Articles (journals, newspapers, magazines)

There are no subject-specific article databases for communication, so the key ones that we recommend are:

Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary database with good coverage of communication and related topics.

Business Source Complete
Particularly strong on areas such as business communication, organisational communication, communications technologies.

Web of Science
Another multidisciplinary database, very highly regarded.

Google Scholar
The famous Internet search engine, restricted to academic material only.

Full list of Communication article databases

All Massey Library-subscribed databases

Database Licence Information
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.

Background Information

Use academic encyclopedias to get an overview of scholarly conversation around a topic.

International Encyclopedia of Communication
The electronic version of a 12-volume print encyclopedia. Very comprehensive.

Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications
Covers the overlap of media studies and communication. The geopolitical studies on specific countries and areas are particularly interesting.

Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
Aimed at undergraduates and others new to the field, its articles are clear and easy to understand.

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Excellent for all social sciences. Good coverage of communication.

Sage Reference Online
Search all Sage Reference titles simultaneously. Includes a good range of communication works, for example:

• Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
• 21st Century Communication: a reference handbook