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Journals/Magazines

Academic OneFile Restricted Resource openURL Resource contains images Resource contains audio Some full text available
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources. Coverage includes the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Also includes transcripts and audio from all National Public Radio programs. Available in both PDF and HTML full-text; updated daily. Coverage is from 1980-present.

Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Communication and media indexes, abstracts and full-text.
Communications & Mass Media Collection Some full text available
From GALE, this is a subject collection derived from the database Academic OneFile. A custom collection of more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature.
ERIC (Ebsco interface) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Bibliographic citations, abstracts, and some full-text for journal articles, research and technical reports, conference papers and proceedings, program descriptions, teaching guides, and lesson plans covering  all areas and levels of education.
ABI/INFORM Complete Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here or search one at a time below. ABI/INFORM Complete provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. The database covers finance, management, marketing, operations, accounting, business conditions, sports and business, entertainment, and case studies.

Business Source Premier (Original Interface) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
note: Also available via Special Business Interface
Communication Studies: a SAGE Full-Text Collection Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Communications journals from Sage Publishing covering Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Studies / Intercultural Communication, Television / Film Studies, Media Studies, Business Communication, Organizational / Management Communication, Written Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies.
Professional development collection Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 600 full text journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
SocINDEX with Full Text Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study: criminology & criminal justice, demography,ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions and violence.
PsycARTICLES Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Full-Text of articles from American Psychological Association journals and selected Educational Publishing Foundation journals. Most 1988-present. These same articles are also included in PsycINFO, which is more comprehensive.
PsycINFO Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Bibliographic citations and some full-text for journal articles, books, and book chapters. Subjects include psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. 1872-present.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Indexes & abstracts research papers in the social sciences (legal, economics, management, marketing, political, etc.). Contains working / forthcoming papers (not yet available in print). Some are fulltext.

Newspapers

LexisNexis Academic Restricted Resource Some full text available
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.  Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.

Web Sites

communicationspace: the media + communication studies network
Academic community social network sponsored by the publisher SAGE.

Yahoo! Finance - Telecom Services - Domestic
Information, news and statistical links about the Telecom  industry.

ZDNet Some full text available
News, blogs, white papers, and reviews about computers and online technology.

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Communication Yearbook
Print Location: P87 .C629 Some full text available
Published by the International Communication Association. Approximately 25 state of the art review essays on research and theory from each of the ICA's divisions and research groups.
Plunkett's advertising & branding industry almanac, 2009 Restricted Resource Some full text available
Industry reports on the advertising and branding industry. Only one person at a time can view this e-book.

Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2010 Restricted Resource Some full text available
Industry reports on the entertainment and media industry. Only one person at a time can view this e-book.
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
Print Location: REF LB1028.3 .E37
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook describes current developments and trends in the field of instructional technology. Explores the ways in which media and technology are currently being used to enable or enhance education. Latest edition in Reference. Others in General Stacks.
Nonprofit Almanac
Print Location: REF HD2769.2 .U6 N64 2008

Urban Institute Press, 2008.  Provides statistics on the nonprofit sector. Chapters: 1. The Nonprofit sector and its place in the national economy ; 2. Wage and employment trends ; 3. Trends in private giving and volunteering ; 4. Financial Trends ; 5. The Size, scope, and finances of public charities.  Includes a glossary and index.


Virtual Worlds Almanac

A directory of Virtual Worlds on a wiki that anyone can edit. This site is hosted by the Federation of American Scientists.


Bibliographies

Communication Abstracts v. 3 (1980) - v. 27 (2004)
Print Location: PER P87 .C59733
A bibliography of communication-related articles and books, arranged by subject category in each bimonthly issue. Lacks volume 4. No longer received.

Biographical Information

Biography in Context Restricted Resource Resource contains images Resource contains audio Some full text available
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.

Blogs

Bivings Report, The (TBR)
News blog for the web-based communications industry by analysts, designers, & programmers of The Bivings Group.
Design Your Way
Versatile design magazine that includes coverage of motion graphics topics.
Great Design
"A blog about design and how it can improve the world" created by Prof. Ari Kissiloff (Ithaca College) and Xanthe Matychak (R.I.T.).
Communication & Legal Studies: Keep me Posted @ IC Library
Blog of legal, communication, and library news in service to the programs in the Park School of Communications and Legal Studies.

