Communication Sciences & Disorders

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) (early 1970's-present): This interdisciplinary database indexes over 8200 scholarly journals, popular magazines, and journals of commentary. More than 4650 of the journals indexed provide the full-text of the articles within the database. An option for limiting to peer-reviewed journals exists to increase the scholarly nature of a search.
Article 1st (FirstSearch) (1990-present): This searchable, comprehensive, interdisciplinary magazine and journal article references database is useful primarily as a current awareness tool. It indexes over 16,000 journals and magazines.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost): This database indexes journals in both Communication Studies and Communication Sciences and Disorders. It includes some full text.
Education Research Complete (EBSCOhost)
EJC (OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center): This is a collection of electronic journals our students and faculty have access to through our affiliation with OhioLINK.
ERIC (OhioLINK) or ERIC (EBSCOhost) (1966-present): This is the primary database in the field of education. It is useful for communication disorders research projects because several of the journals and association papers of interest in communication disorders are indexed in this database. Topics that cross into the educational environment are particularly well-treated here. If, however, the topic has a more medical or psychological focus, other databases, such as Medline and PsycInfo may be more suitable.
Medline (EBSCOhost) (1950-present) or PubMed (NIH): This is the primary database in the field of medicine. It is useful for communication disorders topics that have a medical focus.
PsycINFO (journal articles, 1967-present; chapters of books, 1987-present): This is the primary, disciplinary database in the field of psychology and related disciplines. If the communication disorders topic has a psychological focus, this database could be of particular interest.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost)(1970's-present , with a few titles back to the early 1960's): This database provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for over 510 scholarly journals concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Included in the full text offerings are over 490 peer-reviewed journals.
Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science) (1980-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) (1980-present): Indexes 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines. Searches can be done by subject terms, author, journal title, author affiliation, and Cited Reference Search.

Reference Sources

Reference sources are particularly useful for background information on topics and definitions on concepts and specialized terminology. The following encyclopedias and dictionaries are particularly useful in the field of communication disorders.

Access Science @ McGraw-Hill: The Online Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Audiologists' Desk Reference: Diagnostic Audiology Principles, Procedures, and Practices, WOO Reference RF294 .H32 1997 Vol. 1
Communication Disorders sourcebook: Basic Information About Deafness and Hearing Loss, Speech and Language Disorders, Voice Disorders, Balance and Vestibular Disorders, and Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Touch. WOO Reference RC423 .C644 1996
A Comprehensive Dictionary of Audiology, 2nd ed. WOO Reference RF291 .S73 2003
Credo Reference
Dictionary of Communication Disorders, 4th ed. WOO Reference RC423 .M597 2005
Dictionary of Hearing, 1999
Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, WOO Reference RC553 .A88T87 2007
The Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders, WOO Reference RF290 .T93 2000
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods, 2008
Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness, WOO Reference HV2365 .G35 1987
MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders WOO Reference RC423 .M56 2004
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center: Scholarly and Reference E-Books
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. 2008
Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing, 5th ed. WOO Reference RC423 .N52 2004

Finding Journals...

...by the TITLE of the journal: Search by the TITLE OF THE JOURNAL on the Libraries' eJournals/Journals web page.

...finding journals by a particular PUBLISHER (e.g., journals published by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association):

CONSORT WORD SEARCH:
a:american speech language hearing association and s:periodicals

...finding journals with a particular FOCUS (e.g., journals on audiology)

CONSORT WORD SEARCH:
s:audiology and s:periodicals

Selected Internet Sites

American Academy of Audiology: Audiology resources, news, and convention information.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: ASHA is a professional, scientific, and credentialing association of Audiologists. Access to job-search, and research publications.
Audiology Online: Award winning site for audiology, hearing loss, hearing aids, and the ear. Professional news, interactive forums, programs, etc. for professional audiologists and students of audiology. Run by audiologists. Much is available for members only, but membership is free.
Audiology.com: "Information gateway of the Audiology Community"
A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms: Quicktime animations for basic sign language terms.
Health Sciences Subject Portal (Cleveland State University Library): A well-organized, comprehensive listing of links of interest to speech and hearing researchers.
LDOnline: The World's Leading Website on Learning Disabilities and ADHD: How learning disabilities are linked to speech and language disorders.
National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (Utah State University): Infant hearing organization site containing news, research information, etc. for families and professionals.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): Part of the National Institute of Health's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Provides research information for individuals, families, and professionals, including a free access, searchable database called "Combined Health Information Database (CHID) Online." Also provides information on research opportunities and grant funding.
PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine): Searchable database of information, including any speech and hearing topics.
Technology Access Program-TAP (Gallaudet University): Analysis of all new technologies for the hearing impaired. Includes information about wireless technologies.
U.S. Department of Education: Access to information on the national disabilities education within the broad array of information provided at the site.
U.S. National Institutes of Health

Citation Style Guides

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association WOO ReadyRef BF76.7 .P83 2010: 6th Edition, This printed volume is the official style manual of the American Psychological Association, often referred to as APA style.
APA Style

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