Subject Guide: Communication
The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.
Current Liaison - Roger KossonDatabases
Databases provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
- ComAbstracts
- Communication Abstracts, 1978- P90 .C57 (Annex Floor 1A)
- Communication & Mass Media Complete
- Index to Journals in Communication Studies through 1992 P87 .M3 (Annex Floor 1A)
- America's Newspapers
- Newspaper Source
- AP Multimedia Archive
- Columbus Dispatch / Columbus News Index
- Television News Archive
Reference Books
Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.
- Dictionary of Media and Communication P87.5 .W38 2003
- Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
- Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
- Encyclopedia of New Media : An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology QA76.575 .E5368 2003
- Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications P87.5 .D36 2000
- Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications P87.5 .E532 2003
- Freedom of the Press: Rights and Liberties Under the Law
- Freedom of Speech: Rights and Liberties under the Law
- Media and Politics in America: A Reference Handbook
- Propoganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia
- Violence in the Media: A Reference Handbook
Web Resources
Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:
- AlterNet - Independent News & Information
- Federal Communications Commission
- How to find Newspapers
- Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)
- On the Media from NPR
Information Literacy Resources
- Evaluating Web Sources
- Information Literacy Tutorial from the Five Colleges of Ohio Libraries