Financial Times Management Blog (FT.com/managementblog)
Discussion form for business leaders and senior managers led by Stefan Stern.

Improvisations : An MIT Sloan Management Review blog about innovation
An MIT Sloan Management Review blog about innovation
Logo Design Love
Blog devoted to logos by David Airey, a self-employed graphic designer.

On Leadership (Washington Post)
Page of the Washington Post online that is collates news that concern leadership.

Posters and Election Propaganda
A blog by Dr. Prof. Steven Seidman dedicated to the examination of communications in election campaigns.

Spotlight : Digital Media and Learning
Blog by the MacArthur foundation that focuses on digital media and learning.
Work Matters (Robert Sutton)
Prof. of Management Science & Engineering at the Stanford Engineering School who studies the connection between managerial knowledge and organizational performance.

Colleges & Universities

Annenberg Public Policy Center
University of Pennsylvania public policy center that provides expert analysis on political communication, information & society, media & children, health communication, and adolescent risk.
Coursera
Free "massively open online courses" (MOOCs) from top instutitions such as Princeton, Stanford, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of California at Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania. None of the courses are for credit but certificates may be issued.

DigitalCommons@ILR Some full text available
From the Martin P. Catherwood Library, School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, this project includes scholarship from departments, centers, institutes and programs from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.  The commons can be searched.  Users can be nofied of updates by email or RSS.

Knowledge@Wharton
An online business journal from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.   Covers the following topics: Finance and Investment, Leadership and Change, Executive Education, Marketing, Insurance and Pensions, Health Economics, Strategic Management, Real Estate, Law and Public Policy, Human Resources, Business Ethics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Operations Management, and Managing Technology.  Visitors can subscribe to updates.

Companies

BurrellesLuce
Public relations company that provides the following services: media outreach, media monitoring, and media reporting.  They have a nice Resources tab for PR practitioners including: White Papers (there is one on Copyright Compliance), Tip Sheets, Newsletters, and Webinars.

Melcrum
A business that conducts research and conducts training in internal communication.  They publish the journal Strategic Communication Management.

Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g)
Based in Fremont, CA, the NN/g helps companies design human-centered products. Their Publications page includes reports and whitepapers.

Dictionaries

Dictionary of mass communication & media research : a guide for students, scholars and professionals
Print Location: REF P87.5 .D449 2005
Covers over 1,400 terms in United States mass media history. Includes legal terms, companies, theories, new media topics, etc.
Dictionary of the Social Sciences Restricted Resource Some full text available
The over 1,800 entries in this dictionary contains definitions and biographies of major figures. Entries span from classic to modern theories and include major issues and methodologies.

Directories

Business and Company Resource Center Restricted Resource Some full text available
Includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Coverage is from 1980 to the present.

Gateway to Associations Some full text available
Searchable site from the American Society of Association Executives.
Union of International Organizations : databases
The following UIA databases are searchable for free: World Problems-Issues, Global Strategies-Solutions, Human Development, Bibliography (issues), Human Values, Integrative Concepts, Patterns &Metaphors. Users can create an account for added features.

E-books

Advertising and public relations law Restricted Resource
New York : Routledge, 2011.
ebrary Restricted Resource Resource contains images Some full text available
Over 70,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 300 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use.

Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-conflict and Fragile States Some full text available
World Bank, Sept. 2008. Shanthi Kalathil with John Langlois and Adam Kaplan. To download the pdf, you must put in your name, organization, and field of work.
What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy Restricted Resource Some full text available
by James Paul Gee. Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of communication theory
Print Location: REF P87.5 .E496 2009
SAGE, 2009.

Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications Restricted Resource
Scholarly overview of international media topics. Covers all media types (advertising, books, Internet, etc.) & media outlets (radio, television, etc.). Provides history, theory, and topical issues such as ethics, reporting of disasters, and copyright.
International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
Print Location: REF HD31 .I564 2008
Sage Publications, 2008. 

