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This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in
Communications & New
Media.
This guide contains the following sections: Databases
Journals
Reference Sources
Theses
Library Instruction
& Tips
Internet Sources
Research
Guides
Citation Style
Manuals
Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
Communication
& Mass Media Complete (CMMC), 1920-
Librarian's take: This
database offers good coverage on communication, mass media, public relations
and communication linguistics. You can search using
Boolean search, natural language search, or search within the full-text of
articles.
Web
of Science, 1980-
Librarian's take: All articles in Web of Science are peer-reviewed. Its
cited reference search feature and related reference search feature allow
you to broaden your search scope.
PsycInfo,
1984-
Librarian's take: This psychology database is relevant for
topics such as online gaming, robotics, cognitive psychology and social
psychology.
ACM Digital
Library, 1985-
Librarian's take: This database is useful for topics such as cyborgs and
digital media.
Hein Online,
1870-
Librarian's take: This is a full-text legal research database which is very useful
for topics such as cybercrime, communication law, cyber law, and media
law.
Factiva,
2002-
Librarian's take: This full-text news database is essential for
tracking media news.
If you have difficulty accessing Factiva due to heavy
usage, try
Lexis-Nexis
Academic which is equally competent.
LexisNexis Academic, 1998-
Librarian's take: Other than news, this database
covers law information such as legislation, administrative law,
international law, media law and patent law.
Proquest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text, 1861-
Librarian's take: This is the most comprehensive database on U.S.
doctoral dissertations, and it also includes master's theses submitted
to top American universities. Full-text of many dissertations and theses
are available for downloading. As downloading may be time-consuming, do
read the abstract first.
JSTOR
Librarian's take: This full-text database contains back issues of
important scholarly journals in all subject areas. Back issues start
from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years before the present. You can
search the full-text of these articles by keyword.
Business
Source Premier (BSP), 1965-
Librarian's take: Start with this
database if you are doing business research.
You will find
information on industry research, market research as well as country
reports. However, the database does not cover Asian markets. Use ABI/Inform
Complete for Asian market research.
Global
Market Information Database (GMID)
Librarian's take: Also
popularly known as Euromonitor, this database is excellent for market
research reports.
EIU.com
Librarian's
take: This database is excellent for country reports. However, it covers
only Asian countries. Use Business
Source Premier for non-Asian country reports.
EIU
CountryData
Librarian's take: This database does not contain reports
but only pure data. Use this country data to fill the time lag in EIU.com.
Coverage is international.
Database guides are available at: Database Guides.
More databases available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases
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Below is a select list of journals in Communications & New Media that
are available in the NUS Libraries:
Asian
journal of communication
Behavior & information technology
Communications of
the ACM
Communication
research
Journal of
communication
Journal of
computer-mediated communication
Journal of
personality and social psychology
Journal of social
psychology
Journalism &
mass communication quarterly
New media &
society
The Information Society
More E-Journals available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals
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This is a select list of reference sources that give background information
including broad overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events,
keywords and bibliographies.
Biographies
Communication and the mass
media : a guide to the reference literature
Mass media bibliography : an
annotated guide to books and journals for research and reference
A select bibliography: report writing
Dictionaries
Advertising media A to Z :
the definitive resource for media planning, buying, and research
Communications standard
dictionary
Dictionary of computing
& digital media : terms & acronyms
Dictionary of marketing
communications
Dictionary of media and
communication studies
Dictionary of mass
communication & media research : a guide for students, scholars, and
professionals
Dictionary of media
studies
Dictionary of multimedia :
terms & acronyms
Encyclopedic dictionary of
semiotics, media, and communications
NetLingo : the Internet
dictionary
Tech terms : what every
telecommunications and digital media professional should know
Webster's new
world dictionary of media & communications
For other background sources, search the Library catalogue,
LINC at
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.
