Reference Works
The reference section is located on the 1st floor of the library.
Books are shelved using the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Handbooks
Title/Description |
Call # |
Encyclopedia of Journalism |
Online |
Encyclopedia of television |
Ref PN1992.18.E53 2004 |
Movies made for television |
Ref PN1992.8.F5M337 2005 |
Schirmer encyclopedia of film |
Ref PN1993.45.G65 2007 |
The New York Times essential library : children's movies : a critic's guide to the best films available on video and DVD |
Ref PN1998.N7329 2003 |
Contemporary theatre, film and television |
Ref PN2012.C6 |
Editor and publisher international yearbook |
Ref PN4700.E42 2009 |
The working press of the nation |
Ref PN4855.Z9W6 2003 |
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media |
Ref Desk PN4855.Z9A9 |
Ulrich's Periodical Directory |
Ref Desk Z6941.U5 |
Books
Books are located on the 3rd (H-Z) and 4th (A-G) floors organized by the Library of Congress Classification scheme.
Search for books (including the e-book collection) using the library catalog.
Call Number Areas to Browse
Description |
Call # Areas |
Broadcasting (Radio and Television) |
PN1990 - 1992.92 |
Nonbroadcast video recordings |
PN1992.93 - 1992.95 |
Motion pictures |
PN1993 - 1999 |
Journalism, The periodical press, etc. |
PN4699 - 5650 |
Relation to the state; government and the press, liberty of the press |
PN4735 - 4748 |
Technique. Practical journalism |
PN4775-4784 |
Amateur journalism |
PN4825-4830 |
Magazines and other periodicals |
PN4832-4836 |
By region or country |
PN4840-5648 |
Articles
Articles are generally more specific; use more specific keywords to create a narrower search.
Journals may contain both popular and scholarly sources (magazine, journal, and newspaper articles)
Search Article Databases
- Communication and Mass Media Complete
Offers full text for over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources related to mass media and published in research journals, as well as major journalism reviews, recent encyclopedias, and handbooks in the area of communications studies.
- Communication Studies
Includes the full-text of 16 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, encompassing over 4,200 articles. It covers such subjects as 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.
- Newpaper Databases
There are a number of databases that allow access to full text of newspapers, ranging from the Argonaut to international newspapers.
