Communication and the mass
media, a guide to the
reference literature
REF P90 B56
Communication research: strategies and sources (5th edition)
STACKS P91.3.R83 1999
Communication yearbook 1977 - present .
STACKS P87.C5974
The handbook of social psychology 2 vol.
REF HM251.H32 1998
The handbook of communication
science
STACKS P90.H294
Handbook of rhetorical and
communication theory
STACKS
P90.H296
Interpreting communication research: a case study approach
STACKS P91.3I581992
Key concepts in communication and cultural studies
REFP90.K457 1994
Mass communications research
resources : an annotated guide
REF HE7631.M37 1998
Mass media : Marconi to MTV :
a select bibliography of New York times sunday magazine articles
on communication, 1900-1988
STACKS P90.F498
Violence and the media:
A reference handbook
STACKS P96.V5N48
Women and mass communications : an international annotated bibliography
STACKS P94.5.W65L45
Encyclopedias
& Dictionaries
A dictionary of communication
and media studies
REF P87.5.W38 1997
A dictionary of cultural and
critical theory
REF HM101.D527
Encyclopedic dictionary of
semiotics, media and communications
REF P87.5D36
Encyclopedia of communication
and information
REF P87.5.E53 2002
Encyclopedia of psychology
8 vol.
REF BF31.E52 2000
Encyclopedia of sociology 4
vol.
REF HM17.E5
From talking drums to the
Internet : an encyclopedia of communications technology
REF P96.T42G374 1997
Handbook of communication and
emotion : research, theory,
applications, and contexts
STACKS BF637.C45H283 1998
Historical dictionary of
political communication in the United States
STACKS JA85.2U6H57 1999
International encyclopedia of
communications
REF P87.5.I5
International encyclopedia of
the social sciences
REF H40.A215 1968
Social science encyclopedia
REF H41.S62 1996
Webster's new world dictionary of media and communications
REF P87.5.W45
1996
Using
the Catalog
Here are some sample subject
headings to start your communications research
| interpersonal
communication |
communication
in organizations |
nonverbal
communication |
communication
in politics |
| public
speaking |
persuasion |
propaganda |
linguistics |
| communication
- sex differences |
rhetoric |
consumer
behavior |
communication
and culture |
Databases
(check here for a working list of
communication journals in our library)
ABI/Inform
An index to articles in business and management publications in such
areas as marketing, human resources, technology, etc
Academic
Search
Multidisciplinary; abstracts many of the research journals in
communications, some full text.
ComAbstracts
Contains abstracts of articles published in the primary
professional literature of communications.
Communication
and Mass Media Complete (search for this database from the
"Database by Name")
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust,
quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass
media. This database resulted from the merging of two popular databases
in the fields of communication and mass media studies -- CommSearch
(formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA)), and
Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State
University). (from EBSCO site)
ERIC
An abstracted index to materials in all areas of education and
at all levels from preschool through college.
Humanities
Abstracts
Journal citations and abstracts for art, film, folklore,
literature, linguistics, music, philosophy and religious studies.
Linguistics and language
behavior abstracts
Includes interpersonal behavior and communication, sociolinguistics,
and nonverbal communication. 1985 - present.
REF
P121.A11L3 (located along the back wall of the third floor)
MLA
Bibliography
Covers literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from
over 4000 journals and series published worldwide.
PsychINFO
Contains journal citations and abstracts in psychology and related
disciplines.
PsycARTICLES
An online database covering general psychology and specialized
basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology. Over
25,000 full-text articles are available!
Sociological
Abstracts
An abstracted index to materials on sociology, cultural
anthropology,, social work, social psychology, demography, gerontology,
family studies, ethnic, and minority issues.
Web
of Science
This is a citation index - uses references from published papers
to find more recent (and retrospective) work done on the same topic. The
database is searchable by subject, author, and title; the database
indexes over 8,000 journals in the social sciences, arts and humanities,
and sciences.
Web
of Science Tutorial
Web
Resources
International Speech
Communication Association
One of their objections is to "promote the exchange of scientific
views in the field of speech communication". (from site)
National
Communication Association
Largest national organization which promotes communication
scholarship.
University
of Iowa
Department
of Communication Studies
Nice collection of rhetorical studies websites!
Citation
Style
The library
has a citing
sources page that will help you with formulating citations according
to the style your instructor specifies. If a particular style is not
specified, just be consistent!
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