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NUS Theses
Selected academic exercises received from the NUS Communications & New
Media Programme are kept in the Library's Closed Stacks under the call
number P90.More on how to
search NUS theses available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.
Foreign Theses
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full text (US theses)
British
Library Integrated Catalogue (UK theses)
Journalism and mass
communication
abstracts (website)
More foreign theses databases are available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations
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This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
Database Searching for NM6770 (PowerPoint)
Database Searching for NM2101 (powerpoint)
Aug 2008 New!
Database Searching for NM3210 (powerpoint)
Aug 2008 New!
How to Find
Information for Problem-based Learning (NM5202 New Media In Emerging Asian
Economies) (PowerPoint)
Information Sources : Theories of Communications and
New Media (NM2101) (powerpoint)
Importing
References from Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) into
EndNote Web
Searching Communication & Mass
Media Complete (NM2101)
August 2008
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Communication, Cultural and
Media Studies infobase
An
infobase of communication, cultural
and media studies for students.
IOWA
online communication studies resources
A
directory of web resources relating to advertising, cultural studies,
journalism, digital media, cybernetics, cyborgs and virtual
realities and visual communication.
Library Resources for Communication Studies
The
references are selected by communication studies librarians serving as
members of the Association of College and Research Libraries
(ACRL).
Cybercultures
Provides
links to websites, societies, electronic journals and online articles that
focus on the study of cyberculture and cyberspace.
Cybersoc.com
Focuses on
cyberculture, cyberspace, computer-mediated communication and online
communities. Links to online articles, bibliographies, and tools for
online community building are available.
Cyberspace, Hypertext, & Critical Theory
Topics
include cyberspace, cyborgs, visual art, body & self, anime, cyberpunk
scientific, critical theory, hypertext and so forth. Most of the
materials came from student projects at Brown University.
Advertising World from
University of Texas
Contains
links on a wide range of topics on advertising and marketing, from account
planning to outdoor advertising to web site promotion.
Newswatch
Contains links to other media watchdog groups and
organizations.
Pew Research Center for People and
the Press
Surveys
and polls on various media topics, commentary, datasets and topics in the
news.
The CDC National
Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
The U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information
on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis
(TB).
Media/Materials Clearinghouse (M/MC)
A search engine for the world's largest collection
of health communication materials by country, subject, medium, or
language.
PR Research
Resources
Published by Steven R. Van Hook, this website covers a wide-range of
topics on public relations and includes useful website links.
Associations
Infocomm Development Authority of
Singapore
Website of
the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
(IDA), which acts as the regulatory body for infocomm companies in
Singapore.
Singapore Government
website
Singapore government news and policies,
leadership and bureacracy, as well as official statistics are available on
the Singapore Government website.
Singapore Department of Statistics
Official site of the Singapore Department of
Statistics.
Communication for
Social Change Consortium
Website of an international nonprofit
organization which uses communication for better social change in poor and
marginalized communities.
MIT
Media Lab
Current research includes machines with common
sense, viral communications, "smart" prostheses, advanced sensor networks,
innovative interface design, and sociable robots.
InfoDev
Website of the Information for Development
Program, a partnership of international development agencies, coordinated
and served by World Bank. It gives support to ICT for development (ICT4D)
and helps to reduce duplication of efforts and investments.
International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)
The
ITU (part of United Nations) website covers
the entire range of telecommunication issues from standards setting to
international regulations.
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA)
This U.S.
Federal Government's official site covers domestic and international
telecommunications and information technology issues.
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The basics of social
research
Mass media research : an
introduction
Communication research :
asking questions, finding answers
Foundations of multimethod
research : synthesizing styles
How to conduct surveys : a
step-by-step guide
How to write
dissertations & project reports
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Examples of APA
Style (website)
APA Style (powerpoint)
APA Style.org (website)
Chicago
Manual of Style Online (website)
MLA Style (website)
Guide to
citation style guides (University of Iowa website)
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Last updated:
16-12-2008
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