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Section I: Library Acquisition/Book Lists | Communication Studies Publications Devoted to Book Reviews | Communication Studies Publications that Include Book Reviews | Library Publications that Include General Book Reviews
Section II: Print Publishers: Commercial Publishers | Print Publishers: Domestic University Publishers | Print Publishers: British University Publishers | Video Vendors
Section III: Bibliography of Sources Related to Collection Development & Assessment
Introduction
Librarians today face unique challenges in the collection development process for communication studies. These challenges include limited collection budgets, an interdisciplinary subject area, the rapid progression and metamorphosis of the disciplines within communication studies and the increasing significance of additional media formats. To assist the collection development needs of librarians in this area, we have created the Library Resources for Communication Studies web page. It provides resources for librarians providing collection development in the area of communication studies. The Book Reviews/Book Lists section contains general information on acquisitions/book lists and book review sources. The Publishers and Vendors section is an international directory of commercial and academic book publishers as well as vendors of documentary videos. It includes links to relevant web sites and email addresses. The Bibliography section includes a select list of journal articles and books devoted to the collection development process. The Library Resources for Communication Studies web page is a starting point in the collection development process for library staff working in an academic, public or private library or information center. We hope the resources it takes you to will help you to do your job and in so doing, improve librarianship among communication studies librarians everywhere.
Section I: Book Reviews/Library Book Lists
Library Acquisition/Book Lists
Journalism Library New Book List published twice a year is an un-annotated listing of new titles at the University of Missouri-Columbia Journalism Library.
New Books in Communication a list generated quarterly by the University of California, San Diego Social Sciences and Humanities Library. The current list is displayed directly by the online catalog. Previous lists are archived back to July-September 2002. Contact person is Elliot Kanter (ekanter@ucsd.edu).
New Books in the Communications Library published quarterly by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Communications Library, is a listing of new titles with brief, un-evaluative descriptions arranged by subject category. Subjects include: advertising, marketing, communication technologies, environment, culture studies, ethics, graphics, animation, history, biography, international communication and perspectives, media, mass communication, media economics, newspapers, newspaper writing, photography, photojournalism, popular culture, print journalism, broadcast journalism, public affairs, political communication, and public opinion, public relations, radio, television, film, telecommunications, theory, methodology, women, and minorities. Contact person is Lisa Romero (L-ROMERO@UIUC.EDU).
Ohio State University Journalism Library New Book List published twice a year is an un-annotated listing of new titles at Ohio State University Journalism Library. Contact person is Eleanor Block (block3@osu.edu)
Communication Studies Publications Devoted to Book Reviews
CBQ: Communication Booknotes Quarterly (ISSN 1094-8007) a review service for books, reports, documents, and electronic publications on all aspects of mass communication, telecommunication, and the information industry. Subject areas of interest include: advertising/public relations, cable television, economic studies, the information industry, mass communication, popular and critical studies, reference/on-line resources, television, books and publishing, cartoons and comic art, electronic media, history/policy, journalism (all aspects), motion pictures, radio, telecommunication, and computer industry and history. Issues often begin with a review essay concerning publications about a specific topic.
Communication Research Trends (ISSN 0144-4646) published quarterly, each issue is a review essay on a particular topic in communication studies. The essays attempt to present an overview of research being done on that topic around the world.
Communication Studies Publications that Include Book Reviews
American Journalism (ISSN 0882-1127) is a publication of the American Journalism Historians Association. Publishes articles on the history of journalism that focus on social, legal, economic, intellectual, political, or legal issues.
Asian Journal of Communication (ISSN 0129-2986) is published by the Asian media Information and Communication Centre and the School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. It aims to facilitate the understanding of the process of communication in the Asia Pacific region by publishing articles that develop communication theory, report empirical research, and describe advances made in research methodology. Preference is given to articles on subjects relevant to the Asia Pacific region.
British Journalism Review (ISSN 0956-4748) is a forum for analysis and debate, to monitor the media, submit the best as well as the worst to scrutiny, and to raise the level of the dialogue. It is intended to appeal not only to journalists, whether in newspapers, radio and television, or online, but also to media academics and students and to everyone who cares about communication.
