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Advertising
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Citation Styles
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Company Research
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Criminal Justice
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Data & Statistics
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Education
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Find Local News & Data Resources
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Industry Research
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Public Health
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Public Relations
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Sociology
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Use the U.S. Census
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Current News Databases

Access World News
Full text for newspapers, newswires, blogs, transcripts, and more. Sources include not only major national and international newspapers, but also local and regional sources.
Alternative Press Index
Covers journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from over 700 international alternative, radical, and left periodicals. (EBSCO)
Dow Jones Factiva
Comprehensive, full text up-to-the-minute news and business source from Dow Jones and Reuters.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, native and minority press. (ProQuest)
New York Times
More than a newspaper for an American city, the New York Times is an international record of national and world news, as well as personal stories of how events affect individuals. 1851-3 year moving wall. (ProQuest)
Newspaper Source Plus
Full text for more than 130 national and international newspapers, including New York Times, Washington Post, Times (London). Selective full text for over 335 US newspapers. In addition, full-text radio and television news transcripts are provided. (EBSCO)

Research Databases

Business Source Complete
A business database, it covers public relations and advertising.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Indexing and abstracts for over 300 journals, and selected priority coverage of over 100 more, for a combined coverage of over 400 titles in the communication and mass media fields. Includes full text for nearly 200 journals.
GenderWatch
Coverage: (1980 - present) Database of publications on the evolution of gender roles as they affect both men and women. Includes coverage of GLBT studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies with a unique interdisciplinary approach
Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts articles from major sociology, social planning and social policy journals. Coverage includes: culture and social structure; social differentiation/ inequality, social psychology/group interaction; social welfare.

More Resources

The Workshop
A valuable resource for VCU students and faculty who need access to equipment and facilities for production. The Workshop is located on the Lower Level of Cabell Library.
American Communications Assocation
Founded in 1993, fosters scholarship in all areas of human communication, is a voice in communication law and policy, and provides evaluation and certification services for academic programs in communication study. Membership is free. Publishes American Communication Journal, an open access, peer-reviewed publication.
Newspaper Association of America (NAA)
NAA is a nonprofit organization representing the $55 billion newspaper industry. Publications are limited to member-access only, however you may benefit from other areas of the site (e.g. Trends and Numbers).
Pew Research Center
Nonpartisan "fact tank" researching and providing information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.

Finding Books

Associated Press Stylebook
Encyclopedia of Media and Communication by Marcel Danesi
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference P87.5 .E55 2013
ISBN: 9781442643147
Publication Date: 2013-04-19
The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies by Angharad N. Valdivia (Editor)
Call Number: Cabell Library Reference P87.5.I585 2013

Where do you find more options? Communication titles generally are generally classified with call numbers starting with P87 on the 4th Floor of Cabell Library, but that covers a broad range It is better to find a good title in the VCU Libraries Search, locate it on the shelf, and then see what other titles are available in its vicinity. Useful subject terms for finding relevant material (try these as search terms) may include:

Advertising
Business Communication
Communication--Political aspects
Communication and culture
Interpersonal communication
Journalism
Journalism--Editing
Mass media
Nonverbal communication
Persuasion (Psychology)
Propaganda
Public opinion
Public relations
Radio broadcasting
Television broadcasting
Violence in mass media