Speech 3043

Introduction to Communication Theory--Dr. Wallace


Prepared by :
Sarah Brick Archer
Assistant Professor of Library Services
L308B, Ext. #3267, archersa@nsuok.edu

The CLIP Tutorials are available to provide reinforcement for materials covered in class.

                             Where are materials located in the library?

  First floor:  online catalog, indexes, Circulation, Reserve. map
  Second floor: online catalog, periodicals in call number order (subject) map
  Third floor:  books that can be checked out--arranged by subject. map
   John Vaughan Library Physical Overview CLIP Tutorial

                                Where can I get an overview to theories?

   International Encyclopedia of Communications Ref. P 87.5.I5 1989
   Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications Ref. P 87.5.W45 1990

                                Where can I locate information in books?

  Use the Online catalog  Try the following subject headings:
  Induction (Logic), Social interaction, Symbolic interactionism, Constructivism, Attribution (social psychology), Cognitive dissonance, Social groups, Conformity, and Persuasion (Psychology).

  Try NetLibrary for electronic books. (NetLibrary CLIP Tutorial)

  Also, try WorldCat .This is a large database of books and other resources available at libraries across the country.  Interlibrary Loan, available at the Circulation Desk, can be used to borrow these books. (Interlibrary Loan CLIP Tutorial)

                                Where can I locate information in journals?

  The following indexes would be helpful:

EbscoHost CLIP Tutorial (helpful with the five databases listed below)

Academic Search Premier 
Communication and Mass Media Complete

ERIC
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO

Wilson Omnfile CLIP Tutorial (helpful with the database listed below)

Social Sciences Index

  Each index may use different subject headings to represent the same subject.  See the example below for the concept of group cohesion.
 
 

Social Sciences Index ERIC PsycLit
social cohesion group unity group cohesion

   To locate the journals in the library, do a title search on the Online catalog.

                                How would I locate resources on the Web?

   American Communication Association [http://www.americancomm.org/]
   Communication Theory (prepared by the University of Colorado at Denver)
   International Communication Association
   National Communication Association [http://www.natcom.org/]
   Sarah Brick Archer's Speech/Theater/Dance Resources     (Subject Resources CLIP Tutorial)

Library home page 

Revised September 7, 2004 by Sarah Brick Archer, Resource Coordinator for the Dept. of Communication and Arts, NSU.
                                     Sarah's Homepage [http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~archersa]
 

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