Finding Articles

Suggested Databases

Dedicated to Communication Studies topics:

• ComAbstracts
  contains thousands of abstracts of articles in the scholarly Communication Studies journals. The years of coverage vary. See the brief Flash tutorial for an introduction to using ComAbstracts.
• Communication & Mass Media Complete (one of the EbscoHost databases)
  includes abstracts and some full text for articles in hundreds of Communication, Mass Media, and related journals. Coverage years vary. For an introduction to using Communication & Mass Media Complete, see the Communication & Mass Media tutorial . For instructions on using an EbscoHost database see the EbscoHost Tutorials.
• International Index to the Performing Arts
  includes abstracts and full text for journal articles covering film, theater and dance. Coverage years vary.

Covering topics related to Communication Studies:

• ABI/INFORM
  Articles from business, finance, and economics journals and news sources. Coverage years vary.
• PsycINFO (one of the CSA databases)
  Includes abstracts and references for journal articles, chapters, reports, books and dissertations from the international literature in psychology. Coverage years vary, but can date back to 1806.
• Sociological Abstracts (one of the CSA databases)
  Includes abstracts and references for journal articles, chapters, books, conference papers, and dissertations from the international literature in sociology. Coverage years vary, but can date back to 1952.
• MLA Bibliography
  Includes citations, dating back to 1963, for articles, books, and dissertations covering language, literature, the dramatic arts, and related academic disciplines

Covering a broad range of academic topics:

• Academic Search Premier (one of the EbscoHost databases)
  Covers articles from periodicals in a wide range of academic disciplines, with some full text. Coverage years vary, but can date back to 1985.
• Expanded Academic ASAP (one of the Gale databases)
  Includes scholarly journal articles and news articles, with some full text, from a variety of academic disciplines. Coverage years vary, but can date back to 1980.
• JSTOR
  Full text of articles from scholarly journals, generally dating back to the first issue of the journal up to issues published 3 to 5 years ago.

Covering news and current events:

• LexisNexis Academic
  Full text of news articles, dating back to 1979, along with legal and business information.
• InfoTrac OneFile (one of the Gale databases)
  Covers news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, dating back to 1980
• Newspaper Source (one of the EbscoHost databases)
  Includes news articles, some in full text, as well as television and radio news transcripts

Finding Books & Media

IUCAT can be used to find out what is available in all of the Indiana University Libraries.

This catalog is open to the public, but as an IU student, staff or faculty member you have special privileges. For example, if you live near any of the Indiana University Libraries, you will want to log in so that you can use Request Delivery to request that books not available at your local IU campus library be delivered to the campus library of your choice.

Options for learning to use IUCAT features:

• Read the Help Topics
• Look at these brief Flash tutorials
  • Finding out what is available on a topic Basic or Advanced
  • Finding out the location of an item that you know exists
• Ask a Librarian to explain how to use IUCAT
• Experiment with IUCAT on your own

OCLC's WorldCat can be used to find out what is available in many public and university libraries in this country and in some other countries.

If you find a book, CD, DVD, or video in WorldCat that is not available through the Indiana University libraries, you can make an Interlibrary Loan request for the item. Keep in mind that it will usually take at least 7-10 days for the item to come in and these items must be picked up and returned to IUPUI University Library if you are an IUPUI student, staff or faculty member. If you are not able to pick up items at IUPUI, please make an Interlibrary Loan request through your local public library instead of through University Library.

Reference Materials

Reference Materials

This is just a selected list. Check IUCAT for more options. Keep in mind that you can search for a topic and add the terms Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dictionaries; Encyclopedias; or Bibliography to your search. If you need to find an e-book, you can also add the keywords electronic resource. For help with searching IUCAT, please see Books/DVDs/CDs/Videos or Reference Help.

Communication Studies

• Dictionary of media and communication studies / James Watson and Anne Hill
  Detailed explanations of terms in media and communication studies. Some entries include examples, historical context, and opinions of the authors. P87.5 .W38 2003 in Reference
• A guide to publishing in scholarly communication journals
  2004 / Mark L. Knapp and John A. Daly. Includes background information on the publishing process and advice from editors of scholarly Communication journals
• History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia
  1998/ Margaret A. Blanchard
  
  
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• The Language of News: A Journalist's Pocket Reference
  1994/ Jack Botts
  
  
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• The nonverbal dictionary of gestures, signs & body language cues
  2006 / David B. Givens. Includes definitions, diagrams, usage, and references to related research reports
• Style manual for communication studies / John Bourhis ... [et al.]
  Includes information on locating and evaluating sources and guidelines on composing speech outlines, annotated bibliographies, research critiques, literature reviews and research reports. Also includes condensed APA and MLA style guides. P96.A68 S89 2002 in Reference

