Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Handbooks
- American book trade directory Ref Room Z475 .A5
- Bowker annual of library and book trade information Ref Room Z731 .A47
- Gale directory of publications and broadcast media Ref Room Z6951 .A97
An annual guide to publications and broadcasting stations." - Handbook of research for Educational Communications and technology REF LB 1028.3 H3
education oriented - International directory of little magazines & small presses Ref Room Z6944.L5 D5
- International Encyclopedia of Communication REF P 87.5 .I5 1989
4 Vols. - International literary market place Ref Room Z291.5 .I58
- Literary market place : LMP Ref Room Z475 .L57
- Rand McNally ... commercial atlas & marketing guide. Ref - Atlas Collection: G1019 .R22
Detailed maps and marketing information
Additional Print Sources
Unless indicated otherwise, all of the above print resources are located at the O'Toole Library, Jersey City Campus.
Selected Internet Resources
- American Society of Newspaper Editors links to many news organizations.
- Assignment Calculator This very helpful site from the University of Minnesota lets you create a timeline of activities that are necessary to write a research paper and provides definitions, tutorials, research guides, and other helpful aides.
- Association for Educational Communication and Technology conferences, listservs, grants, research, awards
- Association for Women in Communications issues, conferences, membership
- CyberAtlas - Internet Demographics and Marketing data CyberAtlas carries stories from market research firms and others and should be a first stop for material dealing with cybermedia.
- E&P Interactive MediaInfo from Editor & Publisher has a media directory of over 11,000 online newspapers, radio and TV stations, city guides and journalism web sites. Click here for small town, college, and specialized US and international news sources. Editor & Publisher also publishes Editor & publisher market guide an important print directory that is valuable not only as a directory of newspapers but also for marketing information on small towns and regions in the US.
- Encyclopedia of Typography and Electronic Communication From Production First Software, this well-designed encyclopedia provides current definitions and examples for print and electronic typography.
- Federal Communications Commission Regulates electronic communications
- Foreign Media Reaction The U.S. Department of State produces a daily summary of foreign media opinion taken from editorials in major international newspapers, magazines and broadcast media.
- Journalism.org Sources for improvement of journalism.
- Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Located at the University of Texas at Austin, this Center provides current news about journalism in the US and Latin America and has significant links to resources in Spanish and Portuguese, including fellowships and grants.
- National Catholic Reporter Independent Catholic newspaper reporting on church and society. Includes in-depth coverage of global peace and justice issues and posts the weekly homily of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton (see "The Peace Pulpit" link)
- New York Times The full text of the Times from 1980 to the present is available via LexisNexis, along with the Times' index and abstracts from 1969. Click here for The New York Times from 1851 to 1999
- New York Times Current News Today's New York Times. Free registration required. For access to older articles see the link above to Lexis-Nexis
- News links from Saint Peter's College Libraries Links to selected newspapers and related resources, compiled by Saint Peter's College Libraries.
- Newswise Designed for science and medicine reporters, this is a database of press releases from university research labs, medical and scientific publishers, drug companies and others.
- Nua Internet Surveys Surveys on the use of the Internet in various industries and by different groups: children, seniors, etc. This Irish organization provides good coverage of trends in the EU and in Asia, as well North America.
- Pew Internet and American Life Project Research reports and news stories on the effect of the Internet in America
- Poynter Online : Diversity Bibliography Diversity resources and information for journalists from the Poynter School of Journalism.
- UCLA Center for Communication Policy Internet Project For a world-wide study of Internet use, see the Center's Internet Report, now in its third year.
- World Press Review Leading news and editorials from major world newspapers
