This guide is intended to help you find both print and online communication studies resources. This guide is only a starting point for your research, it is not meant to be a comprehensive list of resources. If you need further assistance, please visit the Service Desk in the library or contact your librarian, April Sheppard, at asheppard@astate.edu.
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SCHOLARLY OR NOT?
SCHOLARLY OR NOT?
Scholarly and peer reviewed are your "academic" articles. These are the ones that deal directly with research, history, or theory. Most likely, your professor wants you to use these types of articles. These types of articles are written by scholars, experts in the field often associated with a university or an organization. Peer reviewed articles must also be approved by a group of scholars before being published to ensure that the research presented is factual and relevant. Not everyone can get peer reviewed.
Popular magazine articles are usually ones that you read for entertainment. These are usually the type of publications that you find at the grocery store checkout. Chances are if there's a celebrity on the cover, it's a popular magazine.
For a more in-depth look at the differences, please visit our Scholarly Journals guide.
BOOKS IN THE DEAN B. ELLIS LIBRARY
All books in the library are arranged by subject using the Library of Congress classification system for call numbers and subject headings. The main call number for communications begins with "P," but you may find relevant books in other areas as well. The basic breakdown is as follows:
| BF637.C45 | - | Psychology. Communication. Interpersonal Communication. |
| HF5717 - HF5734.7 | - | Business Commincation |
| HM726 | - | Intergenerational Communication. |
| HM736 - HM743 | - | Social networks. Online social networks. |
| HM1106 - HM1171 | - | Interpersonal relations. Social behavior. |
| P87 – P96 | - | Communication |
| P94.7 | - | Interpersonal Communication |
| P95 - P95.6 | - | Oral Communication |
| P96.S48 - P96.S482 | - | Communication. Sex differences. Sexism. |
| P101 - P410 | - | Language. Linguistic Theory. Comparative Grammar. Rhetoric. |
Occasionally, a totally different call number will appear. This means the item covers more than communication and higher importance was given to the other subject when the call number was assigned. For example, News Talk : Investigating the Language of Journalism is assigned the call number PN4781.C68. This means that this book is more about journalism than communication. That doesn't mean it won't work for your topic though!
DATABASES
Databases with green 
or partially green 
icons offer some level of free, full-text articles. In most cases, you must be affiliated with A-State to view the article or on the A-State campus. Some database offer a "pay-per-view" service where you can buy an article not available for free and have immediate access. If you do not need immediate access to the article, you may also request it through Interlibrary Loan for free. Articles requested through Interlibrary Loan can take 2-5 business days to come in, depending on the lending library. You can also digital scans from our physical collection through Digital Delivery.
To view all our Communication databases, click here.
To view all our databases, click here.
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online is a comprehensive video subscription that delivers more than 62,000 titles spanning a range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowDefinitive scholarly business database. Peer-reviewed, full-text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business that spark discussion on future developments and changes in the business world.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowBibliographic and keyword references to 26 journals in communication studies, with coverage extending to the inaugural issue of each -- some from as far back as the early decades of the 20th century.
- Communication Abstracts This link opens in a new windowAbstracts of communications journals. Contains over 254,000 abstracts and over 330 titles.
- Communication Source This link opens in a new windowAbstracts and indexing as well as full-text content from publications worldwide pertaining to Communication, Linguistics, Rhetoric and Discourse, Speech-Language Pathology, Media Studies and other fields relevant to the discipline.
- CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
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Concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on countries across the globe. - Education Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowEducation database with a strong collection of full-text articles.
- Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
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Culture, communications, business, travel and maps from 175 countries. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowMassive journal and e-book collection. Contains core scholarly journals from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication
- Periodicals Archive Online This link opens in a new windowArchive of hundreds of digitized journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowLarge, user-friendly collection of eBooks and scholarly journals.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
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The largest aggregated full-text database in the market today, with thousands of periodical titles and millions of full-text articles available. Includes ABI/Inform and Hoover's Company Profiles.
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WORDS TO USE
Communication studies cover a wide range of topics. If you're having trouble coming up with a topic, here are some keywords you can use that might help you get started:
- Argumentation
- Business communication
- Communication
- Debate
- Education
- Gender communication
- History
- Intercultural communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Meaning
- Nonverbal communication
- Oral communication
- Organizational communication
- Personal communication
- Public speaking
- Research
- Rhetoric
- Social media
- Theory
If you want to combine keywords, use the connector AND between terms:
communication AND "social media"
You can learn more about connectors in our Boolean Searching guide.
