Communications and Mass Media Complete
Provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media.

PsycINFO
Indexes journal articles, books, chapters in edited books, and dissertations.  Comprehensive coverage of professional journals.  Links to journal articles that are full text in EbscoHost Academic and PsycARTICLES.  Very good for language development as well as language disorders.

Medline
Indexes medical journals received by the National Library of Medicine.  Excellent for medical aspects of communicative disorders.   Available through PubMed, Ovid, and EbscoHost.

LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Indexes books and book chapters as well as journal articles and some dissertations.  Language/linguistics, communication, hearing, speech, and disabilities.

Cochrane Library
A collection of systematic reviews of treatments or interventions for specific health problems, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the treatment.  Gives recommendations for evidence based practice.  Search by keyword or MeSH terms, or browse by topic area, e.g., Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders.

Web of Knowledge
Includes Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index.  Search by author, keyword, or cited references.  1981 forward.  Tutorial available.

ERIC
Indexes education journals and ERIC Documents.  Good for speech and hearing services in schools and special education.

Dissertation Abstracts
Information on doctoral dissertations from universities throughout the US.  UM dissertations can be downloaded free.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (Buros)
Information on published tests and  test reviews.

Inspec
Covers physics, electrical engineering and computer science.  Hearing aids, sound propagation, assistive devices, etc.  Indexes journals and conference proceedings.