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CAS Digital Communication Subject Guide

Introduction

Looking for help with research connected to the Internet, graphics, Web development, project management, interface design, online marketing, and special effects?

Check out the subject guide for Computer Science as well.


Research Databases


(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts


ASTA covers the applied and practical aspects of the sciences. It provides coverage of nearly 750 journals and contains more than 1,300,000 records.
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CiteSeer: Scientific Literature Digital Library


"CiteSeer is a scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science."
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ComAbstracts


The ComAbstracts database presents abstracts for articles, books, and other relevant material to researchers and students interested in fields related to human communication studies including:  mass communication, human interaction, rhetoric, health communication, communication and new media, journalism, and communication history.


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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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Computer Database


This database contains articles regarding computer-related product introductions, news, and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
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Engineering Index (Compendex)


Engineering Index, also referred to as Compendex, is the most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database in the world. Compendex contains over 8 million records and references over 5,000 international engineering sources including journal, conference, and trade publications.
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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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Reference Materials



Dictionary of Computing & Digital Media

- QA76.15 .H318 1999
Defines terms and acronyms related to digital audio, video, graphics, and interactive communication.
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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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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



Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies


Provides coverage of the concepts and realities in the field of virtual communities and technologies.
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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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WebCat Search Hints

- Subject-specific hints for searching the library catalog

Try using Browse and the Subject Index as a search. Besides the words "Digital Communications" you might try the terms:

  • Telecommunication
  • Digital media
  • Visual communication
  • Multimedia systems
  • Information theory
  • Computer networks
Each is a slightly different take on the overall concept of digital communications.

Communication Arts and Sciences Subject Guide Librarian


Lewis, Francene

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