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This is a guide to selected sources of information related to Communicative Disorders available at URI. To find additional information, conduct a Subject search in the HELIN Library Catalog using subject headings such as LANGUAGE DISORDERS, SPEECH DISORDERS, SPEECH THERAPY, AUDIOLOGY, AUDIOMETRY, or HEARING. Subheadings such as DIAGNOSIS will narrow the search. (Example: LANGUAGE DISORDERS DIAGNOSIS.)

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Getting Started | Audiology | Speech-Language Pathology
Electronic Indexes to Journal Articles |  Bibliographies

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http://www.asha.org/

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Official Website of ASHA, the organization that oversees certification and licensure for audiologists and speech-language pathologists, provides well-organized, current information directed to three distinct audiences: professionals, the public, and students.

http://www.communicationdisorders.com/

Kuster, Judith Maginnis. Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences.

Designed for the new student as well as the professional, this site includes links to discussion forums, electronic publications, commercial products and related businesses. It offers a comprehensive gateway of links ranging from stuttering, hearing loss prevention, dual disabilities, semantics, prosody, and child language development.

URI Ref  RC423 .M597 1993

Morris, David W. H. Dictionary of Communication Disorders. 2nd ed.

Alphabetically arranged with professional commentary.

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCID).

Provides information on hearing and balance, smell and taste, and voice speech and language. Includes a glossary, a searchable directory of organizations, and a searchable database of clinical trials and studies. Access to Spanish-language publications.

URI Ref  RC423 .N52 1989

Nicolosi, Lucille. Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing. 3rd ed.

Includes charts and a breakdown of language and auditory tests and procedures. Describes developmental sequences regarding language, motor, and social behavior. Arranged alphabetically.

http://www.audiology.com/

American Academy of Audiology.

This audiologist's professional organization provides information on conferences, conventions, consumer products, scholarships. The site contains the organization's publications, newsletters and email discussion lists. Also provides a list of useful links to related organizations.

URI Ref  RF294 .A824 2000

Audiology  Diagnosis.

Contains color photos, frequency charts and graphs. Explains diagnostic procedures, basic instruments and calibration, evaluation of specific populations, vestibular functions, and the future of audiology. Topically arranged by chapter.

URI Ref  RF291 .A93 2000

Audiology: Practice Management.

Covers professional ethics, human resource management, managed care, and managerial accounting in the field of audiology. Provides examples of balance sheets, receipts, client reports, profit and loss statements and executive summaries. Topically arranged by chapter.

URI Ref  RF290 .A926 2000

Audiology: Treatment.

Includes colored photos and diagrams, frequency charts and graphs. Discusses clinical masking, speech audiometry, electrocochleography, genetic intervention, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and auditory brain stem response. Topically arranged by chapter.

URI Ref  RF290 .B44 2003

Bess, Fred H. and Larry E. Humes. Audiology: the Fundamentals. 3rd ed.

Comprehensive introductory text for the new audiology student. Covers traditional concepts, philosophies and newer developments within the profession of audiology. Organized by topic with plenty of charts, graphs, and diagrams, and a glossary.

http://www.audiologyinfo.com/

Dybala, Paula. Audiology Information Network.

Links to information regarding hearing loss, hearing aids, clinics and services, and research organizations.

URI Ref  RF294 .H32 1997

Hall, James W. Audiologists’ Desk Reference.

Arranged by topic. Includes information on hearing aids, measurement procedures and symptoms. Provides practice outlines.

URI Ref  RF290 .H36 2002

Handbook of Clinical Audiology. 5th ed.

Topically arranged with charts and bibliographies following each section. Includes information on the origins of auditory disorders, behavioral evaluations of hearing and auditory functions, hearing aids, and physiological evaluations.

URI Ref  RF291 .S73 2003

Stach, Brad. Comprehensive Dictionary of Audiology.  2nd ed.

Defining 7,000 current and historical terms related to the professional practice and science of audiology. Includes a glossary of acronyms and abbreviations, a user's guide, and appendices of various topics including audiometric symbols and a directory of professional organizations.

 

URI Ref  RF290 .T93 2000

Turkington, Carol. Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders. 2nd ed.

Alphabetically arranged with medium-length entries. Fourteen appendices include listings of community-based service and residential organizations, health care delivery services, and books of interest on deafness.

URI Ref  RF510 .A53 1999

Andrews, Moya L. Manual of Voice Treatment: Pediatrics through Geriatrics. 2nd ed.

Written for the clinician. Includes charts, diagrams, and photos. Geared towards treatment of voice disorders.

http://members.tripod.com/Caroline_Bowen/slp-eureka.htm

Bowen, Carolyn. The SLP “Start Page” Speech Language Pathology Internet Searches and Resources.