Encyclopedia of media and politics
Print Location: REF P95.82 .U6 E47 2007
CQ Press, 2007.
Encyclopedia of political communication
Print Location: REF JA85 .E65 2008
Sage Publication, 2008.
Propaganda and mass persuasion : a historical encyclopedia, 1500 to the present
Print Location: REF HM1231 .C85 2003
ABC-CLIO, 2003.

Government Information

ADA Home Page (United States Department of Justice)
The Americans with Disabilities Act page by the Department of Justice provides tabs on the following interest areas: Design Standards, Information Line, Technical Assistance Program, Enforcement, Code Certification, Business Connection, Status Reports, New or Proposed Regulation, Mediation Program, and Publications.  You can sign up to receive email updates. 

GPO Access Some full text available
Government Printing Office site. Links to official U.S.government documents such as the U.S. Code (USC) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Search the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications in the middle of the homepage to find Congressional hearings, reports, etc.
Kids.gov
Links to government learning sites for kids including games.  There are tabs for grades K-5, grades 6-8, and for educators.

Handbooks & Guides

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
United States institute that creates and promulagetes guidelines for businesses in a variety of sectors.

Auditing organizational communication : a handbook of research, theory and practice
Print Location: HD30.3 .H3537 2009
Routledge, 2009.
Baruch College's Guide to Financial Statements
Interactive tutorial that covers basic information regarding financial statements from Baruch College.

Communication research measures: a sourcebook
Print Location: REF P91.3 .C62 2004

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.


Evaluating public relations : a best practice guide to public relations and evaluation
Print Location: HD59 .W325 2007
Kogan Page Limited, c2005.
Gower handbook of internal communication Restricted Resource
Ashgate Pub. Company, 2009.
Handbook of crisis communication
Print Location: HD49 .H34 2010
Edited by Coombs and Holladay.  Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
IABC handbook of organizational communication : a guide to internal communication, public relations, marketing, and leadership
Print Location: HD49 .H35 2010
Jossey-Bass, 2011.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International developer and publisher of international standards. 

Investopedia
Online guide to basic information about investment.  The video page is especially useful for understanding investment concepts.

Research and Documentation Online
Diana Hacker and Barbara Fister's guide to researching and citing.  Examples for citing are availabe as well as sample papers (showing page formatting and bibliographies) are available for MLA, APA, Chicago and CSE. 

TeachingWithData.org : Pathway to Quantitative Literacy in the Social Sciences
Teaching and learning resources (such as student exercises) for quatitative literacy in the social sciences.

Handbook of visual languages for instructional design: theories and practices
Print Location: General Stacks LB1028.38 .H36 2008

Information Science Reference, 2008. Luca Botturi and Todd S. Stubbs.


Internet Intelligence Index by Fuld & Company
Fuld & Company is a consulting firm that specializes in competitive intelligence. They developed this useful portal to business and industry resources.
Jane's crisis communications handbook
Print Location: HV7936 .P8 F47 2003
Assists organizations with media relations during a crisis.
New Handbook of Organizational Communication: Advances in Theory, Research, And Methods
Print Location: REF HD 30.3 .N48 2001
Coverage of theoretical and methodological issues, context of internal and external environments, patterns of organizational interdependence and communication behavior in organizations.
SAGE Handbook of Media Studies
Print Location: REF P90 .S18 2004
Covers articles on theory and evidence in the field of media studies. Pt I. Prolegomena; Pt. II. Audiences, Users, and Effects; Pt. III. Economy and Power; Pt. IV. Specific Areas of Media Research
Social Media Marketing Examples
This wiki includes: company name, SMM Example, Type of Social Media, Industry, Country, & contributor.

Web Style Guide Some full text available
Covers web site functionality, accessibility, Cascading Style Sheets, and flexible page design. Additional sections on information architecture, site maintenance, and multimedia design, including site examples that reflect current best practices.

