Myoung Wilson Social Sciences Librarian mywilson@rci.rutgers.edu Updated by Steve Chudnick June 28, 2004

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Communications:
Guides to Bibliographies in Communication Studies

The following provides sources that are useful for gaining a general overview of a topic, summary of events, or for specific data that might be required in the process of your research. This is a highly selective list and you should consult a Reference Librarian concerning any questions you may have.

Black Media in America: A Resource Guide. Hill, George H.
Boston: G.K. Hall, c1984.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z5633.A37H55

Caribbean Mass Communications: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Lent, John A.
Los Angeles, CA: Crossroads Press, c1981.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z5634.C37L46

Communication, A Guide to Information Sources. Gitter, A. George.
Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., c1980.
ALEXANDER REF Z5630.G57 (also at Douglass and Kilmer Library)

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies. Hartley, John.
3rd Ed. London: Routledge, c2002.
ALEXANDER REF P90.H33463

Communication Booknotes: Recent Titles in Telecommunications, Information and Media. v.20-28 1989-1997
Washington DC: Center for Telecommunications Studies, George Washington University.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z5630.C65

The Economics of Communication: A Selected Bibliography with Abstracts. Middleton, Karen P.
New York: Pergamon Press, c1981.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z5630.M5

FIND; Frye's Index to Non-Verbal Data. Frye, Jerry K.
Duluth: University of Minnesota Computer Center, 1980.
ALEXANDER REF P90.F17 (also at Kilmer Library)
A literature review of non-verbal human communication.

Human Communication Behavior and Information Processing: An Interdisciplinary Sourcebook. Phillips, Donald E.
New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1992
ALEXANDER REF P90.P46

Information Sources for the Press and Broadcast Media. Edited by Selwyn Eagle.
New York: Bowker-Saur, c1991.
ALEXANDER REF P96.I47I5

Information Sources in Information Technology. Edited by David Haynes.
London: New York: Bowker-Saur, c1990.
ALEXANDER REF Z678.9.I529

Journalism: A Guide to the Reference Literature. Cates, Jo A.
Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1997.
ALEXANDER REF Z6940.C38

Mass Communication Research Resources: an Annotated Guide. Edited by Sterling, Christopher H., James K. Bracken, and Susan B. Hill.
ALEXANDER REF Z7164.T28M37 1998.

Mass Communications in Western Europe: An Annotated Bibliography. Edited by George Wedell, etc.
Manchester, UK: The European Institute for the Media. 1985.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z5630.W43

Mass Media Bibliography: An Annotated Guide to Books and Journals for Research and Reference. 3rd ed. Blum, Eleanor.
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, c1990
ALEXANDER REF Z5630.B55

Mass Media: Marconi to MTV: A Select Bibliography of New York Times Sunday Magazine Articles on Communications, 1900-1988. Compiled by Gerald V. Flannery.
Lanham, MD.: University Press of America, c1989.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z5630.F56

Rutgers University Research Guide to Newspapers.
This guide will lead to many newspaper sites with searchable archives.

Search Strategies in Mass Communication, Third edition. Ward, Jean and Hansen, Kathleen A.
New York: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. c1997.
ALEXANDER REF P91.3.W37

Women and Mass Communications: An International Annotated Bibliography. Lent, John A.
New York: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1991.
ALEXANDER REF Z5633.W65L45