Here are some links to help you explore the growing number of Web sites on communication and media:
For tips on citation format, please see Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online (www.dianahacker.com/resdoc).
Reference books are shelved by Library of Congress call number in the reference stacks on the first floor of the Ruth Haas Library. They may not be checked out, but photocopiers are available for student use on the first and third floors of the Haas Library.
| Communication Handbook: A Dictionary | Ref P 87.5.D46 1986 |
| Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies | Ref P 87.5.W38 1984 |
| Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. 3 volumes. | Ref P 87.5.E53 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. 4 volumes. | Ref P 87.5.E535 2003 |
| Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications | Ref P 87.5.D36 2000 |
| Hargrave's Communications Dictionary | Young Library: Ref TK 5102.H37 2001 |
| Historical Dictionary of Political Communication in the United States | Ref JA 85.2.U6.H57 1999 |
| International Encyclopedia of Communications. 4 volumes. | Ref P 87.5.I5 1989 |
| Longman Dictionary of Mass Media & Communication | Ref P 87.5.L66 1982 |
| Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications | Ref P 87.5.W45 1990 |
| Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. 3 volumes. | Young Library: Ref HF 5803.A38 2003 |
| Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language | Ref P 29.C64 1987 |
| Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. 4 volumes. | Ref Z 657.C393 2001 |
| Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2 volumes. | Ref BF 31.C66 1994 |
| Dictionary of Marketing Communications | Young Library: Ref HF 5412.G68 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Censorship. Revised edition. | Ref Z 657.G73 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. 4 volumes. | Ref BF 31.D5 1994 |
| Encyclopedia of Psychology. 8 volumes. | Ref BF 31.E52 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of Semiotics | Ref P 99.E64 1998 |
| Encyclopedia of Sociology. 4 volumes. | Ref HM 17.E5 1991 |
| International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Second edition. 4 volumes. | Ref P 29.I58 2003 |
| The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Media in America | Ref P 92.U5.H58 1995 |
| Encyclopedia of American Journalism | Ref PN 4855.P26 1983 |
| Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio | Ref PN 1991.3.U6.D8 1990 |
| Encyclopedia of Television. Second edition. 4 volumes. | Ref PN 1992.18.E53 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Television News | Ref PN 4888.T4.E53 1999 |
| Historical Dictionary of African-American Television | Ref PN 1992.8.A34.F43 2006 |
| Historical Dictionary of American Radio | Ref PN 1991.2.H57 1998 |
| History of the Mass Media in the United States | Ref P 92.U5.H55 1998 |
| The Media in America | Ref P 92.U5.H58 1995 |
| NTC's Mass Media Dictionary | Ref P 87.5.E45 1991 |
| Plunkett's Entertainment and Media Industry Almanac | Ref P 88.8.P57 1998 |
| The Communication Disciplines in Higher Education: A Guide to Academic Programs in the United States and Canada | Ref P 88.8.E46 1990 |
| Directory of Graduate Programs in the Communication Arts and Sciences, 1986-87 | Ref P 95.D57 1986-87 |
| Encyclopedia of Associations. 4 volumes. (Annual) | Haas Ready Reference shelves |
| Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (Annual) | Ref Z 6951.A972 |
| Gebbie Press All-In-One Directory (newspapers, radio & television stations, news syndicates) | Ref P 88.8.G4a |
| Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques | Ref HQ 728.T68 1990 |
| Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication. Second edition. | Ref P 94.6.H36 2002 |
| Handbook of Interpersonal Communication. Third edition. | Ref BF 637.C45.H287 2002 |
| Handbook of Small Group Research. Second edition. | Ref HM 133.H36 1976 |
| Media and American Courts: A Reference Handbook | Ref KF 9223.5.A9154 2004 |
| Tests: A Comprehensive Reference. Third edition. | Ref BF 176.T43 1991 |
| Ulrich's Periodicals Directory(Annual) | Ref Z6941.U5 (also available online) |
| Violence and the Media | Ref P 96.V5.N48 1996 |
| Women and Mass Communications | Ref P 94.5.W65.L45 1991 |
| Communication Yearbook (annual) | Haas 5th Floor: P 87.C5974 |
| Progress in Communication Science (annual) | Haas 5th Floor: P 87.P74 |
| Sage Annual Reviews of Communication Research (search by Title in CONSULS using series title) | Call numbers vary |
| Sage Commtext Series (search by Title in CONSULS using the series title) | Call numbers vary |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography Volume 79: American Magazine Journalists, 1850-1900 Volume 137: American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960 Volume 185: American Literary Journalists, 1945-1995 | Ref PS 21.D5 1997 |
| American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Orators | Ref PS 408.A47 2005 |
| Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism | Ref PN 4871.B56 1989 |
| Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Journalists | Ref PN 4871.T34 1986 |
| Journalists of the United States | Ref PN 4871.D68 1991 |
| Literary Journalism: A Biographical Dictionary of Writers and Editors | Ref PN 4820.A66 1996 |
| Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook | Ref P 94.5.W65.W667 1996 |
| Current Biography Yearbook (1940- ) | Ref CT 100.C8 |
| Biography Index (1946- ). Arranged alphabetically by last name of biographee with an Index to Professions at the end of each volume. | Index shelves in Haas reference area (near the atrium) |
CONSULS catalog workstations are located in the Reference Area on the first floor, and on each of the other floors of the Haas Library. You may logon to CONSULS via the WCSU Libraries Homepage at library.wcsu.edu/web or directly at www.consuls.org. For more detailed instructions on searching, please see the yellow CONSULS flyer on the display rack on the first floor.
