I205: International Communication

Selected Reference Works:

Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2003.
Journalism Library and Wells Research Collection Reference Desk P87.5 .E532 2003

Europa World Plus
Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions. Includes contact information for officials and features information on over 1,700 international organizations. Online library database.

World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide, 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003.
Research Collection Reference Desk PN4728 .Q53 2003

Finding Books

Search IUCAT to find out what books, government publications, journals, videos, etc. the library owns.
Hint: Limit your search to: "Blmgtn - All Bloomington Libraries" to only find items that are on this campus.
Hint: Use Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT), and Truncation Symbols ($) to construct your searches.
Hint: When you find a really good title, look at the Subject Headings for that book. Use these in a new search.

WorldCat
Thousands of libraries are represented and searchable in this one catalog. Interlibrary Loan requests can be made from within the catalog.

Finding Articles: Databases

More relevant databases can be found at the International Studies Databases page: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5420&subjectId=134 The online path to these databases is: Library Homepage -› Resources by Subject -› International Studies

Interdisciplinary & Image Databases

*** Academic Search (EBSCO)
Provides fulltext coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.

AP Photo Archive
An electronic library containing the AP's current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50 million image print and negative library. International in scope. Coverage: 1840-present

Google Image Search (Advanced)
Use the Google Advanced Image Search to search for image "Usage Rights" so that you can find an image that is available for reuse.

Core International Studies and Communication Databases

ABI/INFORM Global Suite
Provides in-depth coverage of business and management issues (includes over 600 titles fulltext). Coverage: 1971- current

*** Communication and Mass Media Complete
The major communication studies database. Covers communication and mass media subjects, and includes over 200 full-text journals. Coverage: 1915 - present

Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts to journal articles and citations to book reviews in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Coverage: 1952-

Arts & Humanities Databases

Art Full Text
Indexes articles on all aspects of art and architecture published in 370+ international periodicals since 1984 with fulltext coverage of selected journals starting in 1997. Coverage: September, 1984-

RILM Abstracts in Music Literature

Index with abstracts in English to all categories of literature about all genres of music. Books, theses and dissertations, articles in journals. Coverage: 1969-

MLA International Bibliography
Indexes material in modern languages, literature, linguistics and folklore. Coverage: 1963-

Additional Resources:

Anthropology Plus: Covers all subfields of anthropology. Coverage: late 19th century -
Columbia International Affairs Online: A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs, offering fulltext of working papers from research organizations, abstracts of foreign policy journal articles, etc. Coverage: 1991-present
Polling the Nations: Find public opinion data from all over the world.
World News Connection: Translations of foreign news and information sources. Coverage: 1995-

Citing Your Sources

No matter where your information comes from, you always need to cite your sources. The most frequently used citations have been compiled by the reference librarians on a webpage and handout (APA, MLA and Chicago). These can be found by visiting: http://www.indiana.edu/~libinstr/cite/.

APA: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC : APA, 2010.
BF76.7 .P83 2010 Research Coll. - Reference Desk, and Undergraduate Services - Reference

MLA: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
LB2369 .G53 2009 Research Coll. - Reference Desk, and Undergraduate Services - Reference

Chicago: The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003
Z253 .U69 2003 Research Coll. - Reference Desk, and Undergraduate Services - Reference
Chicago Manual of Style Online: The electronic version of the classic guide to documentary style.

Questions?

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Last modified on 10 February 2011