General Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
The international encyclopedia of communicationCall Number: Jones Ref P87.5 .I58 2008 v.1-12ISBN: 1405131993Publication Date: 2008The International Encyclopedia of Communication represents the definitive reference work in this interdisciplinary and dynamic field. This authoritative twelve-volume set is jointly published by Wiley-Blackwell and the International Communication Association (ICA), the leading academic association of the discipline in the world.
Encyclopedia of rhetoricCall Number: Jones Ref PN172 .E52 2001ISBN: 0195125959The Encyclopedia of Rhetoric is a comprehensive survey of the latest research--as well as the foundational teachings--in this broad field. Featuring 150 original, signed articles by leading scholars from many different fields of study it brings together knowledge from classics, philosophy,literature, literary theory, cultural studies, speech and communications.
Encyclopedia of rhetoric and composition : communication from ancient times to the information ageCall Number: Jones Ref PN172 .E53 2010ISBN: 9780415875240
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications by Call Number: ebook (see link)ISBN: 0123876702Publication Date: 2003-05-17Everyone agrees that we're living in the Information Age. How have we shaped the Information Age, and how has it shaped us? The Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications exhaustively explores the ways that editorial content--from journalism and scholarship to films and infomercials is developed, presented, stored, analyzed, and regulated around the world. For readers and researchers of all levels, the Encyclopedia provides perspective and context about content, delivery systems, and their myriad relationships, as well as clearly drawn avenues for further research.
Encyclopedia of communication and informationCall Number: Jones Ref P87.5 .E53 2002 v.1 -3ISBN: 0028653866Publication Date: 2002This new three-volume encyclopedia summarizes the current state of knowledge in the communication and information science fields, which are changing rapidly. Entries cover eight general topics: careers in the communication and information fields, information science, information technologies, literacy, institutional studies, interpersonal communication, library science, and media effects.
Electronic Version: http://bearcat.baylor.edu/record=b2763388~S7
Online Reference Sources
- Communication - Oxford bibliographies This link opens in a new window
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the study of communication as a multidisciplinary effort to understand the constant, varied, and complex transmission and exchange of information, knowledge, and ideas. Very useful for introductions to the scholarship of a field and key critical works.
- Credo This link opens in a new windowA collection of aggregated and integrated reference books from high-quality publishers that are helpful for beginning a research project.
- Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new windowProvides online access to a significant number of reference works published by Gale. Includes works in all academic subjects, and includes encyclopedias, literary criticism (individual works, authors, and movements/genres), biographical dictionaries, directories, and dictionaries (of events, ideas, and movements). Most entries have the option of being read (includes downloading an MP3 of the computer-voice reading). Gale Cengage.
Specialized Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Encyclopedia of religion, communication, and mediaCall Number: Jones Ref P94 .E48 2006ISBN: 0415969468Publication Date: 2006A plethora of existing encyclopedias covers the independent study of religion, communication, and the media. Few, however, manage to bring these disparate fields together. Stout (journalism & media studies, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; coeditor, Journal of Media and Religion) has carefully chosen respected international scholars with expertise in a wide range of subjects-e.g., communication, religion, theology, and the media-to create this unprecedented interdisciplinary, cross-cultural encyclopedia concentrating on the various forms of written and oral religious methods used to communicate with divinity around the world. The 124 A-to-Z signed entries explore not only traditional media but also new media (e.g., cyber environments, film, and sculpture).
Encyclopedia of politics, the media, and popular cultureCall Number: Moody General Collection P95.82.U6 C62 2009ISBN: 9780313343797Publication Date: 2009Part 1 is an overview of the different media and their relationship to politics and popular culture, with ten thought-provoking chapters covering everything from political movies to politics online and providing readers with broad and useful overviews. Any words or phrases highlighted in bold in this part of the book appear as actual entries in the second part. Part 2 is an extensive list of 150 entries on everything from the Marx Brothers to Twitter and including people, events, online social networks, and television, radio, or news shows.
Encyclopedia of new media : an essential reference to communication and technologyCall Number: Jones Ref QA76.575 .E5368 2003ISBN: 0761923829Publication Date: 2003Scholars and students finally have a reference work documenting the foundations of the digital revolution. Authoritative and well organized, edited by communication professor and prominent new media scholar Jones, the encyclopedia's scope follows his wise tenet that any definition of the subject matter "derives from an understanding of history, technology, and society in combination." In this spirit, the signed articles by more than three dozen contributors, mostly academics, provide clear, critical overviews of the people, products, events, social implications, trends, texts, and concepts related to contemporary innovations in communication and information technology.
