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Communication Research Guide

Librarian: Jack McGeachy

Library Resources

NCSU Libraries Online Catalog
Use the catalog - which is searchable by author, title, subject and keyword - to locate books and other materials, or to locate journal subscriptions. Searches can be limited by material type (such as book or journal title), language, or publication date.

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

NCSU Libraries Journals
Use the Journals page to search for electronic publications. For more information, see Information about journals.

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

Business and Management [Business Source Premier]
General Databases [Academic Search Premier]


Print Reference Materials (Selected)

Dictionary of Media Literacy -- D. H. Hill Ref: P91.3 .S527 1997
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 Ref: P87.5 .R44 1992
History of the Mass Media in the United States -- D. H. Hill Ref: P92 U5 H57 1998
International Encyclopedia of Communications -- D. H. Hill Ref: P87.5.I5 1989


Online Resources

Web Sites

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

Professional Societies and Organizations

American Communication Association
National Communication Association
International Communication Association


Librarian Contact Information

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