Images

AP Images Restricted Resource Resource contains images Resource contains audio
A database of over 160 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press. Photos: more than 3.6 million photographs from 1825 to today, with about 3,000 new photos added every day.  Graphics: more than one hundred thousand graphics, including maps, timelines, logos and graphs.  Audio: over 4,500 hours of audio clips from the 1920s forward.  Links to hourly newscasts on the home page under the audio tab.

Note: This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Ithaca College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
Facts.com: Editorial Cartoons Restricted Resource Resource contains images
Browse editorial cartoons by subject: Arts, Entertainment &the Media; Business, Labor &the Economy; Crime & Terrorism; Education; Environment; Families and Family Life; Human & Civil Rights; International Affairs; Judiciary; Medicine & Health Care; Minorities & Race Relations; Politics & Political Reform; Religion; Science and Technology; Sports; Wars, Weaponry & Military Forces; & Women
Trademarkia Resource contains images
Non-governmental free search engine for finding United States federally registered trademarks. 

Newswires

Associated Press (AP) Some full text available
Daily news. Also in LexisNexis: News
Bloomberg
Get news, stocks quotes, etc. for both domestic and international markets

News and Wires Services via Yahoo
Links to over 100 wire services from around the world.
Reuters Some full text available
Daily news.
United Press International (UPI)
Daily news. Also in LexisNexis: News.

Organizations

Academy of Management (AOM)
Organization of scholars studying management and organizations. They publish four scholarly journals: the Academy of Management Learning and Education (AMLE), the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), the Academy of Management Review (AMR); and the Academy of Management Perspectives (AMP).

Ad Council
Contains public service announcements on social issues. The website divides the campaigns into Community, Education and Health Safety issues. Video and audio files are available; they require a Windows Media Player plugin.
American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC)
Founded in 1969, the AAPC is a member association of political and media consultants.

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
The professional association of design.

European Association of Political Consultants (eapc)
Association of political consultants and public affairs professionals in Europe. Includes a Directory.

IDEAlliance
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance is a non-profit organization that creates standards and best practices for the delivery of multimedia content.

Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence (ISCE Group)
Provides research, events, and publications on the application of complexity thinking in organizational management.

International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
Worldwide professional organization in the field of communication research (more About IAMCR). They have compiled a list of Open Access Journals in the field of communications.

International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA)
From the website: "The International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA) is an association of educators in partnership with industry, dedicated to sharing theories, principles, techniques and processes relating to graphic communications and imaging technology."  They publish the Visual Communications Journal.

International Special Events Society
Organization that educates and sets standards for special events professionals.

PromaxBDA
International association for entertainment marketing professionals.  Promax, an organization of marketers working in broadcasting, combined with the Broadcast Design Association (BDA) in 1997.  They provide conferences and events to members.

Society for News Design (SND)
International organization for news media professionals and visual communicators.

Software & Information Industry Association
The principal trade association for the software and digital content industry.  They have a page for their Anti-Piracy campaign.

TED : Ideas worth spreading
Nonprofit that sponsors a conference that explores Technololgy, Entertainment, and Design. The annual TED prize offers "One Wish to Change the World" in addition to a monetary award.  The organization also sponsors TED Talks (disemminating "Ideas worth spreading" online).

American Communication Association (ACA)
Founded in 1993, the ACA fosters research and scholarship in all areas of communication research, addresses political and legal issues, and provides certification services for academic programs. Membership is free.
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
Founded in 1943, the ASTD is a worldwide organization dedicated to workplace learning and performance.  They hold conferences and publish T+D Magazine.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Promotes scholarship and best practices in the study and application of educational technology.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
This international organization founded in 1981 holds conferences and provides publications pertaining to educational uses of information technology.
Communication for Governance & Accountability Program (CommGAP)

Part of The World Bank, CommGAP, "promotes the use of communication to help governance reform programs work under real-world conditions, as well as promote the building of democratic public spheres."


Educause
Nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of higher education through information technology.
Harvard Business Publishing
Non-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the practice of management and its impact in a changing world. Publications are geared two three markets: academic, enterprise and individual managers. Topical tabs include: leadership, innovation, strategy, you at work, communications (in organizations, strategy, crisis communication, interpersonal, management, negotiations, and public relations), finance and accounting, global business, organizational development, sales and marketing, and technology and operations.

