Research Resources: Communication Studies

Subject-Specific Online Databases


Communication & Mass Media Complete	Citations and abstracts for over 400 journals, many indexed back to the first issue ranging from 1919 – present. Full text for some articles.	More Info


Academic Search Complete	An excellent starting point for finding articles in magazines and journals, mostly from fairly recent time periods. Some full-text.	More Info
JSTOR	A full-text collection of over 1,000 major scholarly journals. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals.	More Info
Project Muse	Full text access is available to over 380 journals in the humanities and social sciences.	More Info


Magnus	Online catalog providing access to Luther College library and archival collections.	More Info
WorldCat	WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.	More Info


LexisNexis Academic	LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to over 6,000 full-text news, business, and legal publications.	More Info
New York Times (1995-Present)	Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present)	More Info
New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)	Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005.	More Info
Newspaper Abstracts	Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – present	More Info
Newspaper Source	Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, CNNÂ®, CNBC, National Public Radio (NPR). Full text for most articles	More Info
Wall Street Journal	Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text on microfilm (1972 – 2001): AN2 .W2 Full text online for issues published 1984 – present.	More Info

Humanities Index

Index Area AI3 .I67

Citations for journal articles published 1972-1984. Previous titles: Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974), International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965). Indexed by author and subject only.
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .P7

Citations for articles in U.S. and British general interest periodicals published 1802 – 1907. Subject index only.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .I6

Citations for articles in English language general interest magazines published 1890 – February 1983.
Social Sciences Index

Index Area: AI3 .I66

Citations for journal articles published 1974 – March 1983. Previous titles: Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1965-1974), International Index to Periodicals (1907-1965). Indexed by author and subject only.

Communication Yearbook

Reference P 87 .C59 v. 31

The annual publication reviews the current status of research in the field of communication.
Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies

Reference P 87.5 .W38 2006

The 7th edition of the dictionary updates entries from previous editions to include advances in technology and the impact of 9/11 on communication.
Encyclopedia of New Media

Reference QA 76.575 E5368 2003

There are 12 basic categories represented in the one volume encyclopedia: art, music, and performance; business and commerce; cyberculture, hacking; legal topics, networks and networking; open source software, organizaions and labs, people; social issues, technology, and writing.
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric

Reference PN 1782 .E52 2001

The encyclopedia provides entries on historical and current perspectives on rhetoric. Entries on people are not included.
Encyclopedia of Television

Reference PN 1992.18 .E53 2004

The Museum of Broadcast Communications is responsible for this 4 volume set on many aspects of television.
International Encyclopedia of Communications

Reference P 87.5 .I5 1989

Entries in the encyclopedia cover history, theory, and behavior and effects of communication.
Pronouncing Dictionary of American English

Reference PE 1137 .K37 1953

Pronunciations provided for words commonly used in America, as well as some unusual entries and proper names.