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Some Faculty Publications Brian Martin Murphy (2005). Africa: Communication Intelligence and Clientelism. In: C. Mirra (Ed.), Enduring Freedom or Enduring War: Prospects, Costs and Projections for the New American Century. Washington, D.C.: Maisonneuve Press. Brian Martin Murphy (2005). Interdoc: The first international non-governmental computer network. First Monday, vol. 10, no. 5. Available online. Brian Martin Murphy (2004). Propagating alternative journalism through social justice cyberspace: The appropriation of computer networks for alternative media development in the 1990's. In: R. Eglash (Ed.), Appropriating technology: Vernacular science and social power. (pp. 163-180). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Mark Barner (Producer) (2003). Production soldiers: Western New York's working women of WWII [Motion Picture]. Brian Martin Murphy (2002). A critical history of the internet. In: G. Elmer (Ed.), Critical perspectives on the internet. (pp. 27-45). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. To learn more about the research interests of Communication Studies Department faculty, visit the department's web site. |
Niagara University Library Guide to Communication Studies Research
Contact the Library subject specialist for communication studies:
Samantha Gust
Start with:
Then, if you need to be more comprehensive, proceed to the following:
The databases listed above cover the communication studies field quite well.
However, there are some other useful databases:
Finally, here is an online journal recommended by a Communication Studies professor that you may wish to search:
New communication studies research is typically first disseminated through journal articles.
However, books can still be an important component of your research. Just remember to look at the publication dates and note that journal articles may give you more recent research.
To locate books owned by Niagara University Library, use the Library Catalog.
If you want to search for books owned by other libraries, too, then try searching WorldCat, a catalog that contains references to more than 57 million items owned by 9,000 libraries worldwide.
Don't worry - if you need a book owned by another library, you can request it. To learn how, jump to the section
called Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own.
Tip: One thing to note when searching for books is that
they are usually not as specific as articles, so construct your search in a more general way than
you would for an article search. So, let's say that you were doing research on how the media influences public opinion in
presidential debates. Your best bet would be to search for books about the broader subject of presidential debates
and pick out book titles that may look relevant.
Communication studies is a broad discipline that includes topics such as advertising, film, interpersonal communication and television, just to name a few. While there really isn't a single current reference book that provides overviews of all these topics, the Library does have some specialized reference books that you may find helpful.
For example:
These titles are located in the Reference Collection on the first floor across from the Reference Desk.
Tip: Reference books can also help you locate keywords to help you perform better searches.
For example, suppose you are doing a paper on how movies are advertised. If you take a few minutes to look in
an advertising encyclopedia, you will learn more about the topic and find keywords like marketing, trailers, lobby cards and posters. Knowing more background information
and keywords will help you do better and more comprehensive research.
The World Wide Web is a great place to find statistical data. Try these sites:
For current public opinion data, visit Gallup.com. You may also find public opinion data included in news stories; Westlaw is a useful database for this.
If you are looking for specific information on the World Wide Web, visit a search engine like
Google and type your keywords in.
If you would like to browse a directory of communication web sites, try this one:
If you need an article or a book that NU Library does not own, you can make use of
Interlibrary Loan to obtain it.
Tip: In a hurry? If the article or book you need is owned by another library in Western New York, you can visit that library and use their resources on site (view a list of Western New York library web sites).
Please note: If you wish to borrow a book from another Western New York library, you can get an Infopass Card at the Reference Desk.
Check with your professor first, but the most commonly used style manual
in the Communication Studies Department is the following:
This manual is the definitive source, but you will find some online guides as well.
Try a Google search of "APA Style" to see other guides.
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