Use databases to find articles, essays, book reviews and more in scholarly journals and magazines. Some databases may include books.

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Communication Studies

Academic Search Complete

Business Source Complete

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text

International Bibliography of Theater & Dance with Full Text

Science Direct Databases

Full-text scientific database with articles from 2,500+ peer-reviewed journals and book chapters from 14,000+ book titles. Covers science, technology and medicine. Includes authoritative titles from the core scientific literature, such as The Lancet, Cell, Tetrahedron Letters, the Handbooks in Economics Series and the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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TIP: Use EBSCO's Aggregated Searching

Communication Arts - Subject Thesaurus

Subject headings, descriptors and thesauri are "controlled vocabulary." They are lists of pre-defined, carefully selected words and phrases used to identify and classify information.

Most databases include a Thesaurus or Subject Terms that list subjects, alternative terms and details for topics. Use the Thesaurus to narrow your results or combine its use with keyword searching for more focused results.

Using the Thesaurus and Subject Indexes

Identify all the major concepts of your thesis or research topic. Then use the thesaurus or subject index to locate, explore and select descriptors for each concept of your topic.

For example: In the EBSCO database, Communication & Mass Media Complete...

1. Click Thesaurus in the top menu bar.
2. Type your term in the Browsing Thesaurus text box and select a browse function, such as Relevancy Ranked. Click Browse.
3. To display details of a term, click the term.
4. Click the checkbox in front of the terns(s) to include in the search, and then click Add to move the thesaurus terms into the search text box. More...
5. Click Search or browse for another descriptor to add to the search string.

Or, try a keyword search, retrieve a record that looks relevant to your topic, and then note and/or use the subject descriptors for that record. Click on any descriptor for a new search on that subject.

Keyword vs. Subject/Thesaurus Searching

Whereas the common keyword search is based on an exact word match, a subject or thesaurus search locates records by assigned subject or descriptors.

Searching with controlled vocabulary in a subject index or thesaurus allows you to more precisely retrieve relevant information on your topic, illustrates relationship between related terms and helps you identify synonyms and broader and narrower terms.

Keyword and subject terms searching can be combined. For example, rather than guessing what keywords to use consider doing a thesaurus (controlled vocabulary) search first. Review and assess your results. Then, add a keyword search to the query or use Search History to combine searches.

Communication Arts - Reference Materials

eReference - Online Collections

Credo Reference Center

Concept Map Example: communication

Find a Book: All Subjects
Search: For Title contains, try a using communication or other relevant term

CQ Researcher

Search: Click Browse by Topic and drill down or try a simple keyword search.

Points of View Reference Center

Example:  media and body image

For the Point and Counterpoint click the Points of View tab.

 

In the Library, LRC-4th Floor
The Reference Collection includes subject encyclopedias, specialized dictionaries, handbooks and similar materials. To find specific reference titles, use the Library catalog and limit your results to "Reference Collection."

Books are shelved in Library of Congress (LC) call number order, so similar subjects will be shelved next to each other.
Library of Congress Classification Outline -- Language and Literature
Interpersonal and oral communication call number section: P94.7-P95

Reference books cannot be checked; however, some titles may have a duplicate in the main collection that is available for checkout. Search the title you need in the library catalog to see if the book is located elsewhere in the library and availability for checkout.

Communication Arts - ORU ebooks

ebrary

Examples:
Communication (general) Titles ~20 ebooks
Communication and Culture Titles ~30 ebooks
Mass Media Titles ~415 ebooks

eBook Collection

For general information on ebooks see: Find...Books & ebooks

ORU A-to-Z Journals List (journals, magazines, trade publications, etc.)

Titles by Subject
Journalism ~30 titles
Communication Journals ~220 titles

 

Sample Titles
Search within all issues of the publication or select a specific year, volume/issue to browse.
American Journalism Review
Communication Studies
Interpersonal Communication
Journal of Mass Media Ethics

 

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals: Media and Communication

~96 open access titles

For general information see: Find...Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, etc.)

Communication Arts - Web sites

Mass Media/ Journalism

 

AJR (American Journalism Review)

http://ajr.org
"A national magazine that covers all aspects of print, television, radio and online media...analyzes ethical dilemmas in the field and monitors the impact of technology on how journalism is practiced and on the final product."

CMPA: The Center for Media and Public Affairs

http://www.cmpa.com/
"A nonpartisan research and education organization which conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media."

Cyberjournalist.net

http://www.cyberjournalist.net/

Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma

http://www.dartcenter.org/

IRE: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.

http://www.ire.org
FOI and First Amendment Center (FOI-Freedom of Information)

Journalism.org: Research, Resources and Ideas to Improve Journalism

http://www.journalism.org/

Newslink

http://newslink.org/

Newswise

http://www.newswise.com/
Includes press releases from universities and nonprofit, public and governmental agencies primarily about science, business trends, the economy, and medicine.

Society of Professional Journalists: SPJ Code of Ethics

http://spj.org/ethicscode.asp

STATS

http://www.stats.org/
STATS, a non-profit, non-partisan organization affiliated with The Center for Media and Public Affairs, "monitors the media to expose the abuse of science and statistics before people are misled and public policy is distorted."

 

Communication Studies

 

ACA: The American Communication Association

http://www.americancomm.org/

Ad Council

http://www.adcouncil.org
"...distributes and promotes thousands of public service campaigns on behalf of non-profit organizations and government agencies in issue areas such as improving the quality of life for children, preventative health, education, community well being, environmental preservation and strengthening families."

AdAge - Data Center

http://adage.com/datacenter/
Much of the information is available at no charge with registration (free).

API: American Press Institute

http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/

Center for Nonverbal Studies

http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/index.htm
The Nonverbal Dictionary

VASTA (The Voice and Speech Trainers Association)

http://www.vasta.org/
Deals with all aspects of speech, within and beyond theater.

VOANews.com

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/
"VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people."

Communication ARts - Sr. Paper Students

MMC-499 Students

See the database tips and search examples (PDF) for EBSCOhost, SAGE and ScienceDirect databases.

Interlibrary Loan

After attending the LIBBI session your name is sent to ILL and added to a $2.00/item fee waiver list for sr. paper students. When you make an interlibrary loan request the librarian will check the ILL fee waiver list for your name. If your name is on the list the ILL $2.00 per item fee is waived.

In addition to the citation information, remember to include the following three items in your ILL request:

1. Your name and student ID number
2. The request is for "sr. paper."
3. No charge; attended LIBBI (that you will not need to pay the ILL fee of $2.00/item)

If you have questions regarding ILL services or your ILL request please contact Interlibrary Loan or Ask-A-Librarian.

If you have questions about attending a LIBBI session or your name being added to the ILL sr. paper fee waiver list, contact Library Instruction libbi@oru.edu or Myra Bloom mbloom@oru.edu.

OneSearch
A comprehensive meta search across ALL information platforms available at ORU. Search multiple databases simultaneously. Select databases to search by title or subject group(s).

Library Guide - Key Points: Citation Tools.