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Introduction

This guide is intended to list core abstract and indexing services for the scholarly, professional and technical literature relevant to communications. As a field of study, communications varies greatly from one academic institution to the other, ranging from professional training programs for journalism and broadcast media to highly interdisciplinary programs in the social sciences and humanities. In that broader sense, its interests may encompass mass media, intercultural or interpersonal communication, human-machine interaction, telecommunications, advertising, etc.

The first section of this guide describes databases specifically targeted for the discipline of communications. The second section includes those which focus resources for communications aspects of related disciplines such as anthropology, business, film, gender studies, law, history, sociology and psychology. Online services are listed, with availability in print also indicated. Dates of coverage indicated represent earliest available, whether print or online. URLs provided are for the vendor which provides the database.

Additions: these and other databases recommended for specific communication research topics are listed on the subject guides.

Exclusions: general and multidiscipline databases (whether scholarly or popular literature) which could be used for any and all areas of study; databases serving strictly as sources of news; collections of market research data and financial information. . Please refer to the specific guides for news and other specialized areas that are part of this Library Resources for Communication Studies set.

These pages are produced by the Electronic Resources in Communication Studies Committee of EBSS (http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/ebss/ebsscommittees/electronicresourcesincommunicationstudies/electcomm.cfm). Please contact the committee chair if you are interested in contributing or editing.

Communication Studies Specific

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$ = Paid access

F = Free access

E= Available electronically

P= Available in print


Communication Abstracts ($ E P) Abstracts articles on all areas of communication. Topics include (among many others) advertising, communication theory and technology, gender and communication, interpersonal and speech communication, journalism, mass media, public opinion. Available online from EBSCO. Vendor site: http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/communication-abstracts


Communication and Mass Media Complete ($ E) Provides indexing and abstracts, and in many cases full text of numerous journals in the field of communications. Provides historic coverage of some titles, back to 1915. CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Earlier portions of NCA’s CommSearch also available in print as Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995. Vendor site: http://www.ebsco.com/home Vendor site: http://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/uf-coverage.htm


CIOS: Communication Institute for Online Scholarship Provides access to several services in the field: ComAbstracts, ComIndex, ComAnalytics and a Visual Commmunications Concepts Explorer (VCCE). There are different levels of institutional membership. Vendor site: http://www.cios.org/

  • ComAbstracts ($ E)

A database of articles and book abstracts covering (among other things) mass communication and society, public relations, health communication, and gender and communication. Coverage varies by publications indexed. Available online with expanded institutional membership.

  • ComIndex ($ E)

Index to scholarly journals in communication studies.

  • Open Journals Index (E)

Table of contents indexing from 35 journals in communication. Available online with basic institutional membership.


Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995($ P) Dates of coverage vary. Last of five editions prepared by the National Communication Association, listing contents of 24 key journals from the earliest issue through 1995, with author and keyword subject indexes appended. Continued by NCA’s CommSearch database, which was in turn incorporated into Communication and Mass Media Complete (see, above). No longer published, but various editions are in many libraries and may be available from Out-of-Print dealers.


Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts ($ for P; F for E) Detailed abstracts of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses, provided by the authors; prepared by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Formerly known as Journalism Abstracts (1963-93). Back volumes available in print from 1963-1997. Available for free online 1996-present. Vendor site: http://www.aejmc.org/abstracts/


Sage Communication & Media Studies Collection (successor to Sage Communication Studies full text) Dates of coverage vary. ($ E) Includes the full text of 31 journals from 1999 to present. Covers many aspects of communication studies, including political communication, mass communication, television / film studies, business communication, and rhetoric. Vendor site: http://www.uk.sagepub.com/librarians/collections/comm.sp

Content by: Elliot Kanter; modified by Tasha Cooper and Cheryl McCallips.

Last modified: Monday June 11, 2007; Saturday, June 2, 2012

Updated by: Elliot Kanter; updated by Tasha Cooper and Cheryl McCallips

Related Disciplines

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$ = Paid access

F = Free access

E= Available electronically

P= Available in print

NOTE: Students and scholars in communication are likely to need discovery tools for research in many other disciplines: in business, arts & humanities, and social & health sciences. Because the field is so interdisciplinary, and because individual communication programs can vary greatly, it seemed more useful to provide a single, alphabetical list rather than to break them into a number of separate categories.

FIAF: International Filmarchive 1972-current Includes International Index to Film Periodicals (1972-present) and International Index to Television Periodicals (1979-present). Offers in-depth coverage of 300 of the world’s foremost academic and popular film and television journals. Divided into three areas: general subjects, individual films, and biographies. This is a good source for European films. Available online from Ovid/SilverPlatter. International Index to Film Periodicals is also available in print from R.R. Bowker Vendor site: http://www.ovid.com/site/products/index.jsp?top=2


Film Literature Index 1973-current This is a periodical index to the international literature of film, television and video. Geared for the specialist, or general reader knowledgeable in film/TV. It is supported by the University at Albany- SUNY. Currently available in print on a subscription basis; a retrospective, fully searchable online version (1976-2001) is currently available for free. Site: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp


Film & Television Literature Index 1987-present Also limited coverage 1970-86. Covers writing about film and television for scholars, students and the general public. Subjects include film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, reviews. Available from EBSCO Vendor Site: http://www.ebscohost.com/


LexisNexis Academic dates of coverage vary Full text collections which include the following: National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, international legal information and patent law. (Note: LEXIS.com is the full legal file used for in-depth legal research; available only to law schools at discounted academic rate.) Shepard’s® Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. Business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news. Updated daily. Vendor site: http://www.lexisnexis.com/default.asp


PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts) 1840-present Provides access to international and historic literature in psychology and related disciplines. Includes research in psychology and many related fields, including communications, business, neuroscience, and others. Vendor site: http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/


Created by and updates

Content by: Elliot Kanter

Last modified: Monday June 11, 2007; June 2, 2012

Updated by: Elliot Kanter; updated by Tasha Cooper and Cheryl McCallips

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