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Communication Studies

CST Graduate Courses

Guides

stacks P91.3 .R83
Rubin, Rebecca B., Alan M. Rubin, and Linda J. Piele. Communication Research: Strategies and Sources. 6th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 2005.


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias


The International Encyclopedia of Communication. Malden, MA : Wiley/Blackwell, 2008.

ref B51.E53
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 10 vols. 2d ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006

ref BF31 .E52
Encyclopedia of Psychology. 8 vols. Washington: American Psychological Association; New York: Oxford UP, 2000.

ref P87.5 .W38
Watson, James and Anne Hill. A Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies. 7th ed. London: Edward Arnold, 2006.

ref P87.5 .E53 2002
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. 3 vols. New York: MacMillan Reference, 2002.

ref PN 172 .E52
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001.

ref PN 172 .E53
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from Ancient Times to the Information Age. New York: Garland, 1996.


Biographical Sources

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Biography Resource Center

Biography Index Past and Present

 


Sources of Information for Serials (Periodicals)

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory


Databases

Boolean Searching

Databases for Communication Studies

Serials Directory


Overviews, Bibliographies, Annuals, and Yearbooks

The following titles provide insight into the type of communication research being conducted during the various years the titles cover.

The International Encyclopedia of Communication. 2008.
In the search box type: (1) Communication as an Academic Field: USA and Canada
                        OR        (2) Speech Communication, History of
Between the end of text and the bibliography, you will find other relevant headings on which you can click.  
The bibliographies at the end of each article also have many relevant sources for the history of various time periods.
Another option:  On the initial page, click on Table of Contents and browse relevant letters of the alphabet for your topic.

STACKS
P87.M380
Index to Journals in Communication Studies, 1917-1995.

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P87.C5974
Communication Yearbook, 1977 to date

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PN4071.S67
Free Speech Yearbook, 1970 to date.

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HM 258.I560
International and Intercultural Communication Annual, 1974 to date.

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P87.C5930
Communication Abstracts, 1978-2003.

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P87.B480
Bibliographic Annual in Speech Communication, 1970-1975.

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HM131.O640
Organizational Communication (Abstracts), 1974-1983.


Catalog

When checking in the Library's catalog for related materials, the following terms may be useful:

Communication
Communication in management
Communication in organizations
Communication in personnel management
Communication in small groups
Leadership
Mass media
Nonverbal Communication
Oratory
Oral Communication
Public Speaking
Rhetoric
Small Groups
Speech


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