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

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Communications:
Encyclopedias, Guides, Handbooks, and Dictionaries

• Encyclopedias
• Guides and Companions
• Handbooks
• Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics. Edited by Jacob L. Mey.
Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1998.
ALEXANDER REF P99.4.P72C62

Encyclopedia of American Journalism. Donald Paneth.
New York: Facts on File,
ALEXANDER REF PN4728.P35 1983 (Also available at Kilmer and Dana)

The Encyclopedia of American Television: broadcast programming, Post World War II to 2000. Ed. Ron Lackmann.
New York: Facts on File, c2003.
ALEXANDER REF PN1992.18.L33. (Also Available at Kilmer)

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. edited by Jorge Reina Schement
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2001.
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.E53 2001 (3 Vol.)

Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. Edited by Donald H. Johnston.
San Diego, CA; London: Academic, 2003. 4 vols.
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.E532

The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable and Video. Edited by Robert M. and Maxine K. Reed.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1992.
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.R44

Encyclopedia of Television News. Edited by Michael D. Murray.
Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999.
ALEXANDER REF PN4888.T4E53.

International Encyclopedia of Communications. Erik Barnouw, editor-in-chief.
New York: Oxford University Press, c1989. 4 vols.
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.I5
A comprehensive and up-to-date review of many subfields of communication research.

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Editors in Chief Smelser, Neil J. and Paul B. Baltes.
Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 2001. 26 vols.
ALEXANDER REF H41.I58

The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio. Ed. Christopher H. Sterling.
New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, c2004. 3 vols.
ALEXANDER REF TK6544.M84.

Guides and Companions

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Media in America. Daniel W. Hollis.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c1995
ALEXANDER REF P92.U5H58

The Associated Press guide to Internet research and reporting. Frank Bass.
Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Pub., c2001.
ALEXANDER REF PN4784.R38B37

Electronic Media: A Guide to Trends in Broadcasting and Newer Technologies, 1920-1983. Christopher H. Sterling.
New York: Praeger, 1984.
ALEXANDER STACKS HE8689.8.S7295 Includes a collection of time-series statistics on electronic media in the U.S.

Human communication behavior and information processing : an interdisciplinary sourcebook. /[compiled by] Donald E. Phillips, with the assistance of Marcia K. Malott.
New York : Garland Pub., 1992.
ALEXANDER REF P90.P46

Marketers Guide to Media.
New York: Adweek, Inc. c.1992.
KILMER REF P88.8.M37 v. 20

The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide. Quarterman, John S.
Bedford, Mass.: Digital Press, c1990.
ALEXANDER REF TK5105.5.Q37 (also at Camden, Dana and LSM)

Who's Who in Mass Communication. 2nd revised ed. Edited by Sylwester Dziki
New York: K.G.Saur. 1990.
ALEXANDER REF P92.5.A1W45

Handbooks

Handbook of American Popular Culture. M. Thomas Inge, Second Edition revised and enlarged.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.
ALEXANDER REF E169.1.H2643
A collection of basic bibliographical data on major areas of popular culture, including advertising.

Handbook of Children and the Media. Dorothy Singer, Jerome L. Singer, editors.
Thousand Oaks, CA; London : Sage Publications, c2000.
ALEXANDER REF HQ784.T4H29

Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills. Edited by Greene, John O. and Brant R. Burleson.
Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF HM1111.H36

Handbook of Communication Science. Edited by Charles Berger and Steven Chaffee.
Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications, c1987.
ALEXANDER REF P90.H294

Handbook of Emotions. 2nd Ed. Edited by Michael Lewis and Jeannette M. Haviland-Jones.
New York: Guilford Press, 2000.
ALEXANDER BF561.H35 (also at Camden and LSM)

The handbook of group communication theory and research. Editor Lawrence R. Frey; associate editors Dennis S. Gouran and Marshall Scott Poole.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc., c1999.
ALEXANDER REF HM133.H354

Handbook of Health Communication. Edited by Teresa L. Thompson.
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF R118.H26

Handbook of Human Computer Interaction. Edited by Martin Helander.
Amsterdam: North- Holland. 1997.
ALEXANDER REF QA76.9.H85H36

Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication. editors, William B. Gudykunst, Bella Modyt.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, c2002.
ALEXANDER REF P94.6.H36

Handbook of Interpersonal Communication. 3rd Ed. Edited by Mark L. Knapp and Gerald R. Miller.
Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, c1994.
ALEXANDER REF BF637.C45H287

Handbook on Mass Media in the United States: The Industry and Its Audiences. Edited by Erwin K. Thomas and Brown H. Carpenter.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.
ALEXANDER REF P92.U5H36

