Guides: Communication Studies: Getting Started

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General Online Reference Sources

Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines.
Credo Reference
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Oxford Reference Online
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Reference sources can provide information about the topic and lead to concepts and keywords to use in your research.

Representative print and online reference sources for the discipline of Communication Studies are listed below. Print reference sources are located on the main floor of Preus Library.

Specialized Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
Ref P 87.5 .E496 2009
The 2 volume work provides a source for information about theories and theoretical concepts in the field of communication theory. Includes entries encompassing the diverse aspects of communication theory. In addition to the entries, a helpful chronology is included that lists the major events in the history of communication theory.
Encyclopedia of Media and Communication
Ref P87.5 .E55 2013
Provides information relating to the field of media and communication studies.
ebook available
Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
Ref P96.A44 E53 2011
Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies
"The 9th edition of The Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies aims to mark the contrasting roles of traditional and social media within the context of dynamic change."
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
Ref PN 1782 .E52 2001
The encyclopedia provides entries on historical and current perspectives on rhetoric. Entries on people are not included. A Synoptic Outline of Contents is located at the end of the volume.
Encyclopedia of Television
Ref PN 1992.18 .E53 2004
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is responsible for this 4 volume set on many aspects of television. Included are entries on personalities, programs, technology, genres, and events.