LibGuides: Communication: Communication

Welcome to the Communication LibGuide!

Here you'll find a variety of resources about communication including search tools, books, databases Alverno subscribes to, open access (free for everyone) databases and journals, and websites.

Finding Books

Search for books and other items held at Alverno & other SWITCH libraries using the red TOPCAT search box found on the library's webpage or the TOPCAT search box found below. Search for eBooks using the blue eBook Central search box below.

Basic Search Tools

Finding Journal Articles

To find articles on a topic: Visit the library's Databases page and select Communication. Search for articles in any of the selected databases.

Not sure where to begin? Communication & Mass Media Complete is highly recommended for finding scholarly articles on a wide variety of communication topics.

To find an article when you have a citation: Visit the library's webpage and select the Google Scholar link or use the Google Scholar search box above to search the contents of Alverno Library's databases as well as the "free" web. Enter the article title into the Google Scholar search box and look for the full text links on the right side of the page. Not finding what you need? Use TOPCAT, or I nterlibrary Loan to obtain a copy of your article.

How to Cite in APA 7 - Alverno College Library
This guide contains citation instructions, examples, and resources for over 20 common source types. It also has instructions for what to do when information is missing and how to avoid plagiarism.

Some Useful Websites

American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
This site includes an index to a growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, and other recorded media events. The links to speeches are arranged alphabetically by first name.
Say It Plain, Say It Loud: A Century of Great African American Speeches
Produced in conjunction with an American Radio Works radio documentary, this site includes text and links to audio files of speeches by Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Mary McLeod Bethune, Dick Gregory, Fannie Lou Hamer, Stokely Carmichael, Martin Luther King, Jr., Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Jesse Jackson, Clarence Thomas, and Barack Obama.

Communication

Alverno College Library Information

Welcome to the Communication LibGuide!

Finding Books

Basic Search Tools

Finding Journal Articles

Citing in APA 7

Some Useful Websites