Business Communication Quarterly (ISSN 1080-5699) is a publication of the Association for Business Communication. The journal’s scope is interdisciplinary, drawing theoretical foundations, research methods, and knowledge from disciplines as diverse as management, rhetoric, organizational behavior, composition, speech, mass communication, psychology, linguistics, listening, information technology, education, and history to name a few.
Canadian Journal of Communication (ISSN 0705-3657) publishes Canadian research and scholarship in the field of communication and journalism studies. Particular attention is paid to research that has a distinctive Canadian flavor by virtue of choice of topic or by drawing on the legacy of Canadian theory and research.
Columbia Journalism Review (ISSN 0010-194X) helps foster a heightened public awareness of the challenges facing American journalism and also to its centrality to American democracy and life.
Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research (ISSN 0341-2059) publishes material concerned with investigation of the structure and function of mass communication processes and their impact on society and social. The Journal is also interested in material covering intrapersonal, interpersonal, organization communication. Special attention is addressed to topics concerning communication theory and methodology; mass media and production of mediated messages; media use, reception processes, and media impact; mass media content, message systems and cultivation; political and marketing communication, advertising, public relations and propaganda; new media technologies and electronic networks; media history and media development.
Convergence: The Journal of Research into New Media Technologies (ISSN 1354-8565) addresses the creative, social, political and pedagogical issues raised by the advent of new media technologies.
Discourse & Society (ISSN 0957-9265) explores the relevance of discourse analysis to the social sciences. It stimulates a problem-oriented and critical approach and pays particular attention to the political implications of discourse and communication.
European Journal of Communication (ISSN 0267-3231) publishes on communication theory and research issues across disciplinary and national boundaries. Key areas of interest include: comparative research in and across Europe and globally, major debates on policy developments, theoretical and empirical work, and the social, political and economic implications of new communication technologies. The book review section includes books published in various European languages, regular review essays on publications in specialized areas, and an extensive notes section.
Feminist Media Studies (ISSN 1468-0777) provides a transdisciplinary, transnational forum for researchers pursuing feminist approaches to the field of media and communication studies, with attention to the historical, philosophical, cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions and analysis of sites including print and electronic media, film and the arts, and new media technologies. Also includes video reviews.
Film Quarterly (ISSN 0015-1386) publishes articles in the areas of film theory and criticism, film history, documentary, and analysis work on television and independent video. Includes assessments of national cinemas and world film makers.
Global Media and Communication (ISSN 1742-7665) is an international refereed journal serving as a key forum for articulating critical debates and developments in the continuously changing global media and communications environment.
Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics (ISSN 1081-180X) is dedicated to analyzing the interaction of the press, politics, and public policymaking. The journal covers a broad spectrum of intellectual disciplines including political communications, journalism and public policy, international news, race, gender and the press, and campaigns and elections.
Information Communication & Society (ISSN 1369-118X) publishes work on the social, economic and cultural impact of the emerging properties of the new information and communications technologies.
International Communication Bulletin (ISSN 0018-8824) explores communication and mass communication phenomena within cultural and historical perspectives. Areas of interest within mass communication include: critical and cultural approaches to communication research; feminist theory; the study of mass-mediated representations of race, gender, class, and sexual orientation; the role of the visual image in contemporary culture; postmodernist, poststructuralist and postcolonial perspectives on mass communication.
International Journal of Advertising (ISSN 0265-0487) publishes on all aspects of marketing communications. The journal’s scope includes: media and direct advertising, public relations, sales promotion and sponsorship; domestic, business and government targets; the roles, behaviour and interaction of advertisers/sponsors, agencies, the media and target audiences, the economic, social, technological and regulatory environment and research and measurement of the effects of effectiveness of campaigns.
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (ISSN 0883-8151) an international quarterly devoted to advancing knowledge and understanding of communication and the electronic media. The Journal contains original research that examines a broad range of issues concerning the electronic media, including their historical, technological, economic, policy, cultural, and social dimensions.
