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The following are selected resources on communication, mass communication and rhetoric. For more books on these topics, please use the Library Catalog.
To find books in other libraries, try using WorldCat, a collective catalog for thousands of libraries in the United States, Canada, and around the world. This catalog should not be used as a substitute for this library's catalog, but as another avenue of searching for books.
A Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies (Reference Collection: P 87.5 W 38 1997): This dictionary offers short definitions
of a wide range of communications and media terms. It covers important researchers and theorists, linguistic terms, interpersonal communication
terms and concepts, mass media concepts, and more. Not indexed.
Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies (Reference Collection: P 87.5 W 38 2003): This resource defines terms in
media and communication on topics such as technology, ethics, broadcasting, interpersonal communication, oral culture and more. Not
indexed.
Dictionary of Media Literacy (Reference Collection: P 91.3 S 527 1997): This dictionary includes biographies on media literacy
and mass media scholars, short descriptions on media literacy in countries around the world, and—most importantly—articles
on critical thinking and communication theories. Indexed.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Media and Politics (Reference Center: P 95.82 U 6 E 47 2007): This encyclopedia covers the interplay between mass
media, journalism, and politics. Its articles cover important journalists and political figures and concepts like media bias, attack journalism, and
news analysis. Indexed.
History of the Mass Media in the United States (Reference Center: P 92. U 5 H 55 1998): This encyclopedia contains hundreds of articles
on important figures in mass media; concepts such as censorship, copyright, fairness doctrine, niche theory; and analyses of the role of politics in
media, the development of different forms of mass media, and more. Indexed.
International Encyclopedia of Communications (Reference Collection: P 87.5 I 5 1989): This encyclopedia contains
articles that define and explore concepts in communications. Terms and concepts include advertising and mass media, writing systems, oral
culture and history, music, telecommunications and more. The last volume contains a cumulative index. Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia (Reference Collection: P 29. F 47 1998): This encyclopedia contains articles that define and explore the history of communications concepts. This encyclopedia primarily focuses on linguistics topics such as individual languages, creoles and pidgens, and related cultural topics like xenoglossia and more. Indexed. The Encyclopedia of Propaganda (Reference Collection: HM 263. E 53 1998): This multi-volume encyclopedia covers the use of propaganda by political and religious groups through history, focusing primarily on the twentieth century. The last volume contains a cumulative index. |
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Internet Resources for Communication: This site, created by the University
of Delaware library, contains links to sits on media literacy, communication law and theory, advertising, organizational communication, and
professional organizations.
Journalism and Mass Communication Resources: Developed by Karla Tonella at
the University of Iowa, this site contains links to news and journalism sites, listservs, and more.
Journalism & Mass Communication Resources on the Web:
This list of news sites, mass communications studies resources, historical resources, and other web sites is maintained by Iowa State University.
This site also has links to web pages on advertising, freedom of the press and legal issues, and other topics. Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric: Created by Brigham Young University, this site is an online dictionary of rhetorical terms, devices, and concepts. Definitions generally included examples and are linked to related terms. NOTE: This site makes heavy use of frames. If your browser does not support frames, you may have trouble accessing this site properly. Voice of the Shuttle: Media Studies: Developed and maintained by faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the Voice of the Shuttle page for Media Studies contains excellent links to pages on mass media, gender and communication, communication theory and semiotics, film studies, journalism and more. |
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