LibGuides: Communication: Journal Articles

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Databases in the Communication Field

Databases contain journal articles and other materials that can be specific to a certain field. For the field of Communication, the main database is Communication Source, which provides access to a wide range of communication and communication-related journals. However, there are other databases that might be useful to your needs depending on what area of communication you are studying. For example, if you are studying film, there are better databases for that. Below, I've grouped databases by the communication areas I think they are most useful.

Communication Source Database

Communication Source (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Communication Source is the merger of ComAbstracts and Communication & Mass Media Complete and offers full-text access to over 600 journals in the communications field, incorporating the content of CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields. (formerly Communication & Mass Media Complete)

Advertising & Public Relations

Journal articles on advertising and public relations topics are identified in the following specialized databases:

ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Covers nearly every aspect of business, including company histories and new product development
Business Source Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts for tens of thousands of business publications; cover to cover full-text content from thousands of journals & magazines, including: Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing, Administrative Science Quarterly, MIS Quarterly and many other important titles. Extensive full-text archives (e.g., Harvard Business Review is available from 1922 to present — it is not in JSTOR). Cited references for more than 1,300 journals
Communication Source (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Communication Source is the merger of ComAbstracts and Communication & Mass Media Complete and offers full-text access to over 600 journals in the communications field, incorporating the content of CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields. (formerly Communication & Mass Media Complete)
LexisNexis Academic (Now Nexis Uni) This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.
PsycARTICLES (Full Text) (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
A database of full-text articles from 52 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.

Business & Professional Communication

The multidisciplinary databases are a good place to start. For business and industry information, check out the following databases:

ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Covers nearly every aspect of business, including company histories and new product development
Business Source Complete (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts for tens of thousands of business publications; cover to cover full-text content from thousands of journals & magazines, including: Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing, Administrative Science Quarterly, MIS Quarterly and many other important titles. Extensive full-text archives (e.g., Harvard Business Review is available from 1922 to present — it is not in JSTOR). Cited references for more than 1,300 journals

Films / Cinema

JSTOR Arts & Sciences I - X Collections This link opens in a new window
JSTOR offers a high-quality, interdisciplinary archive to support scholarship and teaching. It includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials.
Project Muse - Standard Collection This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE offers full-text access to journals in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
Humanities Source (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Humanities Source is a valuable collection for students, researchers and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities. It includes full text of over 1,500 journals, feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, and much more. (upgraded from Humanities Abstracts)

Psychological & Social Aspects

PsycARTICLES (Full Text) (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
A database of full-text articles from 52 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.
Sociology Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including relevant titles from related fields such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology and population studies.

Telecommunications

Communication Source (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Communication Source is the merger of ComAbstracts and Communication & Mass Media Complete and offers full-text access to over 600 journals in the communications field, incorporating the content of CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields. (formerly Communication & Mass Media Complete)
Applied Science & Technology Source (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
This premier resource offers full text for almost 1,300 journals, citations to millions of articles. The content within Applied Science & Technology Source derives from numerous sources, including leading trade journals, professional and technical society journals, and conference proceedings. (upgraded from Applied Science & Technology Index)

Google Scholar

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