Databases for Communication

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ComAbstracts primarily indexes scholarly journals but also provides some indexing of scholarly books on communication.

1937-present
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CMMC offers cover-to-cover (core) indexing and abstracts for more than 620 journals (over 500 in full text), and selected coverage of nearly 200 more.

1915-present
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Provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,500 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, and dissertations.

1973-present
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PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association, contains over 3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations.

1887-present
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Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals, including more than 7,300 peer reviewed titles. Indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 12,500 journals.

1980-present
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Market Research and American Business provides a unique insight into the American consumer boom of the mid-20th century through access to market research reports and supporting docum

1935-1965
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The AP Stylebook is a  an American English grammar style and usage guide created by journalists working for or connected with the Associated Press journalism cooperative.

1900-present
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Credo Reference provides access to hundreds of reference books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotations) from over 70 academic publishers.

2000-present
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Holdings for Appalachian State, UNC-Asheville, and Western Carolina University.

1400s-present
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Newspaper Source Plus provides full text coverage for 730 national & international newspapers.

2000-present
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Online access to 30,000+ technical books, videos, interactive tutorials, case studies, learning paths, and audio books from O'Reilly & Associates and other publishers.

2004-present
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PsycARTICLES is a database of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.

1894-present
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Sage Knowledge provides full text access to more than 200 social science encyclopedias and over 100 handbooks.

1994-present
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Sociological Abstracts indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines.

1952-present
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Formerly Advertising Red Books

Provides competitive intelligence and prospecting data on advertisers and advertising agencies.

Current
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Contains over 50 million records cataloged by OCLC member libraries throughout the world: Appalachian State University Library is a member (OCLC member code=NJB).

1000 BC-present
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