Subject Headings

Feminism and Mass Media
Public Relations
Women in Journalism
Women in Mass Media
Women in the mass media industry

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Event planning
PR
Public Relations
Women in Journalism

Books

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to Women's Studies. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Creedon, Pamela J. and Cramer, Judith, eds. Women in mass communication. 3rd ed.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2007.
ALEX, ROBESON STACKS P94.5.W65W67 2007

de Bruin, Marjan and Ross, Karen, eds. Gender and newsroom cultures : Identities at work.
Creskill, N.J. : Hampton Press, 2004.
DOUGLASS STACKS PN4784.W7G46 2004

Grunig, Larissa A.; Toth, Elizabeth L. and Hon, Linda Childers. Women in public relations : How gender influences practice.
New York: Guilford Press, 2001.
DOUGLASS STACKS HD59.G78 2001

Kearney, Mary Celeste. Girls Make Media.
New York : Routledge, 2006.
ALEX, DOUGLASS P94.5.G57K43 2006

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version.

Women's Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Women's studies in communication [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

ComAbstracts [Rutgers-restricted Access]
This database is part of a system of electronic databases provided by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. 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.

Communication & Mass Media Complete (CCMC) [Rutgers-restricted Access]
This database combines CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index. 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.

Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-present) [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]
Covers over 1500 sources published by more than 200 organizations around the world. Coverage includes more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications.

Websites and Blogs

Association for Women in Communications (AWC)
(Facebook Page)
Rutgers Chapter (Facebook Page)

Department of Communication (Rutgers)

"How to Start an Event Planning Service" (Entrepreneur.com)

NYC Grassroots Media Coalition
The goals of the NYCGMC are to strengthen and unify the networks of local grassroots media makers to better serve the communities of New York City.

Poynter Online
"The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists."

"PR Week" magazine

Public Relations Student Society of America

Rutgers Society of Professional Journalists

Subject Research Guide: Communication, Journalism and Media Studies Resources