COMMUNICATION
Reference books
Cambridge guide to American theatre Ready Reference PN 2221 .C36 1996
Encyclopedia of new media: an essential reference to communication and technology Ready Reference QA 76.575 .E5368 2003
Galileo databases
Academic Search Complete (at EBSCOhost)
Current Contents Connect
(ISI)
MasterFILE Premier (at EBSCOhost)
New York
Times 1980- present (at ProQuest)
Research Library (at ProQuest)
Wall Street Journal 1980- present
Internet resources
American rhetoric - Full text versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, and more in audio and video formats.
Center for Media and Public Affairs - Center for research and education which studies news and entertainment media
Freepress - Involves public in media policy development and debate
Investigative reporters and editors, Inc. - Education resource for investigative journalism
Journalist’s Toolbox - Research and reporting resource
Library resources for communication studies - Lists, links, and pathfinders in the are of communication studies
NewsWise - Research results and expert contacts from world's leading research institutions
Old-time radio - Samples of radio shows from the early stages of broadcasting
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press - Independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues.
Poynter.org - A school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalism. Poynter provides better training, a new site design, and additional scholarships for the journalism community.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - A non-profit organization dedicated to providing free, legal assistance to journalists, since 1970.
Reporter’s Desktop - A collaborated, noncommercial website to make daily cooperating and investigative reporting faster, easier, and better.
Robert Niles’ Journalism Help - Facts and downloadable data on everything from public safety to campaign contributes.
Voice of America - A multimedia, international broadcasting service funded by the United States government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more the 115 million people.