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Communication Arts & Sciences Subject Guide

Introduction

Communications is a very broad and far ranging field, covering everything from rhetoric to digital communications. The resources here will get you started. Try the encyclopedias and dictionaries to help define the meaning of a term or explore a topic. Use the databases to find periodical articles as well as other resources.

Research Databases


(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)

American Rhetoric


A continually growing database of full text speeches delivered by presidents and political activists, actors, Christian leaders, authors, talk show hosts, and many famous historical figures. 
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ARTstor


ARTstor is an image collection which documents artistic traditions across all times and cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual and material culture.
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Communication & Mass Media Complete


Communication & Mass Media Complete incorporates the content of CommSearch and the Mass Media Articles Index along with other journals in communication and mass media to create a resource with scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline. CMMC offers complete indexing and abstracts for over 370 journals and select coverage of 230 more for a combined coverage of over 600 titles. Full text articles are available for more than 240 journals.
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General OneFile (formerly InfoTrac Onefile)


General OneFile, formerly called InfoTrac Onefile, is a large, multi-subject database, with records from 1980 to the present. More than 11,000 sources are indexed, most with full-text coverage. Sources include U.S. and international newspapers, popular magazines, academic journals, trade and professional publications, multimedia, and general reference sources.
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LexisNexis Academic


LexisNexis Academic is an extensive set of full-text electronic databases of news, business, company, and legal information. It contains major archives of federal and state case law, media transcripts, and other full-text material. For more information consult the LexisNexis Academic help documents and/or search tutorial.
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MLA International Bibliography


The MLA International Bibliography is a subject index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. MLA International Bibliography dates back to 1925 and contains over 2 million citations from more than 4,400 periodicals and 1,000 book publishers. Subscription to the MLA International Bibliography also includes access to the MLA Directory of Periodicals database.
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PsycINFO


PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association. The PsycINFO database provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Sources for the database include over 1,800 professional journals, chapters, books, reports, theses and dissertations, published internationally.
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Reference Materials



Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications

- P87.5 .E535 2003
Provides a history and a recent snapshot of the world's media. Includes 219 signed entries with bibliographies and cross-references. Volumes are arranged by theme.
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Encyclopedia of New Media: an Essential Reference to Communication and Technology

- QA76.575 .E5368 2003
With such topics as broadband, content filtering, cyberculture, cyberethics, digital divide, freenet, MP3, privacy, telemedicine, viruses, and wireless networks, the encyclopedia will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested or working in this field.
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Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics

- Q175.35 .E53 2005
"The Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society."
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media and Communications

- P87.5 .D36 2000
Covers terms, concepts, people and movements in communications.
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From Talking Drums to the Internet: an Encyclopedia of Communications Technology

- P96.T42 G374 1997
This dictionary traces the record of human communication, emphasizing its chronological and technological development as well as the major social implications of innovative communication methods.
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Web Sources



Communication, Cultural and Media Studies : CCMS


A collection of communication and media terms, definitions and concepts.
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ComResources Online - Subject Areas


From nonverbal communication to listening to intrapersonal communication, the National Communication Association has put together a great collection of online resources.
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Online Communication Studies Resources - Univ. of Iowa


Extensive list of online resources from a great school of communication studies.
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Periodicals



Communication monographs

- PN4077 .S6
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Communication Studies

- PN4001 .C4
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Critical Studies in Mass Communication

- PN4071 .C72
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Journal of Communication

- P87 .J6
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Journal of Communication and Religion

- BV4319 .J65
Journal of Communication and Religion (JCR) contains a variety of peer-reviewed articles on communication and religion.
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Quarterly Journal of Speech

- PN4071 .Q3
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Southern Communication Journal

- PN4001 .S72
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WebCat Search Hints

- Subject-specific hints for searching the library catalog

Try using the Browse feature in the Subject index to look for more books on your topic. Check the See Related Headings option as well. Besides looking under "Communication", you may also wish to try:

  • Rhetoric
  • Language and languages
  • Mass Media

Communication Arts and Sciences Subject Guide Librarian


Lewis, Francene

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