UMGC Library: Speech Communication: Resources

Recommended Databases for Speech Communication

SAGE Knowledge: SAGE Reference eBook Collection
Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks covering the social sciences.
ABI/INFORM Collection
Business/management articles, company profiles, case studies, industry reports, country reports, etc., from 1923 - present.
Includes ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.
APA PsycInfo
Articles, book chapters, case studies, empirical studies, etc. for psychology and the behavioral/social sciences, from the 1800s - present.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Sociology-related articles and abstracts, as well as books and conference papers, from 1895 - present.
Business Source Ultimate
Business/management articles, company profiles, case studies, SWOT analyses, business videos, etc., from 1886 - present. Includes Harvard Business Review articles. New upgraded content! More journals and videos.
APA PsycArticles
Full-text articles from psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations, from 1894 - present.
See journal titles covered in PsycARTICLES.
JSTOR
Articles and books from many subject areas (anthropology, art, business, education, history, literature, science, etc.) from the 1900s - present.
Humanities Source Ultimate
Subjects include archaeology, the arts, communications, gender studies, history, journalism, literature, philosophy, and religion.

American Rhetoric
Archive of speeches, from films and recorded audio.
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
Contains the best talks from the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference
Toastmasters International
Membership organization for communication and leadership development
American Communication Association
The ACA is a not-for-profit virtual professional association with actual presence in the world of communication scholars and practitioners.
How Good Are Your Communication Skills?
Communication is one of the most important skills in the workplace. How do you measure up?
Lighten Up Your Speech
An article about adding humor to your speeches.
Tips on Public Speaking: Eliminating the Dreaded "Um"
A post on Harvard Extension School's blog.
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
Gifts of Speech is a non-profit project, sponsored by Sweet Briar College, dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches by inspirational, influential and contemporary, women from around the world. It only includes transcripts for included speeches.
History Channel: Famous Speeches & Audio
Includes video and audio for famous speeches on a variety of topics.
American RadioWorks: Say It Plain, Say It Loud
African American Speeches. Offers background information, transcripts, and audio.

Articles

UMGC Library OneSearch
Simultaneously searches multiple Library research databases. Note: Does not include all databases.
Databases by Title (A-Z)
Alphabetized list of research databases.

Ebooks

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Searches approximately 90% of the Library’s ebook collection. Ebooks can be read online, and in some cases, downloaded.
Additional Ebook Collections
Access to additional Library ebook collections.

Print Books

Library Catalog
Searches the 17 University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI).

Subject Specific Open Resources:

International Journal of Communication
Open-access, multimedia, peer-reviewed journal in the field of communications
Case Studies in Strategic Communication
An open-access peer-reviewed journal of case studies in strategic communication
Public Relations Quarterly
Open access research journal covering public relations and communication
Connexions: International Professional Communication Journal
Open-access peer-reviewed journal focusing on written, oral, visual, electronic, and non-verbal professional communication
InVisible Culture: An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture
A student-run open access interdisciplinary journal
Digital Humanities Quarterly
An open-access peer-reviewed journal covering digital media in the humanities
CINEJ Cinema Studies
Open access peer-reviewed journal publishing research in film and media studies

For more OER Resources (including multidisciplinary and textbooks), see the Open Educational Resources LibGuide