Communications
Kresge Library offers a variety of general reference sources
in print and electronic formats. This pathfinder serves as
a guide to the library's key source in communications and
related topics.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information, v.
1-3. (Ref. P 87.5 .E53 2001)
This well-written source provides an overview of eight major
topics in communications and information science. Includes
280 signed entries with bibliographies and cross-references.
Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia.
(Ref. P 29 .F47 1998) The author, a cultural anthropologist,
offers a broad perspective on language and communications.
Covers 126 cultures from five continents. Includes 151 entries,
bibliographies and cross-references.
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication
from Ancient Times to the Information Age (Ref. PN 172
.E53 1996)
This text offers a valuable overview of rhetoric and its role
in communications from antiquity to the present. Signed articles
include lengthy bibliographies and cross-references. Includes
entries for people.
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric. (Ref. PN 172 .E52 2001)
Similar to Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition,
this source covers the principles of rhetoric. Extensive bibliographies
include primary and secondary sources. Excludes entries
for people.
International Encyclopedia of Communications, v.
1-4. (Ref. P 87.5 .I5 1989)
This well-researched source covers all topics in communications,
from ancient language to body language to communications technology.
Signed entries include bibliographies and cross-references.
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications,
v. 1-4. (Ref. P 87.5 .E532 2003)
This comprehensive source covers a colossal range of topics,
including communications, communications technology, cross-cultural
communication and censorship-cultural values. Includes 219
signed entries with bibliographies and cross-references. Volumes
are arranged thematically.
DICTIONARIES
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media and Communications.
(Ref. P 87.5 .D36 2000)
This helpful source covers terms, concepts, people and movements
in semiotics, media analysis and communications. Arranged
alphabetically; includes cross-references.
A Dictionary of Communications and Media Studies. (Ref.
P 87.5 .W38 1989)
This concise source is aimed at communications and
media students. Provides generous coverage of communications
terminology and theory. Note: many entries have a British
slant.
Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. (Ref. P
29 .C65 1997)
This well-regarded source covers key aspects of linguistic
theory and research.
Dictionary of Media Literacy. (Ref. P 91.3 .S527
1997)
This text focuses on terms and ideas in media literacy, or
the methods people use to evaluate mass media's messages.
Includes key organizations and leaders in the field.
Oxford English Dictionary, v. 1-20. (Ref.
PE 1625 .O87 1989 - This renowned source defines more than
615,000 words. Known for its lengthy etymologies (word origins)
and valuable cross-references, OED is the definitive
dictionary of the English language. Entertaining to browse.
PRINT INDEXES
Communication Abstracts. (Ref. P 87 .C59733)
Includes abstracts of articles, books and reports about communication
theory, mass communication, advertising, broadcasting, speech
and other relevant topics. Library owns from 1978-1998.
Index to Journals in Communication Studies through 1995.
(Ref. 87.5 .I53 1997)
A listing of the tables of contents of 24 major communication
journals and includes a subject and author index.
ONLINE INDEXES
InfoTrac
OneFile
Many full-text articles from a range of scholarly and
general interest periodicals. Indexes and provides some full
text for approximately 25 communication journals including
Communication Studies, Communication Quarterly, Quarterly
Journal of Speech and other related journals.
Sociological Abstracts
Citations and abstracts from more than 1,500 journals, as
well as conferences, papers and books covering the field of
sociology. Covers material from 1963 to the present; abstracts
since 1974. Indexes over 30 communication journals, e.g. Communication,
Communication Quarterly, Communication Theory and others.
ERIC
Abstracts and some full-text articles from more than 2,000
education journals and documents dating from 1966 to the present.
Includes selected entries from Communication Monographs,
Communication Research, Communication Education and others.
PsycINFO_1887
Abstracts and some full-text articles from more than
9,900 sources dating from 1887 to the present. Focus is primarily
on psychology journals but database includes Communication
& Cognition, Communication Reports, Communication Research
& Broadcasting and others.
SocialSciAbs
Abstracts and some full text articles from journals in the
social sciences. Includes the Journal of Communication,
Communication Quarterly.
InfoTrac
General Reference Center Gold
Similar to OneFile, many full-text articles
from scholarly and general interest periodicals.
ABI/Inform
A business database useful for investigating communication
in the workplace. Includes some full text articles.