Communication Disorders Research Guide

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.  |  Find Books  |  Find Articles  | Journals
   Truman Masters Theses  |  Web Sites  |  Citing Sources
 

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

American Sign Language Dictionary.  Reference HV 2475 C67 1994
Encyclopedia of Psychology.  8 vols.  Ref BF 31 E52 2000
Encyclopedia of Special Education.  3 vols. Reference LC 4007 E53 2007
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine.  5 vols.  Reference RC 41 G35 1999
Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness.  3 vols.  Reference HV 2365 G35 1987
Hegde's PocketGuide to treatment in speech-language pathology.  Reference RC 423 H38296 2001
Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education.  Reference HV 2380 O88 2003
Reference Manual for Communicative Sciences and Disorders: Speech and Language.  Reference RC 423 K46 1994

Find Books

Check the Library Catalog for books.  The Library of Congress (LC) subject heading is communicative disorders.  Because that term is so broad, you might combine it with other terms, or think of completely different terms.  For example, try the following keyword searches:  (Click here for help in understanding keyword searching principles.)
                        communicative disorders and behavior
                        stuttering and treatment
                        (deaf or hearing impaired) and mainstreaming

If Pickler Memorial Library doesn't have what you want, try your search in MOBIUS to find books in other libraries in Missouri.  You can order books online, and they will be delivered usually within 3-4 working days.  This service is available to current Truman students, faculty, and staff.

If you are unable to find all that you need through MOBIUS, you can look for books in libraries in other states by using WorldCat.  You must allow plenty of time because these materials will come through the mail.

Find Articles

Databases in this section are restricted to use on the Truman network unless otherwise indicated.

EBSCOhost offers several databases useful for communication disorders.
        Communication & Mass Media Complete  provides indexing to 400 periodicals with full text for over 200 titles. 
        Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL).  1983+
        In print  1977-1997:   General Collection RT 41 C842
Contains indexing and abstracts for over over 1700 current nursing and health journals.  Also provides access to Pre-CINAHL, a companion database featuring rotating bibliographic information about new journal articles as they are being assigned indexed.
       MLA Bibliography. 1926+. A bibliography of scholarship in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Contains over 1.8 million citations from more than 4400 journals and series and 1000 book publishers.  About 75% are language and literature journal articles.
       Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides over 520 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.  Includes abstracts and indexing for over 560 journals.
       Academic Search Elite provides full text for over 1,530 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, education, and more.
       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.

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.)    Journal Coverage:  Click here to show the journal title list.

Dissertation Abstracts,  1861+
        On the Web through FirstSearch.  Summaries of dissertations from universities in the United States and around the world.  All subjects.  To see the actual dissertation you must request it on Interlibrary Loan through WorldCat.

General Science Abstracts, 1984+
Contains citations from more than 150 journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health, physics and more.  Coverage:  Click here to show the journal title list.

MEDLINE, 1965+
        On the Web through FirstSearch
        On the Web through PubMed, the free public site from the National Library of Medicine.
Indexes more than 3,500 journals published internationally in all fields of medicine. Coverage:  Click here to show the journal title 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. Books, dissertations, and reports are also included.  Coverage:  Click here to show the journal title list.

PsycARTICLES
        On the Web through Ovid.
        Full text articles from 57 journal titles published by the American Psychological Association. 
        Click here to show the journal title list.

Social Sciences Abstracts
        On the Web through FirstSearch,  1983+
        In print under various titles 1907-1996:  Reference AI 3 S6
Covers about 300 journals in the areas of anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, criminal justice, economics, geography, international relations, law, political science, psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, and related topics.  Coverage:  Click here to show the journal title list.

Print indexes

DSH Abstracts.  1960-1985.
        Print:  General Collection RF 1 D45
        Brief, noncritical summaries of articles from 250 periodicals relevant to communication sciences and disorders.  Ceased publication after the 1985 volume.

Exceptional Child Education Resources.  1969-2003.
        Print:    General Collection  LC 3950 E942
        Indexes books, periodical articles, government reports, dissertations on children who are gifted or are physically, mentally or learning disabled.

Journals

Speech & Hearing Journals in Pickler Memorial Library.  Includes where they are indexed and where to find full text online.
     Note:  ASHA provides two FREE great alert services for their scholarly journals.
         eTOC provides e-mail Tables of Contents of new issues as they are published.
         CiteTrack Alerts provides e-mail alerts when new articles matching your search
                     criteria are published in these journals.
         Click on each journal at http://journals.asha.org/

Education periodicals in Pickler Memorial Library.

Medical periodicals in Pickler Memorial Library.

Psychology periodicals in Pickler Memorial Library,

Web Sites

ASHA:  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
American Academy of Audiology
Guide to Otolaryngology in the Internet
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources---Maintained by the University of Iowa's Hardin Health Science Library.  Some sample entries are Neurology, Otolaryngology, and Speech Pathology.
Mayo Clinic - Tools for Healthier Lives
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)---NIH division for biomedical and behavioral research in human  communication, which supports and conducts research on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.

Search the above web sites using the box below.

NIDCD Directory of Organizations
SLP Start Page for Speech-Language Pathology: Internet Searches and Resources
University Programs in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Citing Sources

Selected guides to help you cite sources correctly  in APA, Chicago/Turabian, and MLA styles.

Unless otherwise indicated databases are restricted to the Truman network.
 

For further assistance, visit or call the Reference Desk (660-785-4051) or contact
Karen McClaskey, Reference Librarian for Communication Disorders
(660) 785-7416
karenmc@truman.edu

 

 

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Last Modified 16 June 2008