Media/Television

• Dictionary of media literacy / Art Silverblatt and Ellen M. Enright Eliceiri
  Detailed entries on media concepts, issues and international developments, as well as organizations and people in the field P91.3 .S527 1997 in Reference
• Encyclopedia of television / Museum of Broadcast Communications ; Horace Newcomb, editor
  Signed entries on television topics, biographies and information on specific shows including cast and producers lists along with programming history. The emphasis is on US, Canadian and British television, but overviews of television in other countries are also given. Includes bibliographical references. PN1992.18 .E53 2004 v.1-4 in Reference Also available electronically through netLibrary
• Encyclopedia of television news 1999 / edited by Michael D. Murray
  Includes biographies and covers programs and issues relating to broadcast journalism
• The encyclopedia of 20th-century American television / Ron Lackmann
  Includes appendixes with top rated shows from 1952-1999 and Emmy awards from 1948-1999. PN1992.18 .L33 2003 in Reference
• History of the mass media in the United States: an encyclopedia / edited by Margaret A. Blanchard
  Covers the years 1690-1990 for topics in mass media. Contains few biographies. Entries are signed and include suggestions for further reading. P92.U5 H55 1998 in Reference
• International dictionary of broadcasting and film / Desi K. Bognár
  Brief definitions of terms along with the meanings of many acronyms PN1990.4 .B64 2000 in Reference Also available electronically through netLibrary
• The media in Europe : the Euromedia Research Group 2004 / edited by Mary Kelly, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, Denis McQuail
  National profiles of 23 European countries covering the history, structure and ownership of the media along with political and legal aspects, statistics, and bibliographical references
• Webster's New World dictionary of media and communications / Richard Weiner
  Covers advertising, publishing, broadcasting, journalism, marketing, public relations, film, television, and graphic arts P87.5 .W45 1996 in Reference
• Women and American television: an encyclopedia / Denise Lowe
  Entries on shows featuring female characters in lead roles, women working in television, and related topics. Also includes lists of directors, writers, Emmy winners, and a bibliography. PN1992.8.W65 L69 1999 in Reference

Theater

• Asian American Drama
  A database of Asian American plays, biographies, and related production and theatrical information
• Black Drama
  A database of more than 500 previously unpublished plays from the mid eighteen hundreds to the present. Includes biographical data and related images and documents.
• International dictionary of theatre / editor, Mark Hawkins-Dady; picture editor, Leanda Shrimpton
  Includes descriptions and bibliographies of criticism for plays; biographies, descriptions and lists of works, and criticism for playwrights; biographies, descriptions of works, and credits for actors, directors and designers. PN2035 .I49 1992 v.1-3 in Reference
• MagillOnLiterature (Online Edition of MasterPlots Complete - one of the EbscoHost databases)
  Includes brief plot summaries and reviews
• North American Women's Drama
  Plays, some previously unpublished, by North American Women along with related information
• The Oxford companion to American theatre 2004 / Gerald Bordman, Thomas S. Hischak.
  Concise encyclopedic entries on plays, theatrical organizations and concepts, and people associated with the theatre
• The Oxford encyclopedia of theatre & performance / edited by Dennis Kennedy
  Includes entries on theatrical centers worldwide along with short biographies PN2035 .O94 2003 v. 1-2 in Reference
• StoryFinder
  Includes plays and speeches along with poems, short stories, and essays.
• The World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre / editor: Don Rubin
  Signed entries for each country with coverage including background information, artictis profiles, music, dance, youth, and puppet theatre, training, design and criticism. Also includes bibliographical references. PN1861.W67 1994 v. 1-6 in Reference

People

• African Americans in the performing arts / Steven Otfinoski
  Biographical entries along with suggestions for further reading, viewing, listening. PN2286 .O88 2003 in Reference
• A to Z of American women in the performing arts / Liz Sonneborn
  Biographical entries. PN2286.8 .S66 2002 in Reference
• Biography Resource Center (one of the Gale databases - scroll down to find link) Includes biographies from hundreds of biographical periodicals

Technology/Production

• From talking drums to the Internet: an encyclopedia of communications technology 1997 / Robert Gardner, Dennis Shortelle
  Entries covering a variety of elements of communications technology used in past and modern times. Includes bibliographic references
• The practical media dictionary / Jeremy Orlebar
  Clear explanations of terms used in media production P87.5 .O75 2003 in Reference

