| Facts and Background Materials | Writing Guides |
| Finding Books | Selected Web Resources |
| Finding Articles |
Facts and Background Materials
| Encyclopedia of Communication and Information — PRINT REF P87.5.E53 2002 3 volumes. Brief articles on subjects related to communication and information. Generally has a U.S. perspective. |
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Encyclopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology – PRINT and ELECTRONIC REF QA76.575.E5368 2003 Brief articles on people and concepts focused on “new media” such as cds, the world wide web, streaming media, etc. |
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International Encyclopedia of Communications — PRINT REF P87.5.I5 1989 4 volumes. Longer articles, heavily illustrated, concerning all aspects of communication, from animal communication to telecommunication networks. |
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| Mass Media & Society — PRINT REF HM258.M26578 1997 Contains longer scholarly articles on different types of media and media-related issues. |
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| Webster’s New World Dictionary of Media and Communications — PRINT REF P87.5.W45 1990 Brief definitions of terms related to media and communication. |
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| Searching the catalog for books on communication: | ||
| Try an LC subject search: | communication in organizations mass media rhetoric |
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| Try a keyword search: | communication and ethnography linguistics and community |
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| Browse the 2nd floor stacks: | BF637.C45 Interpersonal Communication HM1166-1253 Interpersonal Communication/Public Relations P1-381 Communication/Mass Media/Linguistics |
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ComAbstracts — ELECTRONIC Indexes over 80 important communication journals with links to some full text. Date coverage varies, but most titles are covered for at least the past twenty years. |
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Communication and Mass Media Complete — ELECTRONIC CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline. CMMC offers cover-to-cover (core) indexing and abstracts for more than 420 journals, and selected (priority) coverage of nearly 200 more, for a combined coverage of more than 600 titles. |
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Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection — ELECTRONIC Full text, searchable collection of 16 communication journals. All are indexed and linked through ComAbstracts except for: Discourse Studies, Journal of Communication Inquiry, and Science Communication. |
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MLA Bibliography — ELECTRONIC Although primarily known as a source of information on literature, this database contains a substantial number of citations for works on linguistics. |
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| ProQuest Research Library — ELECTRONIC A large multi-disciplinary database containing information on communication studies and linguistics. |
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| PsycINFO — ELECTRONIC The premier database on psychology; offers insight into communication issues from a psychological perspective. |
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| Social Science Citation Index — ELECTRONIC Broad social sciences abstracting and indexing; includes considerable information on communication and linguistics. |
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| Sociological Abstracts — ELECTRONIC Sociological database which includes information on communication. Best search strategy is to click the “Advanced Search” tab and to search your terms as “Descriptors, DE=” from the drop-down menu. |
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| The Business Writer’s Handbook — PRINT HF5726 .B874 2006 |
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| The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science — PRINT T10.5 .M65 2003 |
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| Essential Communication Strategies for Scientists, Engineers, and Technology Professionals — PRINT T10.5 .H57 2003 |
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The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication : A Guide to Internal Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, and Leadership — PRINT HD30.36.U5 I56 2006 |
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Ideas into Words : Mastering the Craft of Science Writing — ELECTRONIC | |
| Science and Technical Writing : A Manual of Style — PRINT and ELECTRONIC T11 .S37 2001 |
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Technical Writing with Style — ELECTRONIC | |
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Writing in Political Science : A Practical Guide — PRINT JA86 .S36 2000 |
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| Brief Guide to Business Writing — WWW Outline of writing issues and sample business documents, written by two professors in the University of Iowa’s Department of Management and Organizations. |
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Communication Studies: Associations and Organizations — WWW There are a large number of communication-related professional associations. This list of organizations from the University of Washington’s library is one of the most extensive. |
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Communication Studies: Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Media — WWW Links to websites, electronic books, and other online sources of information related to diversity issues in communication. From the University of Iowa’s Department of Communication Studies. |
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Media Literacy Online Project — WWW Developed by the University of Oregon’s School of Education, this site provides resources that promote media literacy, especially among children and adolescents. Includes resource links, archived readings, and links to other organizations of interest. |
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| Online Technical Writing — WWW Online textbook for college-level course in Technical Communication. |
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| Resources for Technical Writers — WWW Useful website links from Writers Write. |
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| “The Science of Scientific Writing” — WWW Article by George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan, originally appearing in American Scientist, 1990. Contains useful information for understanding scientific communication. |
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