Journalism Resources

The online and printed resources listed below follow a three tier scholarly communications model: knowledge, new research information, and reference tools.  Knowledge and New Information are partitioned into Content (reports, articles, books) and Finding Aids to content -- More on how to use this subject guide 

Content

Finding Aids to Content

(1) Summarizing Knowledge
(Encyclopedic Articles, Textbooks, Handbooks, Research Reviews)
(2) Selective Bibliography
(Research & Subject Guides, Selective & Didactic Bibliography, Subject Directories) 
(3) New Information
(Scholarly Journals, Electronic Texts, Government Information, Books & Monographs, News & Newspapers,
Article Databases) 
(4) Comprehensive Bibliography
(Abstracts & Indexes, Comprehensive Bibliographies, Library & Book Catalogs, Archives, Search Engines, Metasearch Engines)

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


Guide to   Title link . . . . . . . . electronic / full-text or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .on the Web or at OU
Notation      Call number link . . item's OU catalog record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . special note

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

Overview Article on Journalism
"Journalism," by D.C. Hallin, in International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. P 87.5 .E53 2001Ref (also a netLibrary item)
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. P 87.5 .E532 2003 Ref
Encyclopedia of Television, Cable and Video. P 87.5 .R44 1992 Ref
Encyclopedia of Television News PN 4888 .T4 E53 1999 Ref (also a netLibrary item)
Encyclopedia of the British Press. PN 5114 .E53 1992 Ref
History of the Mass Media in the United States: an Encyclopedia. P 92 .U5 H54 1998
International Encyclopedia of Communications. P 87.5 .I5 1989 Ref
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
World Press Encyclopedia. PN 4728 .Q53 2003 Ref
 

Textbooks & Histories
American Journalism: History, Principles, Practices  PN 4853 .A48 2002
Communities of Journalism: A History of American Newspapers and Their Readers PN 4855 .N67 2001
Form of News: A History PN 4749 .B29 2001
The Golden Age of the Newspaper
PN 4864 .D68 1999
History of American Literary Journalism: The Emergence of a Modern Narrative Form
(Not held by OU)
History of the Black Press PN 4882.5 .P75 1997
Media in America: A History
, 4th ed. (Not held by OU)
Press and America: An Interpretative History of the Mass Media PN 4855 .E6 1996
Social History of the Media: From Gutenberg to the Internet P 90 .B695 2002
Stay Tuned: A History of American Broadcasting
(Not held by OU)
Taking Their Place: A Documentary History of Women and Journalism PN 4888 .W65 B45 1993
Voices of a Nation: A History of Mass Media in the United States P 92 .U5 F58 1998


Handbooks
Associated Press Broadcast News Handbook PN 4783 .K35 2001 Ref
Handbook on Mass Media in the United States: The Industry and its Audiences. P 92 .U5 H36 1994
Violence and the Media: A Reference Handbook (a netLibrary item)


State-of-the-area Research Reviews
Communication Yearbook. P 87 .C5974
Communications Outlook (Not held by OU)
Progress in Communication Sciences. P 87 .P74, OU latest is 2001



Laws for Mass Media & Communication
 

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


Research & Subject Guides
American Advertising: A Reference Guide HF 5823 .W55 1988l Ref
Associated Press Guide to Internet Research and Reporting ZA 4201 .B38 2001Ref
Auburn University: Journalism
Columbia University Libraries: Journalism Library Resources 
Communication and the Mass Media: A Guide to the Reference Literature P 90 .B53 1991 Ref
Guide to Sources in American Journalism History  PN 4731 .G95 1989 Ref
Keyguide to Information Sources in Media Ethics  P 94 .M22 1998 Ref
Journalism: A Guide to the Reference Literature  PN 4731 .C38 1997 Ref & netLibrary
Mass Communications Research Resources: An Annotated Guide  HE 7631 .M377 1998
Newspapers: A Reference Guide PN 4855 .S38 1987 Ref
The Ohio State University Libraries: Journalism
Rutgers University Libraries: Communication, Journalism and Media Studies Resources
University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries: Study Guide for Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Georgia Libraries: Social Sciences: Journalism/Mass Communication
University of Iowa: Journalism Resources
The University of New Mexico General Library: Journalism

