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The following databases are good places to start when looking for Technical Communication research literature. Because of the interdisciplinarity of the field, you may need to search more than one database to find the articles you need. If a full-text link is not available, check the UW Libraries Catalog to see if we own the magazines/journals you need. Articles not available at the UW Libraries can be ordered from Interlibrary Loan.

Best Bet indicates a "Best Bet" resource.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)- UW Restricted
Scholarly and general interest sources in business, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.

Best Bet ACM Digital Library-UW Restricted
Computer science, technical communication, user-centered design.

Business Source Complete - UW Restricted
Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, international business, econometrics and economics

Best Bet Communication Abstracts - UW Restricted
Communication studies. 1977-present.

Compendex - UW Restricted
Engineering, telecommunications, and more. 1884-present.

Current Contents - UW Restricted
Sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. 1998-present.

Best Bet ERIC - UW Restricted
Education, technical writing, and communication. 1966-present.

Expanded Academic Index - UW Restricted
All subjects. 1980's-present.

Best Bet IEEE Xplore - UW Restricted
Engineering, telecommunications, technical and professional communication.
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Best Bet Inspec - UW Restricted
Engineering, telecommunications, information technology, user-centered design. 1896-present.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - UW Restricted
All subjects. 1980's-present.

Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts - UW Restricted
Linguistics and language-related research. 1973-present.

MLA International Bibliography - UW Restricted
Literature, language, linguistics, folklore, and speech. 1926-present.

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PsycINFO - UW Restricted
Psychology and psychological aspects of communication. 1872-present.

Sociological Abstracts - UW Restricted
Sociology, communications, and more. 1963-present.

Web of Science - UW Restricted
Sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. 1965-present.



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