Subject Guide for Communication Disorders Research Homepage

Speech, Hearing, Language

Selecting a Topic
Research Information
Tests & Measuring Instruments
Statistics
Organizations
Ancillary Tools

Selecting a Topic

Consider reading literature that will provide generalized overviews of the discipline. Such literature can be found in general textbooks to the field, handbooks, encyclopedias, and literature reviews.

Recent Textbooks & Handbooks (A Selective List)

Communication Development: Foundations, Processes, and Clinical Applications. William O. Haynes, Brian B. Shulman, editors. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
QP 399 C65 Book Stacks.

Communication Disorders Sourcebook: Basic Information about Deafness and Hearing Loss, Speech and Language Disorders, Voice Disorders, Balance and Vestibular Disorders, and Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Touch. Linda M. Ross, editor. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1996.
RC 423 C644 1996 Book Stacks

Disorders of Communication the Science of Intervention. Margaret M. Leahy, editor. London; New Jersey: Whurr, 1990.
RC 423 D57 1990 Book Stacks

Etiology and Prevention of Communicative Disorders. Sanford E. Gerber. San Diego: Singular Pub. Group, 1998.
RJ 496 C67 G47 Book Stacks

Handbook of Neurological Speech and Language Disorders. Howard S. Kirshner. New York: M. Dekker, 1995.
RC 423 H3263 1995 Book Stacks

Handbook of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Norman J. Lass, editor. Toronto; Philadelphia: BC Decker. 1988.
RC 423 H328 1988 Reference

Language Delays and Disorders: From Research to Practice. Lydia R. Smiley, Peggy A. Goldstein. San Diego: Singular Pub. Group, 1998.
RC 423 S56 1998 Book Stacks

Medical Speech-Language Pathology: A Practioner's Guide. Alex F. Johnson, Barbara H. Jacobson, editor. New York: Thieme, 1998.
RC 423 M395 1998 Book Stacks

Using the Library of Congress Subject Headings to find more books in the library.

The PAC library catalog (Public Access Catalog) is the SDSU Library's online catalog and reflects both the books and periodical titles which the library contains. Specific books can be accessed by title, author, or call number. The PAC is also organized using the Library of Congress Subject Headings which provide broad topical organization to the contents of the PAC. Relevant subject headings to the field of Communicative Disorders include the following headings:: Communicative Disorders
Auditory Evoked Response
Auditory Perception
Chochlear Implants
Communicative Disorders in Adolescence
Communicative Disorders in Children
Communicative Disorders in Infants
Communicative Disorders in Old Age
Equilibrium Physiology
Hearing Aids
Hearing Disorders
Hearing Disorders in Children
Language Disorders
Language Disorders in Adolescence
Language Disorders in Children
Language Disorders in Old Age
Speech Disorders
Speech Disorders in Adolescence
Speech Disorders in Children
Voice Disorders
Many of these "super" headings have narrower subheading arrayed beneath them. For instance under Speech disorders one finds:: Aphasia
Articulation Disorders
Cluttering
Mutism
Stuttering
Tongue Thrust
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
Voice disorders

For a full listing of all Library of Congress Subject Headings consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings books - a set of four red books kept at the Science Reference Desk for anyone to use. Referring to the LCSH before conducting a PAC subject search can save time and create precision searches which have a high degree of comprehensiveness.

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Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias provide overviews which distill the major issues and topics within disciplinary fields. They are an excellent resource for finding a topic and placing it in context.

Concise Encyclopedia of Language Pathology . Franco Fabbro, editor. New York: Elsevier, 1999. RC 423 C656 1999 Ref
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine . Donna Olendorf, et al, editors. Detroit: Gale Research, 1999. RC 41 G35 1999 Ref/Table 4: This five volume set covers many areas of communicative disorders including entries on aphasia, autism, mutism, hearing loss. See also extensive indexing under speech disorders, speech therapy, deafness, communication disorders, hearing disorders.
Psychiatric Dictionary . Robert Jean Campbell, editor/compiler. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. RC 437 C36 1996 Ref: Titled "dictionary" this one volume work can have 2 to 3 page entries on important concepts such as aphasia, autism, communication, speech disorders. Hundreds of other communicative disorder terms can be found.

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Reviews

Literature reviews bring together the important literature of a field, highlighting in one place the significant research that has been accomplished. There are several annual reviews either within the field of communicative disorder or related fields such as linguistics, psychology and neurology. Following the list of annual reviews is a section devoted to using Medline (the Ovid version) to find review literature in various journals within the Communicative Disorders field.

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics . Rowley, Mass: Newbury House. Published annually the library hold 1980-1987. P 129 A55 Book Stacks
Finding literature reviews using Medline.: To search reviews using Medline get to the input page where the search form default is Keyword. Search on a relevant terms such as "communication disorders" and then check the "Limit to" box to Reviews. Medline will then search for the topic but only bring those articles which are considered "reviews". Medline is found on all Library workstations. Remote access available to SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

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Research Information

Journals

ArticleFirst . This database is found on all Infodome and Lion terminals throughout the library. Remote access available for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

1990-current
Word Search
Adequate coverage of Communicative Disorders literature
Permits on screen access of SDSU holdings and call number information without leaving the database

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) This database is found on all Infodome and Lion terminals throughout the library. Remote access available for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

1982-current
Indexes articles in allied health and health sciences journals. Books, book chapters, dissertations and pamphlets are also included.

