Research by Subject: Speech Communication

Books: Use the Library Catalog

Journals/Magazines

Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC)
Communication and media indexes, abstracts and full-text.

General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile

Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.

ERIC (Ebsco interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.

MLA international bibliography of books and articles on the modern languages and literatures (ProQuest)
Index to language, literature, folklore, linguistics etc. in international scholarly journals, books, papers etc.

Literature Online (LION) with MLA
English and American poetry, drama and prose plus other world literatures (French, Spanish, German, etc.); full-text literature journals, criticism and reference resources.
Note: Cross-search MLA under Criticism & Reference

PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.

SocINDEX with Full Text
Sociology research database; Index/abstracts for journals, books, conference papers and other sources. Searchable cited references also provided.

Philosopher's index
Philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields: index to books and journals. 1940-present

ProQuest
Business, humanities, general information, social life, law etc. ABI/INFORM databases, ProQuest Newspapers, Research Library and several others.
Note: Scroll down to pick and choose your own combination of databases to search.

Web Sites

American Rhetoric
A database of over 5000 full text, audio, and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates and interviews.

I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugurations
Transcriptions of presidential inaugural addresses, with related materials, from George Washington to George W. Bush.

Earliest Voices
Early phonograph recordings in an audio archive, featuring William Jennings Bryan, Thomas Edison, Booker T. Washington, and others.

Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
Transcripts of speeches by women, ranging from Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848 to Mother Teresa in 1979.

Virtual Presentation Assistant
An online tutorial that covers selecting and researching your topic, analyzing your audience, presenting your speech, and using visual aids.

Argumentation and Critical Thinking Tutorial
A tutorial for college students on the logical structure of arguments and common argumentative fallacies. "Links to Other Resources" provides a gateway to related Web sites.

Silva Rhetoricae
A guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric, with supporting examples.

Bibliographies

Communication Abstracts v. 3 (1980) - v. 27 (2004)
Call Number: PER P87 .C59733
A bibliography of communication-related articles and books, arranged by subject category in each bimonthly issue. Lacks volume 4. No longer received.

Index to Journals in Communication Studies through 1990
Call Number: REF P87 .M37 1992
A bibliography of communication-related articles arranged by journal, providing citations for the articles in each issue, year-by-year.

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (1967- )
Call Number: REF PB1 .L79
Citations with abstracts for articles on speech, linguistics, sociolinguistics, rhetoric, and semiotics.

Colleges & Universities

Ithaca College Department of Speech Communication
Link to departmental website.

Encyclopedias

Language and Communication: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia
Call Number: REF P29 .F47 1998
Short entries provide a corss-cultural survey of language traditions and communication systems.

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Call Number: REF P29 .I58 2003
Substantial essays covering all specialties of linguistics: descriptive, historical, comparative, typological, functionalist, and formalist.

Linguistics encyclopedia / edited by Kirsten Malmkjær
Call Number: REF P29 .L52 2002
Brief entries on all aspects of linguistics -- terminology, theories, languages, language families, etc.

Encyclopedia of Semiotics
Call Number: REF P99 .E64 1998
Articles on the theory of signs, signification, representation, communication, and meaning.

An Encyclopedia of Language
Call Number: REF P106 .A46 1990
Substantial essays on the theory of language, both oral and written.

Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
Call Number: REF PN172 .E52 2001
Both brief articles and substantial essays on all aspects of rhetoric and its history.

Handbooks & Guides

Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication
Call Number: REF P94.6 .H36 2002
Essays on theory and research in cross-cultural and international communication.

Organizations

National Communication Association (NCA)
Information on conferences, communication programs, publications, and current research.

Primary Sources

Representative American Speeches (1956- )
Call Number: REF PS668 .B3
A year-by-year selection of speeches, arranged by Subject.

Voices of Multicultural America (1790-1995)
Call Number: REF PS663 .M55 V64 1996
Notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, arranged by speaker, with a Keyword index.

Quotations

Familiar Quotations (Bartlett)
Call Number: REF PN6081 .B27 1992
Search for supporting quotations by author or topic.

The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations
Call Number: REF PN6082 .C57 1992
Quotations arranged by author, with a Subject and a Key Word index.

Simpson's Contemporary Quotations.
Over 9,000 quotations from 4,000 sources organized into 25 categories and 60 sections