Information Resources for Communication and Media Studies: Finding Background Information

Reference sources can help you:

• Explore a topic: find out what has been said about this subject, trends, issues, etc.
• Identify and define unfamiliar terms or people in your reading
• Find references to other books and articles on the subject
• Find specific keywords to use in online searches

• The International Encyclopedia of Communication Research Methods
• The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy
• The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society
• The International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media, and Communication
• The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication
• The International Encyclopedia of Media Effects
• The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication
• The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication
• The SAGE Handbook of Social Media
• The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods
• The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Marketing