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Communication Theory

Prepared by Mika Slaughter

July, 2003

 

Databases

ABI/Inform Global                                            1971 to date

ABI/INFORM Global is a business and management database providing extensive coverage of North America and the world. Find research on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies.

America : History and Life                                1964 to date

An index to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, covering over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

ERIC                                                            1967 to date

Covers education-related research from conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.

Historical Abstracts                                         1954 to date

Indexes journals covering the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in a companion database America: History and Life).

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts        1973 to date

This database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.

PsycINFO                                                       1887 to date

Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. Includes indexing for over 1,300 journals worldwide in more than 20 languages, as well as book chapters.

Sociological Abstracts                                      1963 to date

A primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

 

Electronic Journals

American Communication Journal (ACJ)  1997 to date
American Speech  1999 to date
Ariadne   1996 to date
Axiomathes 2002 to date
BT Technology Journal   2002 to date
Communication Abstracts 1998 to date
Communication Booknotes Quarterly 2002 to date
Communication Law and Policy    2000 to date
Communication Research  1998 to date
Corporate Communications  1999 to date
Discourse Processes  2002 only
Group Decision and Negotiation  1997 to date
Howard Journal of Communications   1998 to date
iMP: The Magazine on Information Impacts  1999 to date
International Journal of Public Opinion Research  1999 to date
Journal of Communication  2001 to date
Journal of Communication Inquiry  1998 to date
Journal of Group Theory   2002 to date
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development   2000 to date
Journal of Public Relations Research  2000 to date
Language and Communication 1995 to date
Language Sciences  1995 to date
Negotiation Journal   1999 to date
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 1997 to date
Research on Language and Social Interaction 2000 to date
Semiotica    2002 to date
Speech Communication  1995 to date
Telecommunications Policy   1995 to date

Finding Books

Listed below is a sampling of reference materials (located on the first floor) covering the topic; circulating items are on the second and third floors of the library.   Note that these materials pertain only to the Poynter Library's holdings; Tampa 's collection is not reflected here.

 

Atlas

Penguin Atlas of Media and Information REF P91 .B35 2001

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies REF P87.5 .W38 1997
Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics REF P143 .T727 2000
Dictionary of Quotations About Communication REF PN6081 .D535 2000
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information REF P87.5 .E53 2002
Encyclopedia of New Media REF QA76.575 .E5368 2003
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communication REF P87.5 .D35 2000
Language and Communication: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia REF P29 .F47 1998
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition REF PN172 .E53 1996
Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications REF P87.5 .W45 1996

 

Handbooks and Guides

Handbook of Communication and Emotion BF637 .C45 H283 1998
Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology REF LB1028.3 .H355 1966
Oxford Guide to World English REF PE1072 .M24 2002

 

Selected Websites

 

American Communication Association     

The ACA was created to promote academic and professional research, criticism, teaching, practical use, and exchange of principles and theories of human communication.

 

CCMS: Communication, Cultural, Media Studies (Mick Underwood) 

An extensive collection of annotated websites on communication studies.

CMC: Computer Mediated Communication Sources (John December) 

Includes links to sources on Human Computer Interaction, journals about online behavior, information on new media labs and more.

Communication Studies Links (University of Iowa, Department of Communication Studies)

A well-organized collection of links to film studies, ethnic/gender studies, journalism, speeches, visual culture, etc.

Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around the World

Gifts of Speech, a web-based archive, is dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches by influential contemporary women from around the world.

History and Politics Outloud

HPOL is a searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers and students.

International Communication Association

ICA promotes the systematic study of communication theories, processes and skills.

Media and Communication Studies Site

A media and communication studies site that includes links to websites dedicated to textual analysis, active interpretation, news media, media influence, media education, film studies, television, and radio.

Media History Project 

This website promotes the study of media history from petroglyphs to pixels.

National Communication Association

NCA promotes study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication.

 

Nonverbal Communication Research Page

This Louisiana College website is intended to be a resource for those working in the field of nonverbal communication.

 

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography

This bibliography presents selected articles, books, electronic documents, and other sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet and other networks.

Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric 

Provided by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University , this is a guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric.

Southeastern States Communication Association

The purpose of the SSCA is to promote the study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication.

Speech and Transcript Center (Gary Price)

This website provides access to speeches and transcripts of speeches and this information is provided in written, spoken, and visual modalities.

Virtual Presentation Assistant  

The Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills.


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