Journals
- American Annals of the DeafAmerican Annals of the Deaf is a professional journal that publishes materials designed for teachers, administrators, and researchers in the field of deaf education. The journal was first published in 1847 and is the oldest and most widely read English-language journal dealing with deafness and the education of deaf persons.
- Deafness and Education InternationalDeafness and Education International is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal and publishes scholarly papers relevant to the education of deaf infants, children and young people, and their linguistic, educational, social and cognitive development.
- Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf EducationJournal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes basic and applied research relating to individuals who are deaf, including cultural, developmental, linguistic, and educational topics.
- American Journal of AudiologyAmerican Journal of Audiology is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of clinical practice for audiologists and hearing researchers; topics are relevant to audiology professionals worldwide.
Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowA scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications. Offers coverage of many areas of academic study, which makes it a great place to start the beginning stages of your research.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowAbstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides citations from 1952 to the present to journal articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Major areas of interest include culture and social structure, family and social welfare, health and medicine, social development, education, and welfare services.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowPubMed provides free access to MEDLINE, a database of citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences. Full-text is sometimes available for free.
- A-Z DatabasesFind the best library databases for your research. Filter by subject and content type.
Statistics
Check out our "Finding Statistics" guide for more information on finding statistics from multiple areas of study:
- National Center for Health StatisticsProvides a variety of health statistics and surveys. The information on this website is free and they also publish the National Vital Statistics Report.
Searching Tips
Combine keywords for a more complex search. Use the word AND to combine key words together and OR to search for one term or the other.
Examples:
- Deaf OR Deafness
- Hard of hearing
- Deaf AND American Sign Language
- Deaf OR Hard of Hearing AND American Sign Language