Comprehensive “Gateway” site for researchers new to the discipline. Links to university programs, organizations, medical-related search-engines and pertinent Web-sites related to speech-language pathology.

URI Ref  RC423 .D473 2000

Diagnosis in Speech-Language Pathology.

Topically arranged. Offers recommended readings and marginal notes. Addresses multicultural issues in the field. Provides background history of the clinic, and discusses language, speech and voice disorders, head and neck cancer, aphasia, and cleft palate.

URI Ref  RC423 .G64 1998

Golpher, Lee Ann C. Sourcebook for Medical Speech Pathology. 2nd ed.

Arranged topically. Covers medical speech pathology, neurological and psychological disorders, medical procedures, diagnostic tests, documentation procedures, neonatal data. Explains terminology and abbreviations pertinent to the profession.

URI Ref  RC423 .P665 1999

Pore, Sally G. Quick Reference to Speech-Language Pathology.

Chapters include information on developmental, neurological, psychosocial, metabolic, sensory, congenital, and inherited disorders and abnormalities. Appendixes include contact information for unpublished tests and assessment instruments.

URI Ref  RC429 .R682 1992

Ross-Swain, Deborah. Cognitive-Linguistic Improvement Program (CLIP): A program for Speech-Language Pathologists Treating Neuropathologies of Speech and Language, and Learning Disabilities.

Workbook geared towards professionals working with clients recovering from traumatic brain injury. Includes activities centered on problem solving and abstract reasoning, spatial orientation, organization and categorization, and recent memory.

http://www.speechweb.org/

Speechweb.

This site is for professionals and those seeking a speech pathologist. Contains links to information on aphasia, apraxia, articulation, autism, dysarthria, language, stuttering, swallowing, traumatic brain injury, and voice.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

CINAHL (EBSCOhost).  1982-.

Indexes and provides abstracts of journal articles and other materials in nursing and allied health. Updated Monthly.

http://chid.nih.gov/

Combined Health Information Database.  1987-.

Indexes and provides abstracts to information produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. Includes abstracts to books, journals, pamphlets, reference books, manuals, fact sheets, and other materials made available through the clearinghouse of the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders. Updated four times per year.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

ERIC (FirstSearch). 1966-.

Indexes and provides abstracts of journals and other materials in education. Updated monthly.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Health Reference Center (InfoTrac). 1980-.

Online index to more than 750 journals, including 600 full-text titles.  Also includes full-text of over 400 pamphlets and selected health-related articles from an additional 1500 general interest magazines. Updated daily. Enter your 14 digit OSL/CLAN barcode when prompted.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Health Reference Center Academic (InfoTrac).  1980-.

Consumer-oriented health information service. Indexes and provides abstracts to health-related periodicals and some general interest periodicals. Full text available for selected periodicals. Updated daily.  Enter your 14 digit OSL/CLAN barcode when prompted.

http://locatorplus.gov/

NLM LOCATORplus.

The “locator” searches the National Library of Medicine’s catalog of books, journals, audiovisuals and other medical research tools. Provides bibliographic citations to these materials.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

PsycInfo (CSA).  1887-.

Indexes and provides abstracts of journal articles and books in psychology.Updated monthly.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

PubMED (MEDLINE).  1966-.

 Indexing and abstracts of journals in medicine from the National Library of Medicine. Ability to limit to Nursing subset. Updated daily.

http://www.nonoise.org/hearing/biblio/biblio.htm

Berger, E.H., M.S. and E·A·R Hearing Protection. Bibliography On Hearing Protection, Hearing Conservation, and Aural Care, Hygiene and Physiology.

Provides citations to over 2,800 articles and papers in the field. Certain materials are available for free from the bibliography's link to the Hearing Protection Article's Catalog. Some foreign language material is present.

URI Ref  Z5721 .B87 1998

Bull, Thomas H. On the Edge of Deaf Culture : Hearing Children/Deaf Parents.

Extensive annotated bibliography to books, proceedings, research institutions, community-based and internationally-based organizations, and newspaper, magazine, and newsletter articles. Web site addresses are provided when available.

URI  Z5721 .D4 1992

Deafness: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Basic Materials.

Covers education, children and young adults, audiology, speech and language, deaf awareness, organizations and audio-visual materials.

http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/basics/historybib.html

Wollock, Jeffrey, D. Phil, and Jorge Perello, M.D. A Bibliography of Writings on the History of Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Communication Disorders, and Allied Subjects.

A chronological bibliography pertaining to the history of language study and practice. Provides citations to books, papers and journal articles covering the years 1817 through 1996. Some foreign language material is present.

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