Communication Studies Research Guide — Library Sources
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Guides to the Literature and Bibliographies
- An annotated bibliography of works on daily newspapers in Canada, 1914-1983
- Bibliography on Canadian broadcasting
- Canadian film and video : a bibliography and guide to the literature
- CBC.Selected bibliography 1936-1986
- Communication and the mass media: a guide to the reference literature
- Communication research: strategies and sources
- Film and Television: a guide to the reference literature
- Mass communications research resources : an annotated guide
- Mass media bibliography : an annotated guide to books and journals for research and reference
- Media aesthetics : a selected annotated bibliography
- Media research: a selected bibliography
- Public relations in business, government, and society : a bibliographic guide
- Radio: a reference guide
- Television: a guide to the literature
Dictionaries
- Audio dictionary
- Communication, cultural and media studies: the key concepts
- Critical dictionary of film and television theory
- Cyberculture: the key concepts
- Dictionary of cultural and critical theory
- Dictionary of cultural theorists
- Dictionary of marketing communications
- Dictionary of media and communication studies (Watson)
- Dictionary of media and communications (Danesi)
- Dictionary of media literacy
- Dictionary of multimedia: terms and acronyms
- Encyclopedic dictionary of semiotics, media and communications
- Facts on file dictionary of film and broadcast terms
- Facts on file dictionary of television, cable, and video
- Film: the key concepts
- Glossary of Cultural Theory
- Key contemporary concepts from abjection to Zeno's paradox
- Key concepts in journalism studies
- Key concepts in political communication
- Longman dictionary of mass media & communication
- Media institutions and audiences: the key concepts
- Political communciation: the key concepts
- Popular music: the key concepts
- Sage dictionary of cultural studies
- Sourcebook on rhetoric: key concepts in contemporary rhetorical studies
- Television studies: the key concepts
- Webster's new world dictionary of media & communications
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
- International Encyclopedia of Communication Online
- Encyclopedia of communication and Information
- Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
- Encyclopedia of international media and communications
- Encyclopedia of new media: an essential reference to communication and technology
- International encyclopedia of communications
- From talking drums to the Internet: an encyclopedia of communications technology
- Encyclopedia of public relations
Rhetoric and Semiotics
- Encyclopedia of political communicationn
- Encyclopedia of rhetoric(electronic version)/Sloan
- Encyclopedia of rhetoric and composition: communication from ancient times to the information age
- Encyclopedia of semiotics (online)/Bouissac
- Handbook of semiotics
Mass Media and Broadcasting
- ABC-CLIO companion to the media in America
- Encyclopedia of children, adolescents and the media
- Encyclopedia of media and politics
- Encyclopedia of motion picture sound
- Encyclopedia of recorded sound
- Encyclopedia of radio
- Encyclopedia of television
- Encyclopedia of television news
- Encyclopedia of television subjects,themes and settings
- Mass media: a chronological encyclopedia of television, radio, motion pictures, magazines, newspapers, and books in the U.S.
- World Press Encyclopedia: a survey of press systems worldwide
Culture
- Encyclopedia of American cultural and intellectual history
- Encyclopedia of contemporary American culture
- Handbook of American popular culture
- St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
- International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences
Other encyclopedias may be found by using CLUES, our library catalogue. Try using WORD search and type in a keyword for your topic and "encyclopedia*". For example the WORD search Encyclopedia* and science fiction will retrieve several encyclopedias devoted to science fiction genre.
You might also want to consult additional Subject Guides to find encyclopedias by discipline, such as Cinema.
