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Communication Resources
Reference Books | Databases | Electronic Journals | Organizations | Web Sites
Reference Books
top- Communication Yearbook.
Stacks P87.C5974, 1977 - current
Annual review of current research in communication published for the International Communication Association. Provides readers with the very latest and foremost research in the field of communication studies.
- Dictionary of Media and Communications Studies
Ref. P87.5.W38 2006 (7th ed.) - covers interpersonal and intercultural communication, theory of communication, media history and literacy, technology, globalization, and more. The Topic Guide lists entries by broad subjects, and the Appendix is "A Chronology of Media Events" from AD 105 to 2003.
- Dictionary of Worldwide Gestures (2nd Ed.)
Ref. PN4165.P37 1997- includes hundreds of entries arranged by part of body and emotion or meaning conveyed, with references; and an index by country and group.
- Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
Ref. P87.5.E53 2002 (3 vols.) Articles, with illustrations and bibliographies, on information science and technology, literacy, interpersonal communication, and media topics. Subject Index included.
- Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
Ref. P29.E48 2006 (14 vols.) - articles related to sociolinguistics, such as Conversation Analysis, Discourse, Phatic Communication, Telephone Conversation, Politicized Language, and many more.Vol. 14 includes the Subject Index, Glossary, List of Languages, and Language Maps.
- Encyclopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference Guide to Communication and Technology
Ref. QA76.575.E5368 2003 - Covers technologies, artifice, people, ideas and trends in a historical, social and global perspective. Entries include bibliographies (with many web sites), Further Reading Suggestions, and Related Topics, Name Index and Comprehensive Index.
- International Encyclopedia of Communications
Stacks P87.5.I5 1989 (4 vols. ) - the first encyclopedia for the entire field of communication; includes bibliographies and many illustrations.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Ref. H41.I58 2001 - In Vol. 4, see "Communication and Social Psychology" and "Communication: Philosophical Aspects."
- Who's Who in Media and Communications
Marquis Who’s Who on the Web provides current biographies of all individuals who appeared in the Marquis print title Who's Who in Media and Communications since 1985.
Databases
top- Communication and Mass Media Complete
- Academic Search Premier
Full text of over 3,900 scholarly publications, with abstracts for almost as many others. Some pdf files back to 1965.
- LexisNexis Academic
- MLA Bibliography
- Web of Science
New index to almost 400 communication and media journals, books, conference proceedings and more, some with full text. Includes references and citations which cite a given article.
Full-text newspaper and magazine index, updated daily.
Comprehensive coverage of language and literature journals and books. Click on "Find Text" to link to full-text articles.
Indexes all refereed journals; can be limited to social sciences and humanities sections. Click on "Find Text" to link to full-text articles.
Electronic Journals
top- American Rhetoric - Rhetoric & Communication Journals
- American Communication Journal (ACJ)
- Business Communication Quarterly
- Communication Currents
Online web magazine of the National Communication Association.
- Communication Studies
Refereed journal focusing on human communication processes.
- Communication Research
- Communication Theory
- Currents in Electronic Literacy
- Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication (EJC/REC)
- Etc.: A Review of General Semantics
- European Journal of Communication
- European Journal of Cultural Studies
- Federal Communications Law Journal
- Gazette: The International Journal for Communication Studies
- Human Communication Research
- IJCLP, International Journal of Communications Law and Policy
- Journal of Business Communication
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication
- Journal of Communication
- Journal of Communication inquiry
- Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC)
- Journal of Diplomatic Language
- Journal of Electronic Publishing
- Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
- Kaleidoscope, A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research
- Language and Communication: An Interdisciplinary Journal
- Management Communication Quarterly
- Media, Culture and Society
- Media Development
- Media History Monographs
- New Media & Society
- Review of Communication (ROC)
- Semiotica
- Web Journal of Mass Communication Research
- Women's Studies in Communication (WSC)
Six-page list of journal web sites. Those with Full Text are also listed below and in the "Rhetoric" and "Discourse" sections.
