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 by key words of article titles. Communication Disorders students will find this database useful for updating searches done in other databases. The database also allows the user to browse references by journal title and issue.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost): This database indexes journals in both Communication Studies and Communication Sciences and Disorders. It includes some full text.
Cumulative Indexes of the Journals of the American Speech and Hearing Association (1936-1961), WOO Reference RC423 .A1 C84
Cumulative Indexes of the Journals of the American Speech and Hearing Association (1962-1972), WOO Reference RC423 .A1 C85

Cumulative Index 3 of the Journals of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, WOO Reference RC423 .A1 C86 1983

Cumulative Index to ASHA Journals (1995-1999), WOO Reference RC423 .A1 C87 2000
: All four of these one-volume, print indexes by the American Speech and Hearing Association and the later American Speech-Language-Hearing Association index journal articles published in the association's journals. This is useful for finding practical and theory-based journal articles during the time-periods covered. For later years, more current electronic databases will need to be searched.
DSH Abstracts (1960-1985), WOO Reference RF1 .D45: This once-authoritative print index provides abstracts of journal articles available for speech/language/hearing topics. This stopped publishing, so it is somewhat dated and should be used for historical overview of topics only.
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 (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 (1966-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. Each journal article reference in the database includes an abstract summary of the article. The database covers also articles in related disciplines such as sociology, linguistics, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, and anthropology.
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. A small number of titles in this database (under 10) provide indexing and abstracts only. This database is primarily a subset of the Academic Search Complete database, with the addition of some book titles and a small number of journals exclusive to this database only.
Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI)(1980-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI) (1980-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (Print volumes: 1978-1979), WOO Reference Z7161 .S65: Indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines. Although searches can be done by subject terms, author, journal title, or author affiliation; communication disorders majors will find this index most useful when trying to find out who has cited a particular work by doing a Cited Reference Search. Reference lists for each work are included.

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
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, WOO Reference RF122 .D44 1975
Dictionary of Hearing
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
The Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders, WOO Reference RF290 .T93 2000
Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness, WOO Reference HV2365 .G35 1987
Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing, WOO Reference RC423 .N52 1996

Finding Journals...

...by the TITLE of the journal: Search by the TITLE OF THE JOURNAL on either the Libraries' eJournals/Journals web page or the CONSORT Journal Title search.

...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 (University of Utah): 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.

Citation Style Guides

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition, WOO Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2001: This printed volume is the official style manual of the American Psychological Association, often referred to as APA style.
APA Style: This Web site provides excerpts from the 5th Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as well as regular updates to electronic formats of citation using APA style.

Course/Research Guides

Communication Sources: A Selected Bibliography: compiled by Julia Chance Gustafson (COMM 401)
Finding the "Backstory" of Mass Media: A Selected Bibliography for Radio, Television, and Film in America (Comm. 231): compiled by Julia Chance Gustafson

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