog for trustworthy scholarly sources. 

• National Communication Association (NCA)
  • NCA Journals
    • Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies
    • Communication Education
    • Communication Monographs
    • Communication Teacher
    • Critical Studies in Media Communication
    • First Amendment Studies
    • Journal of Applied Communication Research
    • Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
    • Quarterly Journal of Speech
    • The Review of Communication
    • Text and Performance Quarterly
• Eastern Communication Association (ECA)
  • ECA Journals
    • Communication Quarterly
    • Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
    • Communication Research Reports
• Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)
  • SSCA Journals
    • Southern Communication Journal
• Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
  • CSCA Journals
    • Communication Studies
• International Communication Association (ICA)
  • ICA Journals
    • Journal of Communication
    • Human Communication Research
    • Communication Theory
    • Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
    • Communication, Culture, & Critique
    • Annals of the International Communication Association
• Western Communication Association (WCA)
  • WCA Journals
    • Western Journal of Communication
    • Communication Reports

• American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States includes speeches, movie speeches, theories, and exercises, rhetorical figures in sound, and more.
• Communication Studies Resources is a communication studies portal from the University of Iowa. Includes resources on advertising, cultural studies, digital media, film studies, gender, ethnicity, rhetoric, journalism and media studies.
• Digital Collections and Programs Oral histories, letters, sound recordings, photographs and other primary sources from the Library of Congress
• Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. It was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and operates as an independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress.
• Methodspace - from the About page: " Methodspace is a multidimensional online network for the community of researchers, from students to professors, engaged in research methods. Sponsored by SAGE, a leading publisher of books and journals in research methods, the site is created for students and researchers to network and share research, resources and debates. Methodspace users have free access to selected journal articles, book chapters, etc which highlight emerging topics in the field."
• Moving Image Archive is a collection of downloadable movies, newscasts, and videos covering topics such as computers and technology, arts and music, animation and cartoons, full-length feature films and more.
• Moving Image Source "The Moving Image Source Research Guide is a gateway to the best online resources related to film, television, and digital media" - from the Moving Image Source website.
• World Wide Cultural E-Resources is an international culturelink network