 

Selective & Didactic Bibliographies
 

Subject Directories

Academic Info:  Journalism and Communication Studies

Education Index:  Communications Resources

Galaxy:  Journalism

Librarians' Index to the Internet:  Mass Media

Open Directory:  Journalism

The Virtual Library:  Journalism

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

Journals (most frequently cited)
American Journalism  PN 4700 .A39
Communication Research P 91 .C56. Also available online in Electronic Collections Online and Information Quest
Discourse & Society
(Not held by OU)
Human Communication Research P 87 .H8
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly  PN 4700 .J7. Also available online in ABI/INFORM Global
Journal of Advertising HF 5801 .J59l. Also available online
Journal of Advertising Research HF 5801 .J6. Also available online in ABI/INFORM Global, Business & Company Resource Center, Business Source Elite, and General Business File ASAP
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media MICROFICHE SERIAL 377 2. Also available online in Academic Search Elite, MasterFILE Premier, and Business & Company Resource Center
Journal of Communication  P 87 .J6.  Also available online in ABI/INFORM Global and Electronic Collections Online
Media, Culture & Society
(Not held by OU)
Political Communication  JF 1525 .P8 P64. Also available online in Academic Search Elite and Ingenta Select
Public Culture.  Available online in Electronic Collections Online and Project Muse
Public Opinion Quarterly HM 261 .A1 P8. Also available online in ABI/INFORM Global and JSTOR
 

Electronic Texts
 

Government Information
DefenseLink 
FECinfo 
Federal Bulletin Board  
Federal Communications Commission 
Foreign Government Resources on the Web 
Frequently Used Sites Related to U. S. Federal
Government Information
GPO Access 
Stateline.org   
University of Oklahoma Libraries Government Documents  
US National Telecommunications Information Administration 
US State and Local Gateway 

Monographs & Books
Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11 (Not held by OU)
Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect.  PN 4756 .K67 2001
Ethics for Journalists.  PN 4756 .K37 2001
From Yahweh to Yahoo!: The Religious Roots of the Secular Press.  PN 4888 .R44 U53 2002
Journalism and New Media.  PN 4784 .E53 P38 2001
Mission: Journalism, Ethics, and the World: International Topics in Media. PN 4756 .M57 2002
News About the News: American Journalism in Peril.  PN 4855 .D64 2002
Online Communication: Linking Technology, Identity, & Culture (netLibrary item)
Reporting Back: Notes on Journalism. PN 4733 .R59 2002
Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web. (Not held by OU)
Twilight of Press Freedom: The Rise of People's Journalism.  PN 4749 .M47 2001
 

News & Newspapers

Newsbank Full Text Newspapers
Newspaper Source
 

Article Databases
ABI/INFORM Global
Academic Search Elite
LexisNexis Academic
 

(4) Comprehensive Bibliography
(Abstracts & Indexes, Comprehensive Bibliographies, Library & Book, Catalogs, Archives, Search Engines, Metasearch Engines)

Abstracts & Indexes
ArticleFirst
Dissertations Abstracts
ERIC
Ethnic NewsWatch
PAIS International
Sociological Abstracts

Library & Archives, Book Catalogs--Archives
Ad*Access Project (Duke University)
Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920 (Duke University)
Museum of Broadcast Communications
National Media Archive (Canada)
Newseum (Freedom Forum)
Newsfilm Library (Univ. of South Carolina)
Newspaper Archives on the Web (SLA News Division Website)
Political Commercial Archive (Univ. of Oklahoma)
Television News Archives (Vanderbuilt University)

