Research Guides: Rhetoric and Communication: Research Resources

Rhetoric and Communication Research Resources

Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
The first stop in most research in rhetoric and communication. The bulk of material is post-1970, but some coverage starts in the early 20th Century.

Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995 (MATLON)
Location: Reference Z5630 M37 1997
Although many journals of rhetoric and communication are now indexed online, Matlon remains the definitive index for scholarly journals pre-1990. Journals are represented as TOCs and are indexed by author and subject.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Excellent coverage of rhetoric surrounding current events.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Includes some television and radio news transcripts.

Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
Location: Reference PN172 .E52 2001
Contains extended entries explaining rhetorical genres and devices such as ethos, pathos, enthymeme, epideictic, credibility, and persuasion.
Sourcebook on Rhetoric
Location: Reference PN172 .J37 2001
Also good for rhetorical devices, genres, and styles. The bibliographies associated with each entry are excellent.
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition
Location: PN172 .E53 1996
Most useful for biographies of individual rhetorical theorists and for different schools of rhetoric. Look here for Isocrates, not for JFK.
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
Location: Reference P87.5 .E53 2001
Basic background information on communications and media. Look here for broadcasting as it affects communication. Not useful for Aristotelian rhetoric.