Communication Subject Guide
Encyclopedias (Communication, Rhetoric, Social Sciences)
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
--Reference Stacks-- P 87.5 .E53(3 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
--Reference Stacks-- PN 172 .E52
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from Ancient Times to the Information Age
--Reference Stacks-- PN 172 .E53
Encyclopedia of Sociology
--Reference Stacks-- HM 425 .E5 (5 vol.)
International Encyclopedia of Communications
--Reference Stacks-- P 87.5 .I5 (4 vol.)
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
--Reference Stacks-- H 41 .I58 (26 vol.)
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
--4th floor Stacks-- H 40 .A2 I5 (19 vol.)
Encyclopedias (Mass Media & Broadcasting)
Concise Encyclopedia of Ethics in Politics and the Media
--Reference Stacks-- PN 4756 .C645
Encyclopedia of American Radio: An A-Z Guide to Radio from Jack Benny to Howard Stern
--Reference Stacks-- PN 1991.3 .U6 L32
Encyclopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology
--Reference Stacks-- QA 76.575 .E5368
Encyclopedia of Radio and Television Broadcasting
--4th Floor Stacks-- PN 1991.5 .S2
Encyclopedia of Television
--Reference Stacks-- PN 1992.18 .E53 (4 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Television News
--Reference Stacks-- PN 4888 .T4 E53 1998; also available online
History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia
--Online-- EBSCO
Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States
--Reference Stacks-- P 92 .U5 H77
On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
--Reference Stacks-- PN 1991.3 .U6 D8
Stay Tuned: A History of American Broadcasting
--Online-- netLibrary e-book
Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to Present
--4th Floor Stacks-- PN 1992.3 .U5 M3
Handbooks, Guides, Directories
Communication Research Measures: A Sourcebook
--4th Floor Stacks-- P 91.3 .C62
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook
--Reference Stacks-- HE 8689 .B77
Editor & Publisher International Yearbook
--Ready Reference-- PN 4700 .E4
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
--Ready Reference-- Z 6951 .A97
Handbook of Communication Science
--4th Floor Stacks-- P 90 .H294
Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication
--4th Floor Stacks-- P 94.6 .H36
Handbook of Organizational Communication
--4th Floor Stacks-- HD 30.3 .H357
Handbook of Political Communication
--4th Floor Stacks-- JA 74 .H34
International Television and Video Almanac
--Reference Stacks-- PN 1992.1 .I6
New Handbook of Organizational Communication: Advances in Theory, Research, and Methods
--4th Floor Stacks-- HD 30.3 .H3575
Television and Cable Factbook
--Reference Stacks-- TK 6555 .T26
Television Violence: A Guide to the Literature
--Reference Stacks-- PN 1992.8 .V55 T45
Violence and the Media: A Reference Handbook
--Online-- netLibrary e-book
Dictionaries
A Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies
--Reference Stacks-- P 87.5 .W38
The Dictionary of Multimedia: Terms & Acronyms
--4th Floor Book Stacks-- QA 76.575 .H32
Dictionary of Television and Audiovisual Terminology
--Reference Stacks-- TK 6634 .M67
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communication
--Reference Stacks-- P 87.5 .D36
Historical Dictionary of American Radio
--Reference Stacks-- PN 1991.2 .H57
International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film
--Online-- netLibrary e-book
NTC's Mass Media Dictionary
--4th floor Stacks-- P 87.5 .E45; also available online
Style Manuals
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
--Ready Reference-- BF 76.7 .P83
APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 2007
--Ready Reference-- PN171. F56 .A63 2007; also available online
Statistical Sources
Demographics USA
--Reference Stacks-- HF 5415.1 .D46
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide
--Ready Reference-- G 1107 .P2 R3
Indexes and Databases
Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.
Communication Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts international journal articles, reports, and books in the fields of general communication, mass communication, small group communication, organizational communication, journalism, public relations, radio, public opinion, speech, and television.
Communication and Mass Media Complete-- Indexes and abstracts and selected full-text articles from the Mass Media Articles Index(MMAI) produced by Penn State University and CommSearch, produced by the National Communication Association (NCA).
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic-- Provides full-text of: U.S. and international newspapers; business, industry and market news; accounting literature; company financial reports and profiles; legal news and reviews; state and federal case law; state, U.S., Canadian, Commonwealth and E.U. codes and regulations; patents; medical news and journals; state and country profiles; biographies and quotations; polls and surveys and a world almanac.
ProQuest Research Library-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals from many disciplines.
PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)-- Indexes and abstracts international scholarly journal articles, chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations in psychology and related social science disciplines. Provides links to small selection of full-text articles.
Sociological Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts articles from scholarly journals covering sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, social psychology, and urban studies.
Internet Sites
American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank -- Full-text and audio directory and database of American speeches, sermons, lectures, and interviews.
Nielsen Media Research -- The world's leading provider of television audience measurement and related services.
Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Communication -- This page, maintained by the Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Communication, provides links to faculty, undergraduate and graduate programs, media facilities, internships, and other points of interest.
Television News Archive -- A guide to the Vanderbilt University collection of network television news programs.
University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies-Links to Resources -- This page, maintained by the University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies, provides links to a variety of communication topics.
Voice of the Shuttle-Media Studies -- This page, maintained by the University of California Santa Barbara, is a clearinghouse of humanities information on the Internet.