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
Founded in 1970, this organization serves business communicators who work in PR, Corporate communications, Public Affairs, Investor relations, Government Relations, etc.
International Communication Association (ICA)
Associated with the UN, this organization consists of international scholars in all aspects of communications research.
National Communication Association (NCA) Some full text available
Information on conferences, communication programs, publications, and current research.
New Media Consortium
Nonprofit consortium of organizations that explore media and new technologies.

New York State Communication Association (NYSCA)
This organization consists of students, faculty and professionals that study and practice in the field of communications.
Political Advertising Resource Center (PARC)
Political Communication analysis from the Center for Political Communication & Civic Leadership at the University of Maryland.

Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT)
Professional organization that provides conferences and publications to those utilizing educational technology.

Primary Sources

American Rhetoric Resource contains audio Some full text available
A database of over 5000 full text, audio, and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates and interviews.

Publishing

Center for Journal Ranking (CJR)
Provides journal rankings by category or journal title. Registered users are provided full access.
Eigenfactor.org
Eigenfactor.org ranks the influence of journals - journals are considered to be influential if they are cited often by other influential journals. Used by the academic community to assess the value of research.
Google Scholar Some full text available
A search engine that searches the Web for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't yet been indexed in other databases.  Each Google search citation will include a link to the full-text resource provided by the IC Library, when available.  

Statistics/Data

Demographics USA
Print Location: REF HF5415.1 .D462 2008

2008 ed. Zip Edition and County Edition provide key demographic information for marketing.


Information Aesthetics Resource contains images
Blog of the intersection between creative design and information visualization. One especially good example is "5 years of Infosthetics": http://moritz.stefaner.eu/projects/5yrs-infosthetics/

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
Organization of academic and research organizations that maintains a data repository.  Some data is for members only.

Klout
Measures influence on topics across the social web.

Media Research Hub
This project of the Social Science Research Council contains links to data, grants, events, people and news in the field of media research (media ownership, radio, television, localism, FCC, etc.). Data sets are free of charge. Users can create an account and receive alerts.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Some full text available
Source for data, including surveys and topical reports, on education in the United States and other nations. Includes the Digest of Education Statistics.
NationMaster
A central data source and handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD.  Use the search form to generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics.

Statemaster.com Some full text available
Compilation of data from several sources. Users can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of state statistics and comparisons.
Statistical Abstract of the United States Some full text available
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Technorati
Leading search engine for blogs and social media content.  Publishes the State of the Blogosphere report that analyzes trends in blogging.

Video

AdViews (Duke University) Resource contains images Some full text available
Over 1,500 historic TV commercials from the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History in the Duke University Special Collections Library.  As of fall 2009, the majority of advertisements are from the 50s and 60s.  More ads, up to the late 80s will be available by the end of 2009.  Requires iTunes software.

LearnersTV Resource contains audio
Provides free lectures on a variety of subjects.

Annenberg Learner - Teacher Resources Some full text available
Educational, online videos in many subjects. Select from the list and then look for the VoD (Video On Demand) icon for the free content. Free registration required.
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT)
Peer reviewed online materials for teaching and learning. Indexes, defines, and links to online materials on the web.
Businessweek Video Library
Interviews with business leaders about technology, investment, management, etc.  Users can create a playlist.  Videos can be browsed or searched.

FORA.tv
Streaming video of lectures in politics, business, technology, the world, and culture, from academics, think tanks, authors, politicians, etc.  Users can sign in to customize the site.

Forum Network
Free video lectures from PBS and NPR.

Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2008

From the Museum of the Moving Image, visitors can stream political ads through history. Site includes lesson plans for high school teachers and links to online resources.


Pop!Tech Pop!Casts
Pop!Tech is a conference of big thinkers on science, technology & the future of ideas. Subscribe to Pop!Cast videos or audio Pop!Casts via iTunes.

Washington Post: Political Ads Database
Political ads for U.S. federal or state gubernatorial issues and races. Searchable by year, type of race, candidate or organization, state, party, issue, character, cue, media outlet, music, narrator gender, and by type.
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