Communication Studies

Finding Scholarly Journal Articles

What is scholarly publication?
Communication and Mass Media Complete
An excellent database for communication and mass media studies. Indexes over 450 publications in communication studies, broadcast media, journalism and related fields. Provides full text articles from about 200 titles.
Academic Search Elite
Indexes core scholarly journals and popular magazines in a wide variety of subject areas, including communication and media studies. Some full text articles available.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Indexes core scholarly journals and popular magazines in a wide variety of subject areas, including communication and media studies. Some full text articles available.
PsycINFO
A very comprehensive index to materials in psychology and allied fields. Useful for communications studies topics such as oral communication, nonverbal communication, interpersonal communication, and related subjects.

Finding Books

PolyCat
Use PolyCat, the online catalog, to find books (and other materials) in the Kennedy Library.
Link+
Use Link+ to find and order books available at other California libraries. The books arrive at the Kennedy Library Circulation Desk within 3 days for you to check out.

If you don't find the book you need in PolyCAT or LINK+, submit an interlibrary loan request.

For more information about locating books, read the "Finding Books" page.

Finding Criticism on American Orators

American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Orators
Provides an online collection of essays about major American orators since 1960, including presidents, politicians, activists and jurists.
More Resources
See this additional web page for a list of more resources for criticism on American Orators at Kennedy Library

Finding Speeches

American Leaders Speak- Recordings from WWI and 1920 Elections
Provides the text and sound recordings of turn-of-the-century American leaders, including Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Henry Cabot Lodge.
American Political Thought On the Web
Includes oratory of major U.S. political and social leaders.
American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank
Indexes 5000+ text-based, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, lectures, and debates.
Douglass: Archives of American Public Address
Extensive archive of American oratory.
Feminist.com - Articles and Speeches by Women
Includes speeches and articles by women from the feminist perspective.
Gifts of Speech – Women's Speeches from Around the World
Includes speeches by influential contemporary women from around the world, such as Emma Goldman, Mother Teresa, and Naomi Wolf, and includes an index of female Nobel laureates.
History Channel.com — Speeches
Large collection drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the twentieth century.
"I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
Collection of approximately 400 items from each of 54 inaugurations, organized chronologically by the Library of Congress.
PresidentialRhetoric.com
Provides resources for the study of presidential rhetoric.
Vital Speeches of the Day
Full-text speeches on a wide variety of political topics, from 1985 to the present.