COMMUNICATIONS

Table of Contents

Library Catalogs

Research Databases

Reference Books

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Additional Educational Resource Links

Internet Links

Associations

 

Library Catalogs - Find books, and other library materials

• UNF Library Catalog
• Other Library Catalogs

Research Databases - Find articles in journals, magazines, etc.

• Communications Databases
• General Databases

Reference Books - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.

Reference materials provide quick answers on a variety of subjects. The UNF Library's Reference Collection should have specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks for nearly any subject you want to cover. The following materials are particularly useful for finding information on communications subjects.

• The American Directory of Writer's Guidelines: A Compilation of Information for Freelancers From More than 1,300 Magazine Editors and Book Publishers
  REF PN147.A479 1999
  
• The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual
  REF PN4783.A83 1996
  
• The Associated Press Photo-Journalism Stylebook
  REF TR820.H64 1990
  
• The Broadcast Century: A Biography of American Broadcasting
  REF PN1990.6.U5H48 1992
  
• Broadcasting Yearbook
  REF HE8689.B77
  
• Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook
  REF HE8689.B77 1993
  
• Business Publication Rates and Data REF HF5905.B8
  
• Careers in Advertising
  REF HF5828.4.L43 1998
  
• Censorship
  REF Z658.U5C38 1997
  
• Communication Abstracts
  REF INDEX P87.C59733
  
• Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television
  REF PN2285.C58
  
• Editor and Publisher International Year Book
  REF PN4700.E42
  
• Graduate Programs in Journalism and Mass Communication
  REF P91.5U5S86
  
• Hoovers Guide to the Media Companies
  REF P88.8H66 1996 (ONLINE http://www.hoovers.com)
  
• LLBA, Language & Behavior Abstracts
  REF INDEX PB1.L15
  
• New York Times Index (1851-2000)
  REF INDEX AI21.N44
  
• The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage
  REF PN4783.S57 1999
  
• Newspaper Rates and Data
  REF HF5905.N4
  
• O'Dwyer's Directory of Corporate Communications
  REF HD59.035a
  
• O'Dwyer's Directory of Public Relations Firms
  REF HD59.0354
  
• Plunkett's Entertainment and Media Industry Almanac
  REF P88.8.P57 1999 (ONLINE IN NETLIBRARY)
  
• Publication Peer Review: An Annotated Bibliography
  REF PN162.P83 1993
  
• Spot Radio Rates and Data
  REF HF6146.R3S66
  
• Spot TV & Cable Source
  REF HF6146.T42S66
  
• Standard Directory of Advertisers (The Advertising Red Books)
  REF HF5805.S7
  
• UPI Stylebook: The Authoritative Handbook for Writers, Editors, & News Directors
  REF PN4783.M47 1992
  
• USA Today Index (1982-2000)
  REF INDEX AI21.U8B44
  
• Woman and American Television: An Encyclopedia
  REF PN1992.8W65L69 1999
  
• Women in Communication
  REF P94.5.W65.W667 1996

Dictionaries

• Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism
  REF PN4871.B56 1989
  
• Dictionary: [A Thematic Dictionary]
  REF PE1591.M415 2000
  
• Dictionary of Marketing and Advertising
  REF HF5415.R577 1995
  
• Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies
  REF P87.5.W38 2000
  
• Dictionary of Television and Audiovisual Terminology
  REF TK6634.M67 1998
  
• Illustrated Dictionary of Speech-Language Pathology
  REF RC423.S533 2000
  
• NTC's Mass Media Dictionary
  REF P87.5.E45 1991 (ONLINE IN NETLIBRARY)
  
• Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications
  REF P87.5.W45 1996
  
• Words on Words: A Dictionary for Writers and Others Who Care About Words
  REF PE1116.J6B7
  

Encyclopedias and Glossaries

• Blacks in American Films and Television: An Encyclopedia
  REF PN1995.9.N4B58 1988
  
• The Encyclopedia of the British Press 1422-1992
  REF PN5114.E53 1992
  
• Encyclopedia of Television News
  REF PN4888.T4E53 1999
  
• Encyclopedia of Television
  REF PN1992.18.E53 1997
  
• Free Expression and Censorship in America: An Encyclopedia
  REF Z658.U5F644 1997
  

Additional Educational Resource Links

• Annenberg School for Communication Library
• ACEJMC Accredited Programs
• College of Communication, Florida State University
• College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
• Communications & Media Studies--Fordham University
• CSUF's College of Communications
• School of Journalism and Graphic Communication, Florida A&M University
• School of Mass Communications, University of South Florida

Internet Resources

• Advertising Age
• American Journalism Review
• California Journalism Online
• Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
• Federal Communications Commission
• George Eastman House
• Newslink
• Occupational Outlook: Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
• PR Career Opportunities
• Pulitzer Prizes
• Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
• Yahoo's Links to Communications

Associations

• American Advertising Federation
  
• American Amateur Press Association
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
• American Society of Media Photographers
• Association for Women in Communications
• Broadcast Education Association
• Clio Awards
• FAIR: Fairness in Accuracy and Reporting
• Florida Public Relations Association
• Investigative Reporters and Editors
• National Amateur Press Association
• National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
• National Association of Government Communicators
• National Conference of Editorial Writers
• National Press Club
• National Press Photographers Association
• Public Relations Society of America
• Society for News Design
• Student Press Law Center
• World Wide Web Artists Consortium

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