Most Useful Databases
Communication
and Mass Media Complete
An index of journals and handbooks
in communication. (Some full-text).
Communication
Abstracts
An index of journals, book chapters,
and dissertations in communication. (Citations only).
International Encyclopedia of Communication
A comprehensive scholarly encyclopedia of communication. (Full-text).
SAGE
Journals Online
Journals in communications, criminology,
education, health, management, political science, psychology,
and sociology. (Full-text).
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
Other Databases
ABI/Inform
Search business journals, trade magazines, national and regional news, and company profiles. (Some full-text).
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
ArticleFirst
An index of journals and magazines
in every field of study. (Citations only).
Business
Source Complete
A database of business journals
and magazines, company profiles, country reports, industry profiles,
and market research reports. (Some full-text).
ebrary
A collection of electronic books
with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
Encyclopedia
of Communication and Information
A comprehensive overview of communication
and media topics. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of International Media and Communication
An encyclopedia of media and journalism
with profiles of media in each country. (Full-text).
Google
Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly
journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased
content.
Handbook
of Health Communication
An introduction to communication
issues in health services. (Full-text).
LexisNexis
Academic
A database of news, legal information,
and business information. Sources include newspapers and news
wires, business trade journals, laws, court cases, law review
journals, company profiles, company financial data, and accounting
guides. (Full-text).
LexisNexis
Congressional
A database of U.S. Congressional
publications. Sources include bills, laws, member and committee
information, regulations, speeches, hearings, and voting records.
Member information can be searched by gender, race, party affiliation,
etc. (Full-text).
Linguistics
and Language Behavior Abstracts
A comprehensive index of journals,
books, and dissertations in linguistics, communication, and
related fields. (Citations only).
MLA
International Bibliography
The most comprehensive index of
journals, books, and dissertations in literature. (Some full-text).
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
PsycINFO
Start here for psychology research.
A comprehensive index of journals, books, and dissertations.
(Some full-text).
SocINDEX
An index of journals, books, and
conference papers in sociology, social work, and criminology.
(Some full-text).
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
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