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Communication Disorders Research Guide
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Reference Works
These reference materials present overviews and background information, define terms and concepts, and suggest more in-depth readings. Use reference books to begin your research or to clarify terms that you don't understand.
| MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders |
RC423 .M56 2004 REF |
| Concise Encyclopedia of Language Pathology |
RC423 .C656 1999 REF |
| Praeger handbook of special education |
LC3957 .P73 2007 REF |
| Terminology of communication disorders : speech-language-hearing |
RC423 .N52 2004 REF |
| Hegde's PocketGuide to assessment in speech-language pathology* | RC423 .H38286 2008 REF |
| Hegde's PocketGuide to communication disorders* | RC423 .H38287 2008 REF |
| Hegde's PocketGuide to treatment in speech-language pathology* | RC423 .H38288 2008 REF |
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*Copies of these three titles are in the main book stacks and can be checked out! | |
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Journal Articles
Find articles
The Library subscribes to several databases that contain articles related to communication disorders. See the database descriptions below to decide which database to search.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
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ERIC (EBSCOhost)
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PsycINFO
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ASHA journals
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) journals will be a key resource for your research. You can search them all at once in the Academic Search Complete database, or on the ASHA website. Below we describe how to locate the full text articles for each journal.
American Journal of Audiology
1994-1996, microfiche in Library basement
1997-2009, print issues in Library basement
June 2000-present available online in Academic Search Complete
2001-present available online at http://aja.asha.org/archive/
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
1994, microfiche in Library basement
1995-2009, print issues in Library basement
2001-present available online in Academic Search Complete
2001-present available online at http://ajslp.asha.org/archive/
ASHA Leader
Current year retained, print issues in Library basement
2001-present available online at http://www.asha.org/leader.aspx
Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research
1997-2009, print issues in Library basement
1997-present available online in Academic Search Complete
2001-present available online at http://jslhr.asha.org/archive
Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools
1983-2005, microfilm in Library basement
2006-2009, print issues in Library basement
1993-present available online in Academic Search Complete
2004-present available online at http://lshss.asha.org/archive/
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Books
At McCartney Library
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| Looking for ... | Type in search box | Select search type | Example |
| Works by a particular author |
Last name, first name | Author Search | Wigg, Elisabeth |
| A book | Title of book (don't include a, an, or the if it's the first word) | Title Search | MIT encyclopedia of communication disorders |
| Works about communication disorders |
communicative disorders |
Subject Heading Search | Communicative disorders--Genetic aspects (click on a relevant topic to see titles) |
| Specific topics | [keyword] [keyword] and [keyword] "exact phrase" |
Keyword Boolean Search | aphasia aphasia and treatment "usher syndrome" |
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