Journal of Communication (ISSN 0021-9961) is the official publication of the International Communication Association. It publishes on all aspects of communication, especially research whose significance crosses subdisciplinary boundaries.
Journal of Communication Inquiry (ISSN 0196-8599) emphasizes interdisciplinary inquiry into communication phenomena and particularly alternative perspectives in theory and method.
Journal of Consumer Culture (ISSN 1469-5405) is designed to support and promote the dynamic expansion in interdisciplinary research focused on consumption and consumer culture, opening up debates and areas of exploration.
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (ISSN 1077-6990) published by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, focuses on research in journalism and mass communication. Each issue features reports of original investigation, presenting the latest developments in theory and methodology of communication, international communication, journalism history, and social and legal problems. The book review section also includes a list of newly released titles.
Journal of Mass Media Ethics (ISSN 0890-0523) is devoted to explorations of ethics problems and issues in the various fields of mass communication. Emphasis is placed on exploring the philosophical bases of decisions, reports from empirical studies, and literature searches and reviews dealing with mass media content and the behavior of practitioners in journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and other mass communication disciplines.
Journal of Radio Studies (ISSN 1095-5046) publishes articles pertaining to any area of radio. Subjects include, but are not limited to, formats & programming, new technology, policy issues, rating systems, commercial & non-commercial networks, radio history, management & innovation, personalities, radio popular culture, interpersonal & rhetorical studies, propaganda, social movements, advertising/sales, market concentration, internet radio, alternative formats, diversity, gender issues, international radio, and others areas. Includes book and video reviews.
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator (ISSN 1077-6958) supports faculty and student discovery, the acquisition of knowledge and skills, and their creative application to issues of import, both within and beyond classroom and Web site. The journal focuses on learning and teaching, curriculum, educational leadership, and related exploration of higher education within a context of journalism and mass communication.
Journalism History (ISSN 0094-7679) publishes articles on topics related to the full scope of mass communication history. They may discuss individuals, institutions, or events.
Journalism Studies (ISSN 1461-670X) explores the widest range of media within which journalism is conducted; radio, newspaper, magazines, television, multimedia and new technologies. Topics cover a range of journalistic specialties such as sport, entertainment and fashion, as well as central concerns of news, current affairs, and politics.
Media Culture & Society (ISSN 0163-4437) provides research and discussion concerning the media, including the newer information and communication technologies, within their political, economic, cultural and historical contexts.
Media International Australia (ISSN 1324-5325) publishes research on the media, telecommunications and the cultural industries, and the policy regimes within which they operate.
New Media & Society (ISSN 1461-4448) is an international journal designed to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the examination of the social dynamics of media and information change. Topics include: digitalization and convergence, interactivity and virtuality, consumption and citizenship, innovation, regulation and control, cultures of the Internet, patterns and inequalities of use, community and identity in electronic space, time and space in global culture and everyday life, and politics of cyberspace.
Newspaper Research Journal (ISSN 0739-5329) provides information to bridge journalism educators and newspaper professionals.
Nordicom Review (ISSN 0349-6244) includes research on journalism, media and communication undertaking in the Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. In addition to book reviews includes a new literature section with brief abstracts of recent articles.
Political Communication (ISSN 1058-4609) includes research on the practices, processes, and policy implications of political communication in all its forms.
Public Relations Review (ISSN 0363-8111) devoted to articles that examine public relations in depth.
Quarterly Review of Film and Video (ISSN 1050-9208) publishes articles in the area of moving image studies including film, video, and digital imagery studies.
Quill & Scroll (ISSN 0033-6505) presents authoritative notices and information about the International Honorary Society for High School Journalists.
Southern Communication Journal (ISSN 1041-794x) publishes original scholarship that makes significant contributions to understanding human communication.
Southern Review (ISSN 0038-4526) is an interdisciplinary journal focusing on the connections between communication and politics. The journal is interested in communication and cultural technologies, their histories, producers and audiences, policies and texts.
