Communication Research Guide

 This guide will point you to many of the library's resources in communication and will link you to additional resources. If you need help with your research ask a librarian.  

Databases

Search library databases for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, case studies, editorials, reports, reviews, and other documents. The following databases are recommended for research in Communication. To select the database(s) most suited to your needs, click on  for more information. 

Most Frequently Used Databases in Communication:

• Communication & Mass Media Complete  
• Computers and Applied Sciences Complete  
• Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text  
• LexisNexis Academic  

Additional databases are available. Visit Databases for Communication Studies. 
Or select other databases from all database options.

Reference

Select from the following reference works to find dictionaries, encyclopedias, online reference and more.: 

Communication Reference - Select Works

• Dictionaries 
• Directories 
• Encyclopedias and Handbooks 
• More E-Reference 

Where to Browse in the Library

Print materials can be found in ODU Library's Reference Stacks and in the Main Stacks in the following ranges of the Dewey Decimal System: 

• 302.2 (communication)
• 900s (history)

Communication Reference Online

• Quick Reference: Theology 
• Additional E-Reference 

Journals

• Search for a video in the library 
• Visit the library's Audiovisuals & Media page for more resources and soptions. 
• Or search for videos on the web: Google Videos | Additional Search Engines 

Web Sites

Visit the following sites for authoritative information on Communication: 

Associations

• American Communication 
• Association for Business Communication 
• Association for Women in Communication 
• International Communication Association 
• Media Communications Association International 
• National Communication Association 
• Ohio Communication Association 
• Global Communication Association 
• World Communication 
• International Association of Business Comunicators (IABC)
• Association for business comunicaion 

Communication: Local and State

• Ohio Public Library Information Network 
• Columbus Dispatch 
• NPR Stations in Ohio 
• PBS Station Finder 

Communication: National and International

• American Communication Association 
• Federal Communications Commission 
• The Institute for Global Communications 
• Library of American Broadcasting 
• Media and Communications Studies (University of Wales) 
• Motion Picture Association of America 
• National Association of Broadcasters 
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
• News at Google 
• News Sources, from refdesk.com 
• Newspapers, USA and Worldwide, from refdesk.com 
• Online Communication Studies Resources (University of Iowa) 
• Society for Technical Communication 
• The Washington Post 

Communication Studies

• Debate Central (University of Vermont) 
• History of Televised Debates 
• Interpersonal Web: Interpersonal Communication (Northern Virginia Community College) 
• KSU ScholarWorks: Communication Studies 
• MCS: Academic Study of Media and Communication 

Journalism

• The Journalistic Resources Page 
• Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
• SPJ Code of Ethics 

Rhetoric

• Quick Reference- Quotations & Speeches 
• Rhetoric and Composition 
• Rhetorica: A Rhetoric Primer 

Past last updated: 14 May  2013 | ODU Library Reference Services