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Communication Studies
Background Information
Communication / Rhetoric / Social Sciences
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P87.5 .E53 2002 v.1 - v.3
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior
Location: JPL Reference Stacks BF 31 .E5 1994 v.1-4
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P87.5 .E535 2003 v. 1-4
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN 172 .E52 2001
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition :
Communication from Ancient Times to the Information Age
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN 172 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & Downtown Library, Reference HM 17 .E5 2000 v.1-5
also available online via netLibrary
International Encyclopedia of Communications
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 87.5 .I5 1989 V.1 - V.4
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Location: JPL Reference Stacks H 41 .I58 2001 v. 1-26
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & Downtown Library, Reference H 40 .A215 2001 v. 1-17
The Technical Communicator's Handbook
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PE 1475 .J567 2000
Cultural / Intercultural Studies
Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 130.5 .A87 1996
Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us
Location: JPL Reference Stacks GT 150 .C85 1993 v. 1-2
Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History
Location: Downtown Library, Reference E 169.1 .E624 2001
Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Culture
Location: JPL Reference Stacks E 169.12 .E49 2001
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Location: JPL Reference Stacks & Downtown Library, Reference E 169.1 .S764 2000
Mass Media &Broadcasting
Encyclopedia of Television
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN 1992.18 .E53 1997 v.1-3
History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 92 .U5 H55 1998
The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information : Key Issues and Global Trends
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 91 .B29 2001
Stay Tuned : A History of American Broadcasting
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HE 8689.8 .S73 2002
The Television Handbook
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN 1992.5 .H63 2000
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Books
Books and Materials at the UTSA Library
UCAT, UTSA Library Online Catalog
Search UCAT to locate books, journal titles (not articles), government documents, maps and multimedia materials available at the UTSA Library. Read the Search Tips to learn how to conduct a better search.
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Databases & Article Searching
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American Communication Journal (via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Free Website: http://www.acjournal.org/
"The American Communication Journal is the premier online scholarly refereed journal dedicated to the study of communication." Published by the American Communication Association.
Communication Abstracts (UTSA subscription)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 87 .C59733 (1978-92, 1994-current).
Covers communication-related articles, books, and reports. Includes literature in other disciplines relevant to communication researchers. Coverage is from 1977 to the present. Contains abstracts, not full-text. Updated frequently. The print version of Communication Abstracts is also available. Citations Only
Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (UTSA subscription)
Covers computer and information systems. Indexes and abstracts more than 800 journals, including conference literature. Covers 1981-current. Citations Only
Communication Studies: A Sage Full-Text Collection (UTSA subscription)
Provides full-text/full-image access on topics in communication studies, including media studies, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, business communication, and organizational/management communication, among others. Coverage for some journals is from 1982 to the present. Updated regularly. Full Text/Full Image
Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) (UTSA subscription)
Incorporates the indexes CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index along with numerous other journals in communication and mass media studies. CMMC offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for over 300 journals and selected coverage of over 100 more, with more than 200 journals providing full-text articles. Updated frequently. Full Text/Full Image
Computer Source (UTSA subscription)
Provides the latest information and current trends in high technology, covering market information on computers, telecommunications, electronics, and the Internet. The database features full-text coverage of 240 periodicals and indexing and abstracting for over 300 titles. Updated frequently. Computer Source is a subset of Academic Search Complete. Full Text/Full Image
ERIC (UTSA subscription)
Provides citations, brief abstracts and some full-text to a wide range of education related literature including journals, conference proceedings, books, federal and state documents, bibliographies, directories, curriculum guides, instructional resources, and audiovisual media. Covers 1966-current. Citations Only
Index to Journals in Communication Studies through 1995
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN 4071 .M3 1997 Older volumes also available. Published by the National Communication Association.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (UTSA subscription)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles and book chapters in 29 major areas, including language variation and change, bilingualism, communications, artificial intelligence, anthropology, and psychology. Covers 1973-current. Citations Only
ProQuest Research Library (UTSA subscription)
Includes ProQuest (general topics, as well as several communication-related journals), ABI/Inform (business), and news resources. Includes many full-text articles from communications-related periodicals. Mostly covers 1986-current. Full Text & Full Image
PsycINFO via CSA (UTSA subscription)
Indexes & abstracts articles, books & other publications in the field of psychology. Covers 1967-current. Citations Only
Sociological Abstracts (UTSA subscription)
Focuses on sociology & related disciplines in the social & behavioral sciences. Covers 1963-current. Citations Only
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Words, Phrases & Speeches
Words and Phrases
Communications Standard Dictionary
Location: JPL Reference Stacks TK 5102 .W437 1996
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN 1993.45.C75 2001
Dictionary of Computing & Digital Media : Terms & Acronyms
Location: JPL Reference Stacks QA 76.15 .H318 1999
Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 87.5 .W38 2000
Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
Location: JPL Reference Stacks TK 7887.5 .S53 1996
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 87.5 .D36 2000
Historical Dictionary of Political Communication in the United States
Location: JPL Reference Stacks JA 85.2 .U6 .H57 1999
International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN 1990.4 .B64 2000
NetLingo
Free Website: http://www.netlingo.com/
An Internet dictionary that "...attempts to define the most commonly used terms, smileys and acronyms that keep sprouting up on and about the Internet."
The Nonverbal Dictionary
Free Website: http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm
"Items in this Dictionary have been researched by anthropologists, archaeologists, biologists, linguists, psychiatrists, psychologists, semioticians, and others who have studies human communication from a scientific point of view."
Webopedia
Free Website: http://www.webopedia.com/
Online encyclopedia and search engine for all things computer.
Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications
Location: JPL Reference Stacks P 87.5 .W45 1996
Speeches
Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory
Free Website: http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/
PBS offers one of the most comprehensive on-line collections of speech texts of contemporary American History." Includes timeline and historical background to help put speeches in context as well as some video and audio clips.
Representative American Speeches, 1937-1997
Location: Downtown Library, Reference PS 661 .R46 1997
Speech Index: An Index to 259 Collections of World Famous Orations and Speeches for Various Occasions, 4th ed.
Location: JPL Reference Stacks A13 .S85 1966
Vital Speeches of the Day
Location: UTSA Library subscription via ProQuest Research Library (current issues)
Location: JPL Current Periodicals and Newspapers(current issues)
older issues back to 1934 in JPL Microfilm Cabinet PN 6121 .V52
Semi-monthly publication that covers speeches, addresses, et al.
The Voices of History: Great Speeches of the English Language
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PR 1322 .V6 1980
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Primary Sources
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People & Associations
Biographical Information
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (UTSA subscription)
Identifies sources of biographical information for individuals, living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Includes current and retrospective biographical reference sources such as biographical dictionaries, subject encyclopedias, volumes of literary criticism and indexes. Updated twice a year. Citations Only
Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who (UTSA subscription)
Combines biographies from the Who's Who series, Gale reference sources, and a variety of periodicals. Full Text
Directories
Associations Unlimited (UTSA subscription)
Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (UTSA subscription)
Location: JPL Reference Desk Z 6951 .A97
Directory for newspapers, radio and television stations, and local/regional publications. Provides advertising and circulation rates when available. Full Text
National Hi$panic Media Directory
Location: JPL Reference Stack s P 94.5 .H58 C67
Professional Associations
American Communication Association (ACA)
Free Website: http://www.americancomm.org/
"...created to promote academic and professional research, criticism, teaching, practical use, and exchange of principles and theories of human communication."
International Communication Association (ICA)
Free Website: http://www.icahdq.org/
"... bringing together academicians and other professionals whose interest (focus) on human communication." Browse the table of contents and abstracts for ICA publications such as: Human Communication Research, Communication Theory, Journal of Communication.
National Communication Association (NCA)
Free Website: http://www.natcom.org/
"...not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication." Has links to regional organizations, research, and news.
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
Free Website: http://www.prsa.org/
"...world's largest professional organization for public relations practitioners."
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Free Website: http://www.tiaonline.org/
"...full-service national trade organization with membership of 900 large and small companies that provide communications and information technology products, materials, systems, distribution services and professional services in the United States and around the world." Search for publications, standards, member products and companies.
Government
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Free Website: http://www.fcc.gov/
Government agency. If you are new to this site, you might begin by reading the descriptions of the FCC Bureaus and Offices to see what subjects are covered.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Free Website: "http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
"...an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the Executive Branch's principal voice on domestic and international telecommunications and information technology issues."
UNESCO Free Website: http://www.unesco.org/
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
UTSA Department of Communication
Free Website: http://communication.utsa.edu/
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Facts & Figures (statistics, almanacs)
Academic Universe (UTSA subscription)
After you are in the database, click on the Reference link under Quick Info on the left side of the screen; then click on Polls & Surveys. The file is maintained by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, a non-profit education and research organization in the field of public opinion and public policy. The file includes sources in opinion polling such as Gallup, Harris, Roper; ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC; Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal. Full Text
Demographics (from SBDCnet)
Free Website: http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/SBIC/demographics.htm
Subject Guide for demographic data from the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse.
Demographics USA
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HF 5412.2 .S94
Published periodically.
The mass media : Aspen Institute Guide to Communication Industry Trends tables of statistics covering trends in U.S. communication since 1900.
Location: JPL Stacks P 92 .U5S68
Media Awareness Network: Statistics and Public Opinion
Free Website: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm
Canadian web site providing statistics and reports on media usage, content, industries, and issues. Lists other media statistics web sites, including U.S.
Statistical Universe (UTSA subscription)
Provides access to statistical information produced by the U.S. Government. Includes indexing and abstracting from 1973 to the present. Significant full-text content from 1995 to the present including Statistical Abstract of the United States. Full Text
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide
Location: JPL Map Center, Atlas Stand HF 1023 .R18
Published yearly.
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Country Statistics
Controversial Issues: Public Opinion
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Further Research
Communication Resources on the World Wide Web
Free Website: http://communication.utsa.edu/comsite/comresources.html
Part of the UTSA Department of Communication website. Sections include General Communication, Copyright, Document Design, Information Architecture & Usability, Professional Associations, Web & Internet Information, and General Reference.
December Communications, Inc.
Free Website: http://www.december.com/
Home of the "December List" of computer-mediated communication (CMC) information resources. Sections include: Internet, Applications, Technology, Culture, Forums, & Organizations.
The Iowa Guide: Scholarly Journals in Mass Communication and Related Fields (10th ed.)
Free Website: http://iowaguide.uiowa.edu/
Broadly interdisciplinary and international in scope, this 16 year-old publication helps scholars find appropriate journals in which to publish their work. The searchable online Directory of Journals catalogs manuscript requirements and review processes of more than 125 English-language scholarly journals. This most recent edition is published exclusively online.
Mass communications research resources : an annotated guide
Location: JPL Stacks Z 7164.T28 M37 1998
MCS: the media and communication studies site
Free Website: http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Functions/mcs.html Maintained by Dr Daniel Chandler, lecturer in Media Theory at the Department of Education in the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UWA).
PR Newswire
Free Website: http://www.prnewswire.com/ Worldwide PR news.
Yahoo! : Social Science : Communications
Free Website: http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Communications/
Yahoo! web directory collection of web pages on communications-related topics.
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