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Communication Research Guide

Librarian: Jack McGeachy

Library Resources

NCSU Libraries Online Catalog
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NCSU Databases and other research resources
Use these resources to locate articles on a topic.

NCSU Libraries Journals
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Guide to Getting Journal Articles


Indexes (Electronic Resources)

Communication Databases [Off-campus access information]

Communication and Mass Media Complete
Extensive research resource for the fields of communication and mass media studies. CMMC offers full text articles from over 200 journal titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered, included journals published by the National Communication Association.

NCCS DataWeb
Provides data collected by the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Allows access to over 140 data files. The majority are based on IRS Forms 990. NCCS Data Web also has data on giving by individuals and data developed from other sources. Users can create reports and extract data for downloading into a variety of software database, spreadsheet, and statistical programs including dBase, Microsoft Excel, SAS, and SPSS.

Other Electronic Resources of Interest

International Encyclopedia of Communication
Busine ss and Management [Business Source Premier]
General Databases [Academic Search Premier]


Print Materials (Selected)

Communication abstracts v. 1 (1978) to present -- D.H. Hill Tower stacks: P87 .C598
Dictionary of Media Literacy -- D. H. Hill Tower stacks: P91.3 .S527 1997 (5th floor)
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information -- D. H. Hill Ref: P87.5 E53 2001
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communication - D.H. Hill Ref: P 87.5 E532 2003
Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video -- D. H. Hill Tower stacks: P87.5 .R44 1992 (5th floor)
History of the Mass Media in the United States -- D. H. Hill Ref: P92 .U5 H57 1998
International Encyclopedia of Communications -- D. H. Hill Tower stacks: P87.5.I5 1989 (5th floor)


Online Resources

Web Sites

Center on Media and Child Health Research
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
Co mmunication-Related Web Sites
Communication Studies Resources

Professional Societies and Organizations

American Communication Association
National Communication Association
International Communication Association


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