Online Library Resources
Databases (for scholarly journals)
- Academic Search Ultimate (general database)
- Communication Source
- GenderWatch
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- PsycInfo (includes all APA journals)
- SocINDEX with Full Text
- Sociological Abstracts
- A-Z List of Databases
Books
- UIUC Library and I-Share Libraries
- To search only the UIUC collection, select the “Library Catalog” option from the drop down menu to the left of the search bar.
- To search all I-Share libraries, select the “All I-Share Libraries” option from the drop down menu to the left of the search bar.
- To view full search results, make sure to sign in! There will either be a pop up prompting you to sign in, or you can click on the icon of a person’s head and shoulders in the top right corner of the catalog screen.
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
- Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory
- International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy
Online Journals
- Online Journal Search
- Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies
- Communication and Democracy
- Communication Quarterly
- Communication and Race
- Communication Research
- Communication Research and Practice
- Communication Theory
- Critical Studies in Media Communication
- European Journal of Communication
- Health Communication
- Howard Journal of Communications
- Information, Communication and Society
- International Journal of Communication
- Journal of Applied Communication Research
- Journal of Communication
- Journal of Communication Inquiry
- Journal of Family Communication
- Journal of Health Communication
- Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
- Media, Culture, and Society
- Media Psychology
- New Media and Society
- Political Communication
APA Citation Resources
- APA citation guide (University Library LibGuide)
- APA Style guidelines (apa.org)
- APA general format (OWL Purdue)
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