Myoung Wilson Social Sciences Librarian mywilson@rci.rutgers.edu Updated by Lisa Roe, Information Services Librarian April 22, 2004

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Communications:
Communication and Media Studies Focused Indexes and Databases

ComAbstracts [Rutgers-restricted Access]
This database is part of a system of electronic databases and textual and research resources provided by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship, a not for profit organization based at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It contains abstracts of articles published in primary professional literature of the communication(s) field covering over fifty core journals. Dates of coverage vary depending on individual journal title. ComAbstracts is updated at intervals throughout the year with both older and newer materials.

Communication & Mass Media Complete (CCMC) [Rutgers-restricted Access]
This database combines CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association on CDROM and also in paper copy as Index to Journals in Communication Studies through 1996) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). CMMC offers full text for over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources. As in most EBSCO databases, there is a 12 month embargo for the latest issues. CMMC is available through December, 2004 on a trial basis.

Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts, 1963-1998
Columbia, SC : Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
ALEXANDER REF Z6940.J67
List of dissertations and theses in the fields of journalism and mass media. (1963-1993 appear as Journalism Abstracts). For later years check Dissertations and Theses.