Books
To search for books, you need to use a
library catalog. Depending on how much time
you have, you have a couple of options
Books at Cal
State San Marcos
Library Catalog
Search our local collection of about 250,000
books.
Other Options
Circuit (1-3
day delivery)
Search the collections of other San Diego
area libraries -- about 3,000,000 books.
Find and request books directly online;
pick them up at our Library in 1-3 days.
WorldCat
(5-10 day delivery)
Search the collections of libraries world-wide
-- about 52,000,000 books. Find a book
in this database, and fill-out an Interlibrary
Loan delivery request. Book will be
delivered to Library for pickup.
Journal Articles
To look for articles in journals, newspapers, or magazines, you will need to start with a research database. The following databases provide abstracts of articles from thousands of journals and other sources, often providing full-text.
You can also browse our list of electronic journals for Communication.
Most Useful Communication & Mass Media Complete
Provides abstracts and full text for more than 200 communication journals.
Coverage: 1950→current Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Provides abstracts of articles from about 2,000 journals (published worldwide), coverage of recent books, book review citations and dissertation listings.
Coverage: 1973→current Academic Search Premier
This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
Coverage: 1975→current ABI Inform Global
Abstracts to articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, with full-text for most popular sources.
Coverage: 1971→current
Also Useful Blackwell
Blackwell includes over 800 journals in Arts, Business, Health Sciences Humanities, Social Behavioral Sciences, and Science and Technology.
Coverage: current ERIC
A national database of education literature, including reports and journal articles.
Coverage: 1966→current PsycINFO
Available via EbscoHost: A comprehensive international database of psychology, covering the academic, research, and practice literature in psychology from over 45 countries in more than 30 languages.
Coverage: 1887→current Sage Journals Online
Sage Journals Online includes over 460 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.
Coverage: current Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to the latest international findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and political science.
Coverage: 1963→current
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Web sites
Not all websites are the same. For quality information review the source (domain) carefully! Here are a few places to start.
American Communication Association
Provides information on and links to debate, health communication, mass media, political communication, and more.
Annenberg Public Policy Center
Focuses on communication, public policy, health communication, and the media; includes online reports.
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
Offers access to a searchable database, as well as news about upcoming conferences and publications.
EFFector Online
Newsletter of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, focusing on issues of privacy, media, access to information, etc.
Electronic Journal of Communication
Searchable full text of the journal published by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
International Association of Business Communicators
Links to business and organizational communication sites.
International
Communication Association is an academic
association for scholars interested in the study,
teaching, and application of all aspects of human and
mediated communication. Begun more than 50 years ago it
is now a truly international association with more than
3,500 members in 65 countries.
Media and Communication Studies
Covers many aspects of communication, including media education, film, mass communication, etc.
National Communication
Association This association includes more than
7,000 members gathered "to promote
study, criticism, research, teaching,
and application of the artistic, humanistic, and
scientific principles of communication.
Rhetoric and Composition
Provides links to classical rhetoric sites, online journals, and related associations.
Yahoo! Communications
Links compiled by the Web directory Yahoo!
Librarian’s Index to the Internet
A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,500 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.
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