Directories
For media directories, profiles, statistics, and markets, see Media Profiles/Media Directories, Canadian Broadcasting Resources and Canadian Media Information- International television and video almanac
- International motion picture almanac
- Qui fait quoi
- Film Canada yearbook
- Bowkers complete video directory
Biographical Sources
- Biographical dictionary of radio
- Canadian film and video:a bibliography and guide to the literature. Vol 2
- Canadian Who's who
- Entertaining Canadians: Canada's international stars, 1900-88
- Who's who in Canadian film and television
- Who's who of Canadian women
- Who's who in media and communication
- Women in communication: a biographical sourcebook
- Biographies Canadiennes Francaises/Who's who in Quebec
Indexes to Journal Articles: Communications
- Communication Abstracts
- Citations to journal articles, books and book chapters on all aspects of communication, broadcasting, radio, television, journalism, public relations, advertising, and communication theory; includes abstracts. Coverage is from 1977 onwards.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete
- Indexes over 400 journals in communication, media studies and journalism, with full-text coverage for 200 journals.
- Academic Search Complete
- Of particular use for topics which are interdisciplinary in nature and that may be covered in journals that are not strictly communication studies such as cultural studies, womens studies, sociology, economics, political science.
- Sociological Abstracts
- Citations with abstracts to articles from approximately 2,000 journals in the field of sociology since 1974. Citations to relevant dissertations are also available from 1986 onward. Of particular relevance to cultural aspects of communication.
Indexes to Journal Articles: Film and Television
- FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals
- The database indexes articles in more than 330 academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present, as well as indexing television related articles. It also includes Treasures from the Film Archives database which provides information on the holdings of approximately 21,000 silent films (silent shorts and features, fiction and non-fiction) in over 70 international film archives.
- Film and Television Literature Index
- Indexes articles from 300 film and television journals.
- International Index to the Performing Arts
- Includes full-text and indexing of journals in all areas of the performing arts, including film and television
- Film Index International
- An important resource for finding film reviews that appeared from the 1930s to 1997.
- American Film scripts Online
- Full-text of over 800 filmscripts from 1903 to 2006, searchable by writer, topic, character and title.
Indexes to Journal Articles: Multidisciplinary
- Academic Search Complete
- Of particular use for topics which are interdisciplinary in nature and that may be covered in journals that are not strictly communication studies such as cultural studies, womens studies, sociology, economics, political science.
- Humanities Abstracts
- A multidisciplinary database with significant coverage of communications. Citations (with abstracts from 1994 onward) to articles in over 400 periodicals in humanities fields including core journals in communication studies, journalism. Updated quarterly. Retrospective coverage from 1974 onwards is available in printed format as Humanities Index
- Wilson Art Suite
- Includes five databases: WilsonArt Fulltext, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Art Museum Image Gallery, Cinema Image Gallery, Art Index Retrospective.
- Gender Studies Database
- An essential source for any gender related scholarship.
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- A full text international database with a broad based approach to gender-related issues (eg development, health, human rights, the workplace, sexuality, violence). Useful for researchers in a wide variety of fields, including communication and media studies. Includes Reports (research, surveys and statistical data), Journals (both mainstream and alternative) as well as Newsletters, Fact Sheets, Guides, Pamphlets, and Proceedings.
- CPI.Q
- A multidisciplinary index to Canadian magazines and journals with selective fulltext.
- CBCA Complete
- A multidiscplinary index to Canadian magazines, journals and newspapers, with selective fulltext.
- Alternative Press Index
- Though not specifically geared to media research, contains many relevant subject headings for media students, including: media, communications industry, government control of media, investigative journalism. racism in the media, violence in the media, and more. Updated monthly.
- Eric
- Citations with abstracts to articles, reports and conference papers in the field of education. Includes subject areas such as information technology, media literacy and journalism education. Deals with issues such as press freedom and censorship. Updated quarterly.
- PsycInfo
- Includes citations to over 1500 journals in psychology and the behavioral sciences. Relevant subject areas for media studies include advertising effects and audience research. Also interpersonal communication.
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Citations to articles and book reviews in over 400 English-language journals covering social sciences fields such as anthropology, economics, environment, geography, law and criminology, public administration political science and more. Relevant subject headings include mass media & social aspects, mass media & psychological aspects, etc. Updated monthly.
page last updated on: Wednesday 20 July 2011
