Communication sciences and disorders

Sources for background information

• MIT encyclopedia of communication disorders
• Dictionary of communication sciences and disorders
• Singular's illustrated dictionary of audiology
• American Sign Language Dictionary

You can browse the shelves at these call numbers:

Core databases

• MEDLINE (1996-) - database of the National Library of Medicine (or search MEDLINE (1946-)
• CINAHL - Nursing and allied health literature
• PsycINFO
• ERIC (via CSA) - Education resources

Additional databases

• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
• Database of International of Rehabilitation Research (from CIRRIE)
• REHABDATA - Disability and rehabilitation literature
• Autism Data - from the National Autistic Society (UK)

Evidence-based therapy resources

• Cochrane Library - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
• speechBITE - Speech Pathology Database for Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy
• PsycBITE - Systematic reviews and controlled trials with empirical data on treatment efficacy on acquired/traumatic brain injury
• Compendium of EBP Guidelines and Systematic Reviews

Selected internet sites

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• American Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
• Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec
• Fédération québécoise de l'autisme et d'autres troubles envahissants de développement

Other resources

• Finding instruments, measures, scales & tests in education, health, psychology & social work
• McGill School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Centre for Research on Language, Mind and Brain