Please Note: CONSULS ignores upper and lower case, and you may omit punctuation, except the hyphen which must be replaced by a space.
To limitsearch results to items owned by WCSU, click on Limit/Sort and then select WCSU under "Where Item Is Located."
The following Library of Congress subject headings are relevant to communication theory:
| Communication and culture | Communication in medicine |
| Communication and technology | Communication in organizations |
| Communication devices for the disabled | Communication in personnel management |
| Communication in education | Communication in politics |
| Communication in management | Communication in science |
| Communication in marketing | Communication in small groups |
| Communication in marriage | Communication in the family |
| Animal communication | Interpersonal communication |
| Attention | Interviewing |
| Body language | Language and languages |
| Business communication | Language arts |
| Children--Language | Meaning (Psychology) |
| Cognition | Nonverbal communication |
| Communicative competence | Oral communication |
| Consciousness | Perception |
| Conversation | Persuasion (Psychology) |
| Cybernetics | Propaganda |
| Deaf--Means of communication | Psycholinguistics |
| Developmentally disabled--Means of communication | Rhetoric |
| Diffusion of innovations | Semiotics |
| Eye contact | Small groups |
| Expression | Symbolic interactionism |
| Facial expression | Symbolism in communication |
| Gesture | Telecommunications |
| Hearing | Visual communication |
| Human-animal communication | Visually handicapped--Means of communication |
| Information literacy | Women in communication |
| Intercultural communication | Written communication |
| Digital media | Motion pictures |
| Mass media | Newspapers |
| Media--History | Press |
| Media literacy | Television broadcasting |
Use the * (asterisk) as a truncation symbol to retrieve variant forms of a word root. Use the Boolean OR to expand your search by including synonyms and related terms. When using two different Boolean commands in the same search statement ("and" and "or" in the preceding examples) you must include parentheses to indicate which command is to be performed first.
There is a limit of ten (10) Inter-Campus Loan requests per person. Videos are available via Inter-Campus Loan. Please allow 4-5 days for delivery to the Haas Circulation Desk. Items borrowed via Inter-Campus Loan may be renewed for an additional borrowing period if no one has placed a HOLD on the item.
To find out if WCSU subscribes to a specific periodical:
1. Select Journal Title at the CONSULS main menu, then type the name of the periodical (example: communication monographs) and press RETURN. If a title list appears on the screen, select the desired title, then look inside the box to find WCSU holdings. Be sure to scroll down the page to see if WCSU owns backfiles on microfilm or microfiche.
2. Or, use the printed WCSU Serials List, available in multiple copies on the first and third floors of the Haas Library, which lists all the newspapers, magazines, and journals owned by WCSU in alphabetical order by title. If WCSU subscribes to the periodical you need, you will find it on the third floor. Print volumes are shelved alphabetically by periodical title. Microfilm and microfiche backfiles are stored alphabetically by title in the metal filing cabinets. Reader/printer machines are available on the third floor for viewing and making copies of microforms.
3. To find out if a given periodical is available in full-text in an online database, you may use the A-to-Z Journal Title Locator at library.wcsu.edu/web/resources/journals or under "Resources" on the WCSU Libraries Homepage (library.wcsu.edu/web).
If the CSU Libraries do not own the book you need, or if WCSU does not subscribe to the periodical you need, you may request delivery of the item via Interlibrary Loan using the online ILLiad system available at: library.wcsu.edu/web/services/ill.
There is a limit of 5 Interlibrary Loan requests per person per day. Videos are not available via Interlibrary Loan. Under most circumstances, Interlibrary Loan is a free service, but please allow at least ten working days for delivery. You will be notified as soon as the material arrives. Faster document delivery service is available for a reasonable fee. Please see the librarian at the Reference Desk or call the Interlibrary Loan Desk at (203) 837-9114 for more information.
The Reference Desk on the first floor of the Haas Library is staffed by a professional librarian who is trained to assist in your research, or you may contact Joan Reitz, Instruction Librarian, at 837-8308 or reitzj@wcsu.edu. My office is located in Room 402 on the fourth floor of the Haas Library (near the glass elevator).