For information on areas of research in the field of communication, check out the National Communication Association's page, "What is Communication:" https://www.natcom.org/about-nca/what-communication.
Communication Source merges EBSCOs Communication & Mass Media Complete database with content from Communication Abstracts, providing comprehensive indexing and full-text coverage of literature covering communication, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, media studies and related fields.
Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media Collection covers many aspects of the communications field, including advertising and public relations, journalism, mass communications, telecommunications and film, language and linguistics, and more. Offers full-text access to peer-reviewed journals, trade journals and popular magazines, newsletters, and videos.
Statista is a statistics portal to the world of data and facts from thousands of sources onto a single platform. Categorized into subject sectors, Statista provides patrons with direct access to relevant quantitative facts on finance, media & marketing, politics, telecommunications, sports & recreation and many more areas of interest. Sources of information include market researchers, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. Statistical data can be downloaded directly into PowerPoint, Excel, and JPG formats.
A collection of public opinion poll data with results from 1935 to the present. Contains questions and datasets from U.S. and international polling firms. Surveys cover topics including, social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and more. When available, results charts, demographic crosstabs and full datasets are provided for immediate download.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a compilation of social, political and economic statistics. The focus is on national data, but some tables cover regions, states, cities, and comparative international statistics. It is divided into broad sections such as Population, Health and Nutrition, Education, Foreign Commerce and Aid, Prices and many others. Each table identifies the source of the data. Tables can be downloaded in .xls or .pdf format.
SAGE Research Methods is an online research tool created to help students and researchers across the social and behavioral sciences to design research projects, understand methods or identify new methods, conduct research, and write up their findings.
What's the difference between a database and a journal? A database is a collection of journals, so when you're searching a database you're going through a large amount of articles from various journals. Journals are focused on specific topics or approaches to subjects.The journals listed here are leading titles in the area of Communications.
For information about current trends in the field, you can check out Communication Currents, an accessible publication from the National Communication Association that presents academic trends for a broad audience.