The premier online scholarly refereed journal in communications, according to its publisher, the American Communication Association.
A refereed journal on the teaching of business communication.
Refereed, with articles on all aspects of communication in society.
Refereed research articles on the theoretical development of communication.
Articles address electronic technologies in reading, writing, teaching and learning.
Refereed articles on communication theory and practice, with each issue devoted to one theme.
Refereed articles on the impact of language and symbols on behavior.
International refereed journal of both empirical and theoretical articles.
International, refereed journal including media and broadcasting-related articles.
International, refereed journal on communications regulation.
Refereed journal on media, telecommunications, and information technologies.
One of the top refereed journals on human communication.
Refereed journal on telecommunications, broadcasting and computing law.
Peer-reviewed research articles on business communication.
Covers the latest trends in both business and academic sectors.
Covers theory, research, practice and policy; with extensive book reviews.
Interdisciplinary, comprehensive coverage of communication/society relationships.
Each issue covers one aspect of computerized communication.
New, peer-reviewed periodical on language and international relations.
Refereed articles on electronic publishing of books and journals.
Original, refereed articles on the theory and methodology of communication; includes book reviews.
Articles by graduate students on the philosophy, theory and applications of qualitative communication research.
Refereed journal on verbal and nonverbal communication.
Covers the theory, research and practice of organizational communication.
Articles on the media and new communication technologies, in cultural context.
In-depth articles from the World Association for Christian Communication.
Peer-reviewed publications which are longer than regular journal articles, on history of the media.
Perspectives on changes in media technology and information.
Book reviews and refereed articles from the National Communication Association.
Refereed articles on all aspects of semiotic studies.
One scholarly article per issue on mass communication research.
A refereed journal published by the Organization for Research on Women and Communication (ORWAC).
Organizations
top- American Rhetoric: Communication, Mass Media, and Rhetoric Associations
- American Communication Association
- Association for Business Communication (ABC)
- Association for Progressive Communications
- Association for Women in Communications
- Center for Nonverbal Studies
- Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
- Conference on College Composition and Communication
- East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication
- ECA/Eastern Communication Association
- Foundation for American Communications (FACSNET)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
- National Communication Association (NCA)
- Religious Communication Association (RCA)
- Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)
- Union for Democratic Communications (UDC)
A list of associations, with links to their web sites.
A virtual professional association for both scholars and practitioners [with a Communications Studies Center with important links.]
An international group for the organizational communication field.
An international network of organizations using information and communication for peace, human rights, and protection of the environment.
A worldwide professional association focused on the advancement of women in all communication fields.
A nonprofit research center especially interested in mass media, body movement, gesture, facial expression, fashion, architecture, and product design. Includes a Nonverbal Dictionary.
Devoted to the use of computer technologies in communication. Scroll down to "Especially for Students," "CommJobs" for current job listings, or "ComWeb MegaSearch" to find web sites in communication.
Includes news, positions and guidelines. Check under publications for "a searchable "Bibliography of Composition and Rhetoric, 1984-1999."
Includes links to events, a newsletter, and job announcements.
The oldest professional communication organization in the U.S., publisher of Communication Quarterly, Quarterly Research Reports in Communication, and Communication Research Reports.
Provides excellent background and news information on current issues, including "News Backgrounders" (under Reporting Tools).
For those in all communication fields, this group promotes research and public debate.
The oldest and largest organization for the discipline (formerly the Speech Communication Association).
A nonsectarian scholarly organization on public religious communication. It publishes the Journal of Communication and Religion.
A regional organization promoting study, research and teaching of communication. It sponsors 15 divisions and four interest groups.
Promotes more democratic and participatory communications.
Web Sites
top- Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
- Communication Links Web Navigation
- Communication Studies Center (American Communication Association)
- Speech Communication Resources
Links to research reports and polls, especially in political and health communication.
Comprehensive site with links to graduate programs, periodicals and media, speech resources, communication subfields, research methods, listserves, and more.
An index of web resources on communication.
Burkian, feminist and classical criticism, with research links.