Telecommunication Policy (ISSN 0308-5961) is concerned with the changing roles of telecommunications in the economy and society. Its scope includes issues of telecom reform at national, regional and international levels, including issues confronting both developed and developing countries. It pays particular attention to the implications of convergence for knowledge infrastructure development, management and regulation.
Television Quarterly (ISSN 0040-2796) deals critically with television's role in society, covers cutting-edge developments and historical trends in the field in a lively, non-academy manner.
Velvet Light Trap (ISSN 0149-1830) devoted to investigating historical questions that illuminate the understanding of film and other media.
Visual Communication (ISSN 1470-3572) is an interdisciplinary journal bringing together articles from a range of subjects, including: anthropology, communication studies, discourse studies and semiotics, media and cultural studies, sociology, disciplines dealing with history, theory and practice of visual design.
Women’s Studies in Communication (ISSN 0749-1409) provides a feminist forum for research, reviews, and commentary that advance the understanding of the relationships between communication and women, gender, and feminisms.
Library Publications that Include General Book Reviews
Booklist and Reference Books Bulletin (ISSN 0006-7385) are programs of the American Library Association’s Publishing Committee. The purpose is to provide a guide to current print and audiovisual material worthy of consideration for purchase by small and medium-sized public libraries and school media centers. Includes sections on adult fiction and nonfiction.
Choice (ISSN 0009-4978) is a monthly review service published by the Association of College and Research Libraries particularly to support undergraduate library collections. Communication is included in the topical index.
Library Journal (ISSN 0363-0277) each issues includes some 7500 evaluative reviews written by librarians on everything from books, audio and video, CD-ROMs, websites, and magazines. Communication is included as a subject in the subject index.
Publisher’s Weekly (0000-0019) serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing and sale of the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats.
Section II: Publishers and Vendors
Print Publishers: Commercial Publishers
Print Publishers: Domestic University Publishers
Print Publishers: British University Publishers
Video Vendors
Section III: Bibliography of Sources Related to Collection Development and Assessment
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Assessing and Selecting Journals for Your Library's Core List. Information Outlook. v. 7:11 (November 2003) p. 40-2, 45.
Carrigan, D.P. Collection development--evaluation. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. v. 22 (July 1996) p. 273-8.
Dobson, C., et. al., Collection evaluation for interdisciplinary fields: a comprehensive approach. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. v. 22 (July 1996) p. 279-84.
Emanuel, M. A Collection Evaluation in 150 Hours. Collection Management. v. 27:3/4 (2002) p. 79-93.
Gabriel, Michael R. Collection Development and Collection Evaluation: a sourcebook. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1995.
Kirkwood, H.P. Academic issues in E-journal selection and evaluation [presented at the 1999 NASIG Conference]. The Serials Librarian. v. 38: 1/2 (2000) p. 169-74.
Leathem, C. Issues in electronic journals selection and management. Internet Reference Services Quarterly. v. 3:3 (1998) p. 15-28.
Lee, H. Collection Development as a Social Process. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. v. 29:1 (January 2003) p. 23-31.
Rubin, Rebecca B., Rubin, Alan M. and Piele, Linda J. Communication Research : strategies and sources, 5th edition. Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 2000.
Safley, E., et. al., Does a Core Exist? Electronic Journals Available in Selected Fields. The Serials Librarian. v. 44:3/4 (2003) p. 303-9.
Sathe, N A; Grady, J L; Giuse, N B. Print versus electronic periodicals: a preliminary investigation into the effect of periodical format on research processes. Journal of the Medical Library Association. v. 90:2 Apr 2002, p.235-43.
Saxton, Elna L; Slaughter, Philenese. Use studies: tools for understanding changing patterns of serials use. The Serials Librarian. v. 44:3/4 2003, pp.261-264.
Smith, E.T. Assessing Collection Usefulness: An Investigation of Library Ownership of the Resources Graduate Students Use. College & Research Libraries. v. 64:5 (September 2003) p. 344-55.
Ward, S.M., et. al., Collection Development Based on Patron Requests: collaboration between interlibrary loan and acquisitions. Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services. v. 27:2 (Summer 2003) p. 203-13.
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