Library & Archives, Book Catalogs--Libraries
Columbia University
Freedom Forum International News Libraries
Indiana University - Bloomington
Iowa State University
Library of American Broadcasting
Library of Congress Newspaper and Current Periodical Room
National Press Club Library
Nieman Foundation Bill Kovach Collection (Harvard University)
Ohio State University
Poynter Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
University of South Florida
University of Southern California - Annenberg School

Search Engines
Daypop
FirstGov
Google
Infomine: Social Sciences and Humanities 
NewsTrove.com 
Teoma 
Yahoo! News

Metasearch Engines
Dog pile  
Globito!
ixquick
Killerinfo
 

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

Almanacs
Infoplease.com
International Television and Video Almanac HE 8698 .I62 Ref
Oklahoma Almanac (OU Resource)
World Almanac (OU Database)
The World Almanac and Book of Facts AY 67 .N5 W7 Ref

Biographical Sources
Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism PN 4871 .B56 1989 Ref
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography.com
Biography Resources -- Librarian's Index to the Internet
Cambridge dictionary of American biography CT 213 .C36 1995 Ref
Current Biography Yearbook CT 100 .C8 latest in Ref
Dictionary of American Biography
LexisNexis Academic (Biographical Information is under Reference)
Lives, the Biography Resource
New York Times Obituaries Index, 1858-1968 CT 213 .N47 Ref & Microform
New York Times Obituaries Index II, 1969-1978 CT 213 .N53 1980 Ref & Microform
Who's Who in America E 176 .W642 various locations

Data Collections

Dictionaries
Bartelby.com
Broadcaster's Dictionary: Dictionary of Terms, Directory of Associations and Government Agencies, Broadcasting Techniques, Solutions, Circuits TK 6544.M37 1987
Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies  P 87.5 .W38 1997
Elsevier's dictionary of advertising in English, German, French and Russian  HF 5803 .M36 2002
Facts on File Dictionary of Film and Broadcast terms  P 87.5 .P43 1991 Ref
International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film PN 1990.4 .B64 1995 Ref
Language Dictionaries and Translators
One Look Dictionaries
Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications P 87.5.W45 Ref
yourdictionary.com

Directories -- Academic Departments, Schools, Colleges
University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism - Ohio University
Indiana University School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Missouri School of Journalism
New York University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
S.I. Newhouse Communications Center at Syracuse University
U.C.Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
University of Iowa - School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Journalism
USC Annenberg School for Communication
University of Texas-Austin College of Communication

Directories --  Associations, Organizations & Societies

Directories --  Companies, Vendors, etc.
Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook HF 6146 .R3 B732 Ref
Communication Serials (Not held by OU)
Editor & Publisher International Year Book PN 4700 .E412 Ref
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media Z 6951 .A97 Ref
Journalism and Mass Communication Directory
(Not held by OU)
News Media Yellow Book (on order)
Ulrichsweb  (OU database)
Willing's Press Guide Z 6956 .E5 W5 Ref
Working Press of the Nation  Z 6951 .W6 Ref

Directories --  Discussion Groups

Directories --  Research Centers & Institutes

Grants & Scholarships

Job Resources

Statistical Resources
American FactFinder
Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology. HA 17 .V64 1999 Ref
Facts About Newspapers
FedStats
InfoNation
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistical Universe (OU online resource)

Style Manuals
Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual  PN 4783 .A83 1998
Fine Art of Copyediting: Including Advice to Editors on How to Get Along with Authors, and Tips on Style for Both PN 162 .S735 2002
Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers, and Journalists ZA 4201 .I566 2000
Language of News: A Journalist's Pocket Reference PN 4783 .B68 1994
Making the Newsmakers : International Handbook on Journalism Training PN 4785 .G38 1992
Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook P 92 .M5 M37 1994
New York Times Manual of Style and Usage PN 4783 .S57 1999
UPI Stylebook : The Authoritative Handbook for Writers, Editors & News Directors PN 4783 .U65 1993 Ref
Wired Style

 


This subject guide was last updated in Oct, 2003.  Contact Dr. Bob Swisher with comments and recommendations:  bswisher@ou.edu