International Encyclopedia of Communications
Main Library General Collection P 87.5 .I5 1989
A good starting point for introductions to a broad range of topics in communication.
Censorship: A World Encyclopedia
Main Library Reference Z 658 .W675 C38 2000
Presents a comprehensive view of censorship, from Ancient Egypt to those modern societies that claim to have abolished the practice. For each country in the world, the history of censorship is described and placed in context, and the media censored are examined: art, cyberspace, language, literature, the press, popular culture, radio, television, and the theatre. Also included are surveys of major controversies, and chronicles of resistance.
The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising
Rosen Reference HF 5803 .A38 2003
A three-volume set covering agency, brand, and marketing histories.
Encyclopedia of American Journalism
Main Library Reference PN 4728 .P35 2008
Attempts to cover all aspects of the field: history of journalism, types of media, the news-gathering process, people, organizations, styles, court cases.
Contains 219 articles written by scholars on a wide variety of media and communications topics such as "Advertising and Promotion," "Future Role of Books," "Cross-Cultural Communication," and "Internet as Political Advocacy Forum." Also includes articles on the status of media in individual countries. Bibliographies appended to all articles as well as extensive cross-references.
Covers all significant dimensions of journalism, including print, broadcast, and Internet journalism; U.S. and international perspectives; history; technology; legal issues and court cases; ownership; and economics. Contains more than 350 signed entries, along with a thorough listing of journalism awards and prizes, a lengthy section on journalism freedom around the world, an annotated bibliography, and key documents.
Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns
Main Library Reference HF 5837 .E53 2000
Provides an overview of major marketing campaigns.
"...Explores the evolution and revolution in digital communications and human-computer interaction from an interdisciplinary, historical, social, and global perspective" (book jacket).
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from Ancient Times to the Information Age
Main Library Reference PN 172 .E53 1996
Provides descriptions, essays, and articles on the major periods, peoples, concepts, and applications related to rhetoric and composition. Useful for historical explanations of rhetorical concepts.
Encyclopedia of Semiotics
Main Library Reference P 99 .E64 1998
"A comprehensive reference guide to concepts in semiotics, sign theory, and cultural studies. Three hundred entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields — from anthropology and literary theory to linguistics and philosophy — survey the study of signs and symbols in human culture. The articles cover key concepts, theories, theorists, schools of thought, and issues in communications, cognition, and cultural theory" (publisher's description).
Includes around 250 entries on the varied experiences of social movement media across the world in the 20th and 21st centuries, with thematic essays on selected issues such as human rights media, indigenous people's media, and environmentalist media.
Encyclopedia of Television, 2d ed.
Main Library Reference PN 1992.18 .E53 2004
A three-volume set with about 1,000 signed, lengthy essays on programs, people, and general subjects. While the emphasis is on American, British, Canadian, and Australian topics, there are entries offering historical and descriptive discussions of television in other countries and regions around the world.
Facts on File Dictionary of Television, Cable, and Video
Main Library Reference PN 1992.18 .R44 1994
Contains approximately 3,000 entries on companies, organizations, awards, and advertising and technical terms.
History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia
Main Library Reference and General Collection P 92 .U5 H55 1998
Examines the growth, development, and societal effects of media, covering prominent events, organizations, technology, and persons.
A comprehensive guide to professional filmmaking and broadcasting terminology. Entries include information on professional organizations, festivals and awards, international television and film standards, frequencies and channels, and a list of national and international news agencies and their standard abbreviations.
Comprises over 3,900 articles, commissioned by 71 section editors, and includes 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes. Includes many articles on communications and media. The editor-in-chief for this second edition was the late James D. Wright, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at UCF from 2001-2019.
Contains over 20,000 descriptive definitions of the vocabulary used in radio, television, cable, film, newspapers, magazines, book publishing, direct mail, outdoor advertising, and other subjects related to the mass media.
Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present
Main Library ARC General Collection HM 1231 .C85 2003
"A truly international, authoritative A-Z guide to five centuries of propaganda, in both wartime and peacetime, which covers key moments, techniques, concepts, and some of the most influential propagandists in history" (publisher's description).
Explores key conceptual themes in public relations, including strategic public relations, politics and the media; media relations in the social media age; strategic communication management; public relations engagement in the not-for-profit sector; activism and public relations; and the effects of globalization and technology on the field..
A particularly rich source on the topics of media, mass communication, intercultural communication.
Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications
Main Library Reference P 87.5 .W45 1996
Covers technical and historical terms, jargon, and slang used in broadcasting, film, marketing, journalism, film, book publishing, graphic arts, advertising, printing, and other areas of media. Also a good source for explanations of abbreviations, associations, and prominent company names related to media and communication.