* These are good places to start your research. You’ve got a topic and you want an overview that helps you find an angle for your paper and points you to more in-depth resources. The sources below can help you with that.
University Libraries
Formats
- Online
- Multimedia
Communication
First Stop Resources
Dictionary of Mass Communication & Media Research
Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
Gale Virtual Reference Library
U. of Iowa Online Communication Studies Resources
Articles (Research Databases)
Academic Search Premier
Communication & Mass Media Complete
ERIC
Ethnic NewsWatch
ProQuest Newspapers
Books
Communication in History: Technology, Culture, Society
Media & Cultural Theory
Reclaiming the Media: Communication Rights and Democratic Media Roles
Streaming Videos
Growing Up Online
This PBS Frontline Documentary examines “takes viewers inside the very public private worlds that kids are creating online, raising important questions about how the Internet is transforming childhood.”¬¨‚Ć It pays special attention to evolving modes of communication including social networking.
Integrating Media Into the Classroom
“Educators and media specialists with firsthand experience share their in-depth knowledge of the challenges of integrating media into the classroom, to give insight to educators as to how to use technology to enhance their classroom curriculum.”
News War
“Drawing on more than 80 interviews with key figures in the print, broadcast and electronic media, and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today’s most important news organizations, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the challenges facing the mainstream news media, and the media’s reaction, in “News War,” a special four-part series.”
