Audiology: Getting Started

Welcome to the Audiology Research Guide! I am Marilia Antúnez, the Librarian for Audiology. Please contact me if you need advice/training on using Library resources to support your study, teaching or research.  Best wishes in your studies, Marilia
If I am not available, please call 330-972-8161, or contact us

Get a second opinion and improve your papers!  Contact Bierce Writing Commons for in-person assistance.
Online students only may want to contact the Online Writing Lab/eTutoring.org

Tools to Improve Papers:

• Grammarlyis an online editing system that provides detailed explanations about rules and word choice. The free version might help with revising your papers.  Upgrades are available for a fee.
• The Oatmeal is grammar refresher. Please note that, given its humorous tone, some may find the comics offensive.

ASHA Periodicals at UA [On-campus or VPN use only]:

• American Journal of Audiology (2000 - present)
• American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2001 - present)
• Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (1997 - present)
• Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools (1993 - present)
• ASHA Leader (2000 - present)

Be sure to use the UA Libraries Catalog or Web site to use the proxy server. Go to a definition of a proxy server. opens new window You will be prompted for your UANet ID and password from The University of Akron Login screen. Most of the time you will be prompted one time per browser session.

If you go to the URL of the resource directly, you will bypass the proxy server.

Some resources like SciFinder will require another user id and password, but most don't. Often when you are prompted by anything besides The University of Akron Login screen or the OhioLINK Authentication screen, either

• you did not go through or were somehow dropped by the proxy server or
• we do not have access to the particular item, such as an article from a year of a journal that is not part of our subscription. Check the Publication Finder to verify dates that we subscribe.