Research Guides: Communication

This Guide will help you locate and use the Humboldt State University Library and other resoruces related to the curriculum of the HSU Department of Communication, which includes interpersonal, small group, public,nonverbal, organizational, and intercultural communication and persuasion.

Library Resources - Print and Electronic

To locate books in print or electronic format ... start by searching the HSU Library Catalog.

To locate journal articles and/or indexes to the communication literature (including journals, books and book chapters, theses and dissertations, radio and television transcripts) ... refer to Articles & Databases: Communication.

For assistance locating style manuals, statistics, opposing viewpoints, speeches and transcripts, government information, etc. ... use the How Do I Find...? page.

For an introduction to use key library resources, including how to select a topic, organize your research, find and evaluate information, and use information ethically ... refer to Research Roadmap.

Communication Resources on the Web

General/Multi-disciplinary

• Library Resources for Communication Studies
• Online Communication Studies Resources - University of Iowa
• Open Directory Project - Science: Social Sciences: Communication
• Voice of the Shuttle - Media Studies

Nonverbal Communication

• Nonverbal Behavior/Nonverbal Communication Links
• Nonverbal Communication Research Page

Rhetoric and Public Speaking

• American Rhetoric
• Rhetoric Resources
• Speech Communication Resource Center

Open Access Communication Journals

• American Communication Journal
• Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Communication Associations and Graduate Programs

• Google Directory - Communication Organizations
• National Communication Association Communication Program Database