Communication Databases & Indexes

Communication & Mass Media Complete.  EBSCO 
        Merger of two databases, CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index.  Now expanded to provide indexing to 400 periodicals with full text for over 200 titles.  Some indexing goes back to 1915.

Humanities Abstracts.  1984+
        On the Web through FirstSearch.
        In print under various titles 1907-1996:   Ref AI 3 S6
Contains citations from more than 325 periodicals in archaeology and classical studies, area studies, communication, folklore, history, language, literature, performing and visual arts, philosophy, religion and theology.  Click here to show journal list.  This should be used with the Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective listed below for older articles.

Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective.  1907-1983
        In print under various titles.  Ref AI 3 S6
Indexes all aspects of the humanities and social sciences from over 1,200 North American and European periodicals.  Subjects covered include: addiction studies; anthropology; archaeology; area studies; art; classical studies; communications; community health & medical care; criminal justice and criminology; dance; economics; environmental studies; ethics; family studies; film; folklore; gender studies; geography; gerontology; history; international relations; journalism; law; linguistics; literary & social criticism literature; minority studies; music; performing arts; philosophy; planning & public administration; political science; psychiatry, and psychology; public welfare; religion and theology; social work; sociology; and urban studies.

MLA Bibliography.  1926+
A bibliography of scholarship in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, produced by the Modern Language Association of America.   Approximately 75% of all MLA records are journal articles; the remainder include books, book chapters, and dissertation abstracts.  Click here to show journal list.
 
PsycINFO
On the Web through FirstSearch,  1887+
In print 1927-1966:  General Collection BF 1 P65.
Published by the American Psychological Association. Contains summaries of the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines. Indexes over 1400 journals in 29 different languages from approximately 54 countries. Click here to show journal list.  Books, dissertations, and reports are also included from 1987+. 

Other related indexes/databases:

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO).  1985+. 
A multi-disciplinary database offering full text for over 1800 journals in all areas of academic study--social sciences, humanities, etc.

Dissertation Abstracts International 
Abstracts of doctoral dissertations (1980+) and masters theses (1988+); citations to doctoral dissertations from 1861+; from institutions in North America and Europe.
In Print: 1938-1979, located in Periodicals  LB 2371 D58
The actual dissertations generally need to be ordered on interlibrary loan.

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center), 1966+
        On the Web through FirstSearch.
        On the Web through the official ERIC site, free to the public.
ERIC is a comprehensive database containing abstracts of journal articles, reports, curriculum guides, conference proceedings, etc. It covers all areas of education at all age and grade levels.   ERIC Documents 1993+ are now freely available online.  Documents before 1993 are in the library on microfiche.  The library's microfiche subscription ended with ED455358.
The ERIC database, as well as lesson plans, web sites and other useful information, is available on the Web through the Educator's Reference Desk, also free to the public.  (ERIC documents are not available at this site.)

SocIndex with Full Text.  A comprehensive sociology research database with more than 1.9 million records and the full text for over 400 journals dating back to 1908.  Also contains full text for more than 700 books and monographs and more than 6000 conference papers.

World News Connection. 11/1994+. English translation of foreign news broadcasting. Password needed. Inquire at Reference Desk.

Print Indexes

Communication Abstracts
         In print only 1967-2001:  Ref P 90 C65
Provides coverage of recent literature in the areas of general communication, mass communication, advertising and marketing, broadcasting, communication theory, interpersonal and intrapersonal communication, small group communication, organizational communication, journalism, public relations, radio, public opinion, speech, and television.

FIND: Frye's Index to Nonverbal Data.  Reference P 99.5 F79 1980

Index to Journals in Communication Studies through 1990.  Edited by Matlon and Ortiz.  2 vols.  Print only.   Ref P 87 M37 1992.
   

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