Handbook of new media : social shaping and consequences of ICTs. edited by Leah A. Lievrouw and Sonia Livingstone.
London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2002.
ALEXANDER REF HM 851.H35 2002

Handbook of Organizational Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.
Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications, 1987.
ALEXANDER REF HD30.3.H3575 (also at LSM, Dana Library)

Handbook of Organizational Communication.
Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub. Corp., 1988.
ALEXANDER REF HD30.3.H357 (also at Dana Reference, Dana Stacks, and LSM)

Handbook of Public Relations. Robert L. Heath, editor.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001.
ALEXANDER REF HD59.H267

Handbook of Radio and Television Audience and Research. Graham Mytton. Rev. and Expanded Ed.
London: BBC World Service Training Trust, c1999.
ALEXANDER DOC HE8689.7.A8M98.

Handbook of Rhetorical and Communication Theory. Edited by Carroll C. Arnold and John Waite Bowers.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, c1984.
ALEXANDER STACKS P90.H296

Handbook of Social Psychology. Third edition.
New York: Random House, c1985. 2 vols.
ALEXANDER REF HM25.H224

Handbook of Visual Analysis. Edited by Theo Van Leeuwen and Carey Jewitt.
London, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2001.
ALEXANDER REF P93.5.H36

International Handbook of Corporate Communication. William V. Ruch.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland 1989.
ALEXANDER REF HD30.3.R823 (Also Camden, Dana and Kilmer Libraries)

International Telecommunications Handbook. Rob Friedan, et. al.
Boston: Artech House. c1996.
ALEXANDER REF HE7645.F74

Internet Communication for Qualitative Research: A handbook for Researching Online. Chris Mann and Fiona Stewart.
London; Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications, 2000.
ALEXANDER REF HA33.5.M36

Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers, and Journalists.
New York: Guilford Press, c1997-.
ALEXANDER REF ZA4201.I573

The Internet research handbook : a practical guide for students and researchers in the social sciences. Niall Ó Dochartaigh.
Great Britain Sage Pubns. Inc 2002

Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook. Edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour and Hamid Mowlana.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. 1994.
ALEXANDER REF P92.M5M37

The Media in Western Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. Edited by Bernt S. Ostergaard.
Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications, 1992.
ALEXANDER REF HE8700.9.E86M4

The New Handbook of Organizational Communication: Advances in Theory, Research and Methods. Jablin, Fred M. and Linda J. Putnam, Eds.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2000.
ALEXANDER REF HD30.3.H3575

Telecommunications Act Handbook: A complete reference for business Edited by Leon T. Knauer, Ronald K. Machtley, Thomas M. Lynch.
Rockville, Md. Government Institutes, c1996.
ALEXANDER REF KF2765.T44 1996

Dictionaries

Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism. Edited by Joseph P. McKerns.
NY: Greenwood Press, 1989.
ALEXANDER REF PN4871.B56

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior. Edited by Nigel Nicholson.
Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 1995.
ALEXANDER REF HD58.7 .B57

Bodian's Publishing Desk Reference: A Comprehensive Dictionary of Practices and Techniques for Book and Journal Marketing and Bookselling. Nat G. Bodian.
Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1988.
ALEXANDER REF Z282.5.B63
A comprehensive dictionary of practices and techniques for book and journal marketing and bookselling.

The Broadcaster's Dictionary: Dictionary of Terms, Directory of Associations and Government Agencies, Broadcasting Techniques, Solutions, Circuits. James McDonald. Revised First Edition.
Denver, Colorado: Wind River Books, 1987.
ALEXANDER REF TK6544.M37

Communications Standard Dictionary. Martin H. Weik. Second Edition.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1989.
ALEXANDER REF TK5102.W437 (Also available at LSM)

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies. Edited by James Watson and Anne Hill.
London: E. Arnold, 2000.5th edition.
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.W38

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics. Edited by Thomas Sebeok.
New York: Mouton De Gruyter, 1986. 3 vols.
ALEXANDER REF P99.E65

Facts on File Dictionary of Telecommunications.
New York: Facts on File Inc., 1983.
ALEXANDER REF TK5102.G737

Longman Dictionary of Mass Media and Communication. Edited by Tracy D. Connors.
New York : Longman, c1982.
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.L66

NTC's Mass Media Dictionary. R. Terry Ellmore.
Lincolnwood, Ill: National Textbook Co., 1991
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.E45 (also at Kilmer and Douglass Library)

Telephony's Dictionary: Defining 16,000 Telecommunication Words and Terms. Graham Langley.
Chicago: Telephony Publishing Corporation, 1986.
ALEXANDER REF TK5102.L36

Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications. First Edition. Edited by Richard Weiner.
New York: Webster's New World Co., 1996.
ALEXANDER REF P87.5.W45