Education Abstracts . Available on all Infodome and on General Reference Lions. Remote access available for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

Indexing 1983/Fulltext 1996
Many full text articles in communicative disorders
Subject searching
Words anywhere searching

ERIC (educational database). Available on all Infodome and on General Reference Lions. Remote access available for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

1966 - current
Includes Communicative Disorder journals and documents
Brief abstracts
SDSU has all document series (ED accession #)

LLBA (Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts) . Available on all Infodome and General Reference Lions. Remote access available to SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

1973 - current
Indexes and abstracts linguistic journals
Subject searching

Medline . Available on all Library workstations. Remote access available to SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

1966 - current
Indexes and abstracts medical/health science journals comprehensively. Important source for Communicative Disorder journals
Searchable by Medical Subject Headings (MESH)

NARIC (National Rehabilitation Information Center). Available on Library workstations. Remote access available for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

Covers selected Communicative Disorder journals.

PsycInfo . Available on all Infodome and Lions. Remote access available to SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

1984 - current
Comprehensive coverage of psychology journals
Abstracts
Selected monographs indexed

Proquest Research Library . Available on Library workstations. Remote access available to SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

Full text of articles
Highly selective set of Communicative Disorders journals.

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Dissertations

Digital Dissertations (Proquest). On all Infodome and Lion terminals. Remote access available to SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

All U.S. Dissertations back to 1861
1980 forward contains abstracts
Comprehensive disciplinary coverage

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Research Papers/Progress Reports

Acoustic Neuroma Association: Primarily for those who have an acoustic neuroma and their families but does provide a lot of information regarding diagnosis, surgeries, etc.
National Aphasia Association: The homepage contains a "research" option which identifies "existing research" and documents "studies now underway."
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Contains option for "current research" as well as "grants and contracts".
NARIC (National Rehabilitation Information Center). Available on Library workstations. Remote access available for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.: Identifies the latest research being done in communicative disorders rehabilitation. Also gives progress reports on all NARIC projects.

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The World Wide Web

This is a highly selective list of Web resources. Also see Communicative Disorder Organizations on the Web. When evaluating Web resources always ask who is presenting the information. What is their background in Communicative Disorders? How recently has the page been updated? Who or what institution is sponsoring the page?

Administration on Aging

Homepage for the Administration on Aging

Statistics on the Aging Population: Provides links to various information affecting older persons.

The American Foundation for the Blind

Contains the Helen Keller archives.

The Audiology Page

Contains Searchwave search engine for audiology information the the web.

Baylor College of Medicine Grand Rounds Archive - Otology

Provides 1-2 page summaries of a wide variety of audiotory and vestibular pathologies in adults and children. Most summaries include a case study; all include references.

Boystown

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Fairly detailed descriptions of ongoing research at MEEI. Includes hearing and balance disorders and anatomy and physiology of the auditory system. Journal references are provided for each research topic described.

Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences

This page is created and constructed by Judith Maginnis Kuster, a speech language pathologist and associate professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at the Minnesota State University. She has a lengthy bibliography of peer reviewed work and extensive internet experience. Her page is updated regularly and is arguably the best guide to Communicative Disorders on the internet currently on the WWW.

Radiology Museum

Structure and function of the middle ear including text, radiographic images and drawings.

The Virtual Medical Center - hearing and Balance

An interactive, multimedia set of tutorials on hearing and balance. Lots of information.

Virtual Tour of the Ear

Text, drawings, photos and movies of auditory system anatomy divided into outer, middle, inner, and central. Detailed discussions of a wide variety of disorders as they related to those divisions. Includes links to other audiology related tours (e.g., animal ear studies).

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Tests & Measuring Instruments

HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments).: Indexes and provides brief abstracts for many measuring instruments. Identifies original source within the published literature.
SDSU Committee on Protection of Human Subjects: Provides "information for the faculty, students, and employee's of SDSU who plan to conduct research that involves human subjects."

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Statistics

Electronic Statistics Textbook: Electronic textbook providing detailed analysis of various statistical concepts and techniques.
Statistical Information on Older Persons: Provides links to various information affecting older persons.

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Organizations

Associations Unlimited. Remote access available for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.: Includes thousands of organizations and support groups from around the world. Searchable by name, subject, location. Provides address, brief description and linkable URL where available.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - ASHA
National Aphasia Association
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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Ancillary Tools

Literature Guides

Communication Sciences and Disorders: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Reference Resources in the Field. Chicago, IL: Medical Library Association, 1996. Z6675 S55 A5 1996 4th Floor Books

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Dictionaries

A Biographical Dictionary of the Phonetic Sciences. Arthur J. Bronstein, Lawrence J. Raphael, CJ Stevens, editors. New York: The Press of Lehman College, 1977 P 83 B5 Reference
Electronic Statistics Textbook: Electronic textbook providing detailed analysis of various statistical concepts and techniques.
Pocket Reference of Diagnosis and Management for the Speech Language Pathologist. Patricia F. White. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. RC 423 W486 1997 Reference
Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing. Lucille Nicolosi, Elizabeth Harryman, Janet Kresheck. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1996. RC 423 N52 1996 Reference

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Atlases

Atlas of Hearing and Balance Organs: A Practical Guide for Otolaryngologists . Andre Leblanc; forewords by J.P. Francke, Y. Guerrier, and C. Freche. English translation by Licia Huffman-Touzet. Paris; New York: Springer-Verlag, 1999. QM 507 L3813 1999 Ref