Other

• Dictionary of quotations in communications / compiled by Lilless McPherson Shilling and Linda K. Fuller
  Short quotations on a variety of topics related to communication and media P90 .D488 1997 in Reference
• Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology 1998 / edited by Alan Barnard, Jonathan Spencer
  Signed entries covering anthropological concepts, methods, and history along with suggestions for further reading
• Gale Virtual Reference Library (one of the Gale databases)
  Includes a range of specialized encyclopedias which can be searched individually or simultaneously for communication topics

Web Resources

Sources for Speeches

• American Leaders Speak
  Recordings from World War I and the 1920 election. Part of the American Memory Project.
• American Rhetoric
  Online speech bank with more than 5000 speeches.
• Douglass Archives of American Public Address
  Transcripts of American speeches and related documents to help with the study of American oratory.
• Gifts of Speech
  Transcripts of speeches given by influential contemporary women from around the world. Hosted by Sweet Briar College.
• Harvard Law School Forum
  Audio of past programs, dating back to 1954l. Hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
• History and Politics Out Loud
  Audio, with transcripts, of politically significant speeches, dating back to 1931. One of the Historical Voices galleries, a part of the Digital Library Initiative II, funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• Malcolm X: His Words Written and Spoken
  Transcripts and some audio. Part of: Abdul Alkalimat, ed., Malcolm X: A Research Site.
• Martin Luther King Research and Education Institute
  Includes speeches and sermons, with some audio clips
• Presidential Debate Transcripts
  Product of the Commission on Presidential Debates, includes unofficial transcripts of presidential debates from 1960-2004
• Presidential Inaugurations
  Includes inaugural addresses and related documents and images, dating back to George Washington's first inaugural address. Part of the American Memory Project
• Speeches of Abraham Lincoln
  Transcripts of selected speeches; Part of Abraham Lincoln Online
• Speeches of Federal Reserve Board Members 1996-2006
  Transcripts of speeches by Federal Reserve Board Members
• StoryFinder
  Transcripts of speeches from history and modern times. This database also includes plays, poems, stories, and essays.
• UC Berkeley Lectures and Events
  Audio and some video files

Videos, DVDs, and Audio tapes are also available in University Library. Check IUCAT. Examples include the collection of Great Speeches. For help with searching IUCAT, please see Books/DVDs/CDs/Videos or ask for Reference Help.

Presidential libraries are another good source for speeches.

Sources for Advertisements

• Ad*Access Project
  Digital copies of more than 7000 printed advertisements from U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.
• Ad Council
  Includes Public Service Announcements and information on ad campaigns
• Advertising Educational Foundation - awards page
  Videos or images of recent advertising award winners in a variety of categories
• Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
  More than 9000 digital images relating to early history of advertising in the U.S.
• Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
  Part of the Library of Congress American Memory Project. Videos and information on Coca-Cola advertising campaigns for television
• Maxwell Did It!: Photographing the Atlantic City Boardwalk, 1920s-1950s
  Photos of electric "spectacular" signs and billboards
• Medicine and Madison Avenue
  Health related print ads from newspapers and magazines dating from the 1910s to the 1950s

Sources for other Audio and Video Clips

• The History of Televised Presidential Debates
  A product of the Museum of Broadcast Communication. Includes transcripts and some videos of presidential debates along with ratings and voter turnout statistics, essays, and a bibliography
• The Living Room Candidate
  Presidential campaign commercials 1952-2004. Includes transcripts and videos of TV and Internet campaign commercials
• Local TV News Media Project
  Includes thousands of videos of local TV news reports from across the US
• Voices of American Presidents
  Audio clips of American presidents dating back to Benjamin Harrison

Sources for News and Theatrical Images

• AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
  Associated Press photos, audio clips, graphics and text from the past 160 years. Log in through University Library to access this database. To learn how to search AccuNet/AP view the tutorial .
• Black Drama
  A database of more than 500 previously unpublished plays from the mid eighteen hundreds to the present and includes related images and documents.
• George Grantham Bain news photograph collection
  Online collection of news photographs taken primarily from 1900 to 1920
• GloPAD
  A work in progress currently with around 4,500 records, "(Global Performing Arts Database) records include authoritative, detailed, multilingual descriptions of digital images, texts, video clips, sound recordings, and complex media objects related to the performing arts around the world, plus information about related pieces, productions, performers, and creators." (GloPAD homepage)
• The New Deal Stage
  Selections from the Federal Theatre Project 1935-1939. Digital images of playscripts and administrative records of the FTP along with images of artifacts from the productions of Macbeth, Power, and The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus.