SOUTHcat Catalog for the books, e-books, journal titles and dates, dvds, cds, videos, and government documents that the Libraries own or can be accessed through the Libraries.
Our Journal List: Another way to find if we own an electronic or print subscription to a particular journal or if you already have the complete article information (citation). You may browse and search particular online journals this way.
InterLibrary Loan--register once. Articles and Books found in the state carry no charge to you.
Databases Useful for Communication: Use the indexes below to identify articles on specific topics, as well as to locate full-text electronic articles. Find about 100 subscribed databases on the "Articles, Indexes, Databases" page linked from the Library Homepage:
Bound print journals are shelved by call number on Third Floor- South. Current print journals and journals in microform are shelved alphabetically by title on Second Floor-South
- Communication and Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Over 600 journals indexed, 300 with full text
- Dissertation Abstracts/Digital Dissertations. Proquest.(Abstracts. Full text of theses completed at USA.)
- Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. General index; covers many disciplines
- Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale/InfoTrac. General index; covers many disciplines
- JSTOR. All full text, slightly older journals
- Project Muse. 260 full text current journals
- Emerald Library. Full text for 160 business journals
- Science Direct. Multidisciplinary: Medical, allied health, social sciences and humanities. Mostly full text.
- Wiley InterScience. 400+ scientific, technical, medical and professional journals
- Business Source Premier. EBSCO. Many full text business journals
- General Business File ASAP Gale/InfoTrac. Many full text business journals
- SocIndex with Full Text. Abstracts for 590+ sociology journals. Indexing for books, monographs, conference papers.
- Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Indexes 1500 journals; full-text for 750. Includes full-text for more than 100 books
- Professional Development Collection-EBSCO. over 520 full-text journals on educational topics.
Newspapers:
•Mobile Register. 1992-present
•LexisNexis Academic. National and international newpapers, law reviews, transcripts, codes, statutes, statistics and more
•Newspaper Source. EBSCO Full text newspapers
•Proquest Newspapers.Full text newspapers
•Ethnic Newswatch Complete. Proquest. Small ethnic newspapers.
A Few Journals: Check "Our Journal List" for access
Webpages created by USA Librarians to help you find information in a variety of areas: (Click here for more)Communication Education
Educational Technology Research and Development
Journal of Science Communication
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
Strategic Communication Management
Industrial and Commercial Training--Emerald Library
Corporate Communications: An International Journal. Emerald Library
Training for Quality. Emerald LibraryDOAJ--Directory of Open Access Journals
American Rhetoric's List of Communication Journals: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/communicationjournals.htm
American Rhetoric's List of Communication Associations: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/communicationassociations.htm
Using the Public Internet:
Evaluating Internet Sites--how to think about pages you find when you use a public search engine.
Google Advanced Search
Google Scholar
Google Book
Tech Com Library--free, nonprofit index for professional, scientific and technical communicators (such as technical writers).
Librarians Index to the Internet
Wikipedia--Open access, collabortively created encyclopedia of information. Verify. Verify. Verify!
