Research Guides: Department of Journalism and Mass Communications: Find Books

Finding Books

The resources identified in this LibGuide are by no means a comprehensive list of resources available through the Asa. H. Gordon Library.

To identify books, eBooks, DVDs, and other items in the Library's collections, use the GIL-Find catalog.
To identify materials held at other USG Libraries, use GIL-Universal catalog and our GIL Express service.
To identify materials beyond the local region, use the WorldCat catalog.

Why Books?

Books are the best source for indepth information when you really need to know a subject in and out. Typical books are structured in such a way as to lead you from little knowledge about a subject to a more thorough understanding; this cannot usually be said for web resources or articles. Scholarly articles are typically written by and for experts in a field and so cannot be easily understood by someone that is not familiar with the jargon of that subject. Web resources are often the best option for current events and up to date information, but usually do not provide any in depth examination of the information.

Recently Added

Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives by Stephen J. A. Ward
Call Number: PN4756 .G56 2013
Global Media Ethics is the first comprehensive cross-cultural exploration of the conceptual and practical issues facing media ethics in a global world. A team of leading journalism experts investigate the impact of major global trends on responsible journalism.
Foundations of Community Journalism by Bill Reader
Call Number: PN4784.C73 F78 2012
Foundations of Community Journalism is the first and only book to focus on how to understand and conduct research in this ever-increasing field. With chapters written by established journalism scholars and teachers, this book provides students and researchers with an understanding of the multiple methods applied to the study of community journalism, such as historical, social-scientific, cultural/critical, and interdisciplinary approaches. It explains what community journalism is as a research concept and offers a range of different methods and theories that can be applied to community journalism research.
News Literacy: Global Perspectives for the Newsroom and the Classroom by Paul Mihailidis
Call Number: P96.M4 N5495 2012
News Literacy gathers leading scholars, educators, and media makers to explore new approaches to thinking about, examining, and evaluating news media and civic engagement around these fundamental questions: What are the most pressing issues in news, media, and culture in a converged, digital, and global media age? What are the best educational practices to foster media literate understanding, engagement, and expression across borders, across cultures, and across divides? The book will prepare future media practitioners (and citizens) to embrace new media environments that can simultaneously empower their craft and their civic voice. This means teaching not only about the various ways new technologies are used and to what end, but also how these tools can enable better engagement with audiences, more dialog with communities, and a more nuanced understanding of how information is processed through new media platforms.
The Associated Press Stylebook 2013 by Associated Press Staff
ISBN: 9780465082995
Publication Date: 2013-07-30
The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With The AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which they are famous. Fully revised and updated, this new edition contains more than 3,000 A to Z entries—including more than 200 new ones—detailing the AP’s rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word and numeral usage. You’ll find answers to such wide-ranging questions as:

· When should the names of government bodies be spelled out and when should they be abbreviated?
· What are the general definitions of the major religious movements?
· Which companies do the big media conglomerates own?
· Who are all the members of the British Commonwealth?
· How should box scores for baseball games be filed?
· What constitutes “fair use”?
· What exactly does the Freedom of Information Act cover?

With invaluable additional sections on the unique guidelines for business and sports reporting and on how you can guard against libel and copyright infringement, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers,

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