Research Guides: Rhetoric and Communication: Research Resources

Rhetoric and Communication Research Resources

Communication and Mass Media Complete
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
Excellent coverage of rhetoric surrounding current events.
Nexis Uni
Includes some television and radio news transcripts.

Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
Contains extended entries explaining rhetorical genres and devices such as ethos, pathos, enthymeme, epideictic, credibility, and persuasion. Print volume is in Ladd Reference: PN172 .E52 2001
Sourcebook on Rhetoric
Also good for rhetorical devices, genres, and styles. The bibliographies associated with each entry are excellent. Print copy available in Ladd Reference: PN172 .J37 2001
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition
Location: Reference 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.