Communication Subject Guide
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ACM Digital Library contains tables of contents of twenty Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM) journals and more than 400 conference proceedings.
Bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles
published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since its founding in 1947
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studies. Over 2,500 new records are added monthly. Access is through Cambridge
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Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog
Use the online catalog to find books, journals, dissertations, videos, more.
Dissertations and Theses
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Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias and Guides
ALMANACS AND DICTIONARIES
International Television & Video Almanac
Hamilton
HE8698 .I55
(Current volume in reference)
The Communication Handbook: A Dictionary
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .D46 1986
Dictionary of Multi-Cultural Education
Hamilton Main Reference LC1099 .D53 1997
Dictionary of Media & Communication Studies
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .W38 2003
Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communication
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .W45 1996
Key Concepts in Communication and Cultural Studies
Hamilton Main Reference P90 .K457 1994
Dictionary of Media Literacy
Hamilton Main Reference P91.3 .S527 1997
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .D36 2000
Penguin Atlas of Media and Information
Hamilton Main Reference P91 .B29 2001
Prentice Hall Graphic Communications Dictionary
Hamilton Main Reference Z118 .L96 2000
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Culturgrams: the Nations Around Us
Hamilton Main Reference GT150 .C85 1995
Encyclopedia of Communication & Information
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .E53 2002
Encyclopedia of International Media & Communications
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .E532 2003
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism
Hamilton Main Reference E184 .A1 E58
Encyclopedia of Semiotics (e-book)
Encyclopedia of Television
Hamilton Main Reference PN1992.18 E53 2004
Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, & Video
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .R44 1992
Encyclopedia of Television News
Hamilton Main Reference PN4888 .T4 E53 1999
History of the Mass Media in the United States
Hamilton Main Reference P92 .U5 H55 1998
International Encyclopedia of Communications
Hamilton Main Reference P87.5 .I5 1989
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Hamilton Main Reference H41.I58 2001
HANDBOOKS AND YEARBOOKS
Asian Communication Handbook
Asia Reference HE8341 .A842
Communication Yearbook
Hamilton
P87 .C5974
Handbook of Intercultural Communication (e-book)
Handbook of Language and Communication: diversity and change (e-book)
Industry Reference Handbooks: Telecommunications
Hamilton Main Reference P87 .C594
International Telecommunications Handbook
Hamilton Main Reference HE7645 .F74 1996
Handbook of Communication Science
Hamilton P90 .H294 1987
Handbook of Intercultural Training
Hamilton G496 .H36 1996
Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication
Hamilton P96 .I5 H37 1989
The New Handbook of Organizational Communication
Hamilton HD30.3 .H3575
Progress in Communication Sciences
Hamilton P87 .P74
Sage Annual Reviews of Communication Research
Hamilton (call number varies; check Voyager catalog)
The Trainer's Handbook
Hamilton Main Reference HF5549.5 .T7 M58 1998
INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
Communication Abstracts
Hamilton Main Reference P87 .C598733
RESEARCH GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Communication and the Mass Media: A Guide to the Reference Literature
Hamilton Z5630 .B54 1991
Communication Research: Strategies and Sources
Hamilton Main Reference P91.3 .R83 1996
Mass Communications Research Resources
Hamilton Main Reference HE7631 .M37 1998
Search Strategies in Mass Communication
Hamilton P91.3 .W37 1997
EDUCATION AND FUNDING
Student Guide to Mass Media Internships
Hamilton Main Reference (Career Guides) P91 .U5 S78
Grants for Film, Media & Communications
Hamilton Main Reference (Foundation Collection) P90 .G73
Money for Film & Video Artists
Hamilton Main Reference (Foundation Collection) PN 1998 .A1 .M56 1993
Quick Guide to Financial Aid for Journalism and Mass Media
Hamilton Main Reference (Financial Aid) PN4788 .Z85 1997
Selected Journals for Communication
The following is a list of periodicals for which UHM Library has a current subscription. You may search in the Voyager Library Catalog for a specific periodical title by doing a 'Journal Title' search , or you may search for periodicals in a subject area by doing a keyword search and include the term 'periodicals'.
To find out if the library has access to the electronic
full text of a periodical, you may do an exact title search in the Electronic
Resources Gateway.
* Identifies journal titles indexed in Academic
Search Premier
Business
Communication Quarterly
Hamilton HF 5718 .A453
CBQ: Communication Booknotes Quarterly
Hamilton P87.M28
Communication & Cognition
Hamilton P87.C655
Communication Education *
Hamilton PN4071.S74
Communication Monographs *
Hamilton PN4077.S6
Communication Quarterly *
Hamilton PN4071.T6
Communication Reports
Hamilton P91.5.U5 C656
Communication Research
Hamilton P91.C56
Communication Studies
Hamilton PN4071.C4
Communication Theory
Hamilton P87.C59737
Communications & the Law
Law Library K3 .O39
Communications Outlook
Hamilton HE7631.C585
Cultural
Studies
Hamilton HM101.C892
International Communication Gazette
Hamilton P90.G38
International Journal of Intercultural Relations *
Hamilton GN 496 .I15
Journal
of Applied Communication Research *
Hamilton HM258.J67
Journal
of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
Hamilton PN1991.J6
Journal
of Business Communication
Hamilton HF5718.J6
Journal
of Communication *
Hamilton P90.J6
Journal
of Nonverbal Behavior *
Hamilton BF353.E55
Journal
of Organizational Behavior
Hamilton HF5548.8.J63
Journal
of Organizational Behavior Management *
Hamilton HD58.7 .J68
Journalism
& Mass Communication Quarterly *
Hamilton PN4700.J826
Media Studies Journal *
Hamilton P87.G36
Southern Communication Journal *
Hamilton PN4071.S65
Telecommunication Journal of Australia
Hamilton TK5101.A1 T36
Telecommunications
International
Hamilton TK5101.A1 T35
Telecommunications
Americas
Hamilton TK5101.A1 T443
Telecommunications Policy *
Hamilton HE7601.T44
T+D: Training & Development
Hamilton HF5549.A2 T7
Training
Hamilton HF5549.5.T7 T67
Western Journal of Communication *
Hamilton PN4071.W45
World Communication
Hamilton P87.C65
Notes:
* Identifies journal titles with indexing in Academic Search Premier
About the Communication collection
The UHM Library Communication collection emphasizes 20th century U.S., Asia, and the Pacific materials. The Library of Congress classification information on Communication/Mass Media is P87-P99. The UHM Library contains approximately 2000 books and 31 current serial subscriptions in this classification. Because of the cross-disciplinary nature of the field, communication resources can also be found in the Library under the classification for Telecommunication (TX5101-TX6720), Telecommunication Industry (HE7601-HE9755), Business Administration (HF5548.8-HF5549.5), Social Psychology (HM258), Oratory (PN4001-PN4355), and Journalism (PN4699-PN5650).
Library
Collection Policy for Communication
Notes:
The books count is based on the 1997 North American Title Count (University
of Hawaii at Manoa Library). Current serials figures based on Serial Review
File Report for call numbers P87-P99, March 1998.
Last modified: February 5, 2009
Updated by: Susan Johnnson susanj@hawaii.edu