(1) Summarizing Knowledge
(Encyclopedic Articles, Textbooks & Histories, Handbooks, Research Reviews)

Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information.  P 87.5 .E53 2001 and netLibrary 
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications.  P 87.5 .E532 2003 
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. P 29 .E48 1994
Encyclopedia of Television.  PN 1992.18 .E5 1997
Encyclopedia of Television.  PN 1992.18 .B7 1992
Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video. P 87.5 .R44 1992
Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition:Communication from Ancient Times to the Information Age.  PN 172 .E53 1996
International Encyclopedia of Communication.  P 87.5 .I5 1989
Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia Call Number. P 29 .F47 1998 
Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. P 92 .U5 H77 1987
 

Textbooks & Histories

Handbooks
Communication and Language: A Handbook of Theory and Practice.  P 107 .T48 2003
Handbook of Communication and Emotion.  BF 637 .C45 H283 1998
Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills.  HM 1111 .H36 2003
Handbook of Communication Science.
Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research.  HM 133 .H354 1999 and netLibrary
Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication.  P 96 .I5 H37 1989
Handbook of Interpersonal Communication OU Call Number.  BF 637 .C45 H287 2002
New Handbook of Organizational Communication: Advances in Theory, Research, and Methods. HD 30.3 .H3575 2001

Research Reviews
Communication Monographs.  PN 4077 .S6
Communications Outlook.  (Not held by OU)
Communication Yearbook.  P 87 .C5974
International and Intercultural Communication Annual. (Not held by OU)
Progress in Communication Sciences.  P 87 .P74
 

(2) Selective Bibliography
(Research & Subject Guides, Selective & Didactic Bibliographies, Subject Directories)

Research & Subject Guides
American Communication Association. Communication Studies Center. American Communication Association. 
Communication and the Mass Media: A Guide to Reference Literature.
Communication: A Guide to Information Sources.
Communication Research: Strategies and Sources.
Foundation for American Communications
American Orators of the Twentieth Century: Critical Studies and Sources.
Ohio State University Libraries: Communication
Rutgers University Libraries: Communication, Journalism and Media Studies Resources
University of New Mexico General Library: Communications Studies
University of Pennsylvania Libraries: Communication

Selective & Didactic Bibliographies
 

Subject Directories
Academic Info: Journalism & Communication Studies
BUBL LINK / 5:15: Communication Studies
Education Index: Communications Resources
Galaxy: Communication
Research Resources in Social Science: Communication

(3) New Information
(Most frequently cited journals, electronic texts, government information, books & monographs, news & newspapers, article databases)
 

Journals (most frequently cited)
Public Opinion Quarterly
Journal of Communication
Communication Research
Journal of Social and Personal Relations
Journal of Advertising Research
Human Communication Research
Journal of Advertising
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Communication Monographs
Political Communication

Electronic Texts
 

Government Information
US Bureau of National Affairs.  Media Law Reporter
US Federal Communications Commission.  FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions, Reports, Public Notices and Other Documents of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States.

Books & Monographs--LC Call Numbers

The following LC call number ranges may be useful when browsing a library collection's catalog:

HF5410-HF5415 Marketing Communications
P80-P99 Communication Studies
PN1990-PN1993 Broadcast Journalism
PN4800-PN6000 Print Journalism

News & Newspapers
Daily Oklahoman (1/1/1982 - present)
LexisNexis Academic
Newsbank Full Text Newspapers
NewsLink
Newspaper Source
Tulsa World (1/1/1989 - present)

Article Databases
Academic Search Elite
LexisNexis Academic
Project Muse
 

Abstracts & Indexes
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. ComIndex.
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. ComAbstracts.
Communication Abstracts
Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995.
Public Agenda. Public Agenda Online. New York: Public Agenda
Index to Journals in Mass Communication.  P 87 .I434
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA).  P 1 .L2
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) Z 7161 .S65 (see also its comparable Web of Knowledge online search service)

See other OU Libraries general and social science abstracting & indexing services here

Comprehensive, Recurrent Bibliographies

Library & Book Catalogs, Archives
University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication Library
Boston University Libraries: Beebe Communications Library
Columbia University Journalism Library
Duke University Ad*Access
National Archives
Vanderbilt University Television News Archive 


Specialized Search Engines
American Journalism Review. Newslink.
FirstGov
Search by your keyword or phrase at Internet Scout Project's archive of approx. 20,000 quality web sites.

(5) Reference Resources, Facts & Data
(Almanacs, Biographical Sources, Dictionaries , Directories, Grants & Scholarships, Job Resources, Statistical Resources)
 

Almanacs
Communication Yearbook.
Progress in Communication Sciences.

Biographical Sources
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Directory of American Scholars.  LA 2311 .D57 2002
Who's Who in the Media and Communications. Not held by OU
Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook.  P 94.5 .W65 W667 1996

Data Collections
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Princeton Survey Research Center: Poll Survey Data and Findings
Public Opinion Online accessible through the Reference section of LexisNexis Academic
Social Science Electronic Data Library

Dictionaries
Communication Handbook: A Dictionary.  P 87.5 .D46 1986
Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies.  P 87.5 .W38 1997
Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs, and Body Language Cues.
NTC’s Mass Media Dictionary.  P 87.5 .E45 1990
Webster’s New World Dictionary of Media and Communications.  P 87.5 .W45 1996
Television Industry: A Historical Dictionary.
Silva Rhetoricae: the Forest of Rhetoric.

Directories --  Associations, Organizations & Societies
American Communication Association
American Forensic Association
Annenberg Washington Program in Communications Policy Studies
Center for Nonverbal Studies
Central States Communication Association
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication
Eastern Communication Association
Encyclopedia of Associations. International organizations.  HS 17 .G3341
International Communication Association
National Communication Association
Public Relations Society of American
Southern States Communication Association
Western States Communication Association

Directories --  Companies, Vendors, etc.
Working Press of the Nation. Vol. 1: Newspaper Directory, Vol. 2: Magazines and Internal Publications, Vol. 3: TV and Radio Directory.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media.
Willings Press Guide.
United Nations. Department of Public Information. World Media Handbook.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook.
O’Dwyer’s Directory of Corporate Communications.
O’Dwyer’s Directory of Public Relations Firms.

Directories --  Discussion Groups

Directories --  Research Centers & Institutes

Grants & Scholarships

Job Resources

Statistical Resources
Study of Media and Markets. New York: Simmons Market Research Bureau,
Standard Rate and Data Services. 
 

FedStats
Statistical Abstract of the United States. HA 202 .A2 2002 
Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistical Universe