Welcome to the Communication Sciences & Disorders Subject Guide.
Audience: CUW CSD undergraduate and SLP graduate students
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How to Use: Click on a tab to learn more.
APA Citation Style Guide
Evidence Based Practice Guide
Course Guides
Search for Ebooks
Reference Books
These General books serve as a good starting point for definitions and background informationBrowse for Books in the Library
Library of Congress Call NumbersHelpful Resources
- Responsible and Efficient Literature Searching Guide (.DOC)
- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources in the Health Sciences
Types of Research Studies (Hierarchy of Evidence) PDF - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2004). Evidence-based practice in communication disorders: An introduction. Technical Report.
- Checklists for EBP Research Study Articles (8 total)
Other CUW Help Guides
You can search for journal articles in Primo and library databases (see databases tab).
For General Instructions: Finding Journal Articles
Journal Titles
Communication Sciences and Disorders ejournals
The following links open databases where you can search for articles within the journal.
- AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication
- American Journal of Audiology
- American Journal of Speech Language Pathology
- Brain and Language
- Communication Disorders Quarterly
- Dysphagia
- Hearing Research
- International Journal of Audiology
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
- International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
- Journal of Communication Disorders
- Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology
- Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research
- Language and Speech
- Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools
Search inside the journal for keywords on your topic.
EBP Research Search Tools
- Speech Bite (Web database of EBP research for SLP)
- ASHA Evidence Maps: Searchable online tool which provides external scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and client perspectives on CSD topics and conditions
- ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry of past, current, and upcoming clinical trials. - NARIC (National Rehabilitation Information Center) DATABASE. 69,000 abstracts of books, reports, articles, and audiovisual materials relating to disability and rehabilitation research. 1956 -present.
- Epistemonikos
EPB search tool for systematic reviews - HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects in Progress) (NIH)
Search tool for current health services research and public health projects in the US
PICO Search Tools Online
- Trip Database – Clinical Search Engine Clinical search tool designed identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice. Registered users (registration is free) benefit from extra features such as CPD, search history, and collaborative tools.
- SumSearch
Search PubMed with PICO
MeSH terms vs. Keywords:
Looking for some suggestions for Primo or databases? Try one of these keywords or phrases related to your topic.
LC Subject Terms:
“American Sign Language”
Audiology
“Communicative Disorders”
“Communication Disorders”
Deafness
Deglutition
Hearing
“Language Acquisition”
“Language Disorders”
Language Disorders in children
Psycholinguistics
“Physiological acoustics”
“Speech Disorders”
“Speech Disorders in children”
“Speech Therapy”
Stuttering
“Voice Disorders”
Online Data Sources
- National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders: US Statistics on speech, hearing, and deafness
- National Center for Health Statistics- Health annual report Datafinder tool and free infographics of US health spending and health care use
- State Health Facts (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation): Medicaid benefits cover for SLP services by state
- NIH Free online tutorial about finding and using health statistics
Background Information
- ASHA CREd Library
Articles and multimedia resources related to clinical practice in communication disorders National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, USDH
Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences (faculty website)
Patient Support and Educational Organizations
Video Tutorials
Click on the video and the CC icon for captions.