LibGuides: Communication Studies & MJMC: Reference Materials

Reference Materials

We have electronic reference materials which includes hundreds of credible and useful communications resources. There materials are available 24/7, and you can access them from your room.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Full access to reference books covering multiple subject areas
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) This link opens in a new window
What's included?
*Online encyclopedias covering multiple subject areas

The Concise Encyclopedia of Communication by Wolfgang Donsbach
ISBN: 9781118789230
Publication Date: 2015-02-03
This concise volume presents key concepts and entries from the twelve-volume ICA International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008), condensing leading scholarship into a practical and valuable single volume. Based on the definitive twelve-volume IEC, this new concise edition presents key concepts and the most relevant headwords of communication science in an A-Z format in an up-to-date manner Jointly published with the International Communication Association (ICA), the leading academic association of the discipline in the world Represents the best and most up-to-date international research in this dynamic and interdisciplinary field Contributions come from hundreds of authors who represent excellence in their respective fields.

To search for print reference materials using OneSearch, please refer to the "Using OneSearch to Find Reference Materials" tab.

Tredway Library uses the Library of Congress (LOC) Classification system to organize our physical collection. Consider searching in the following sections of our reference collection, located on the 2nd (main) floor of the library. Remember that the following call numbers are helpful for this subject:

P 87-96: Communication, mass media
PN 4699-5650: Journalism

A reminder that reference books can't leave the library! You may photocopy some pages that are helpful, but the physical material can't be checked out the way that circulating books can. If you need to access reference books while you're outside the library, our electronic reference tools are very helpful.

To find both print and electronic reference materials, use the Tredway resources (Library holdings + Articles) option from the drop down menu. This option allows you to search all of the Tredway Library's physical and electronic resources, books, eBooks, and electronic reference sources.

You'll have several ways to filter your search in order to find reference materials. When you see your search results, there will be a "filter your results" column (typically on the left hand column, but may depend on the device you're using).

Filter Your Results-->Resource Type-->Reference Entries

These entries are from our online and print reference materials.

Filter your results-->Resource Type-->Books

Books are available in two ways:

Available online: eBooks
Available at Thomas Tredway Library [floor and call number here]: If this is a reference book, it will be labeled as reference, and be located on the 2nd floor.

To learn about more about which electronic reference databases are available, please look under the "Electronic Reference Materials" tab. For print materials, look under the "Print Reference Materials" tab.