Communication in the Global Community

Selected Reference Materials

Alali, A. Odasuo, and Gary W. Byrd. Terrorism and the News Media: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1994.
Reference 016.303 A317t

Bahmueller, Charles F., ed. World Conflicts and Confrontations. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2000.
Reference 909.82 B151w v.1-4

Bercovitch, Jacob and Richard Jackson. International Conflict: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and their Management, 1945-1995. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1997.
Reference 909.825 B486i

Bertucci, Mary Lou. ed. Encyclopedia of Human Rights, 2nd ed. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis, 1996.
Reference Collection 323.403 E56o

Brogan, Patrick. World Conflicts, 3rd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
Reference 303.6 B866w

Buergenthal, Thomas, Dinah Shelton, and David P. Stewart. International Human Rights in a Nutshell, 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 2002.
Reference 341.481 B928i

Burgess, Heidi and Guy M. Burgess. Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997.
Reference 303.6903 B955e

Harper, F.J., ed. Treaties and Alliances of the World, 7th ed. Detroit: Gale Research, 2002.
Reference 341.2 T484a

Herbst, Philip. Talking Terrorism: A Dictionary of the Loaded Language of Political Violence. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
Reference 302.603 H538t

International Encyclopedia of Communications. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reference 302.2303 I61e v.1-4

Johnston, Donald H., ed. Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. San Diego, CA: Academic, 2003.
Reference 302.2303 E56o v.1-4

Kritzer, Herbert M., ed. Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.
Reference 340.03 K92L v.1-4

Langley, Winston. Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Reference 323.03 L283e

Mannes, Aaron. Profiles in Terror: The Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
Reference 303.6250956 M282p

Osmanczyk, Edmund Jan. Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements, 3rd ed. New York : Routledge, 2003.
Reference 341.2303 O83e v.1-4

Political Handbook of the World. New York: Published for the Center for Comparative Political Research of the State University of New York at Binghamton and for the Council on Foreign Relations by McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2006.
Ready Reference 329 P769
Note: Older editions (1928- ) in Main Collection at same call number.

Poole, Hilary, ed. Human Rights: The Essential Reference. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999.
Reference 323 H918ri

Rights of Women: A Guide to the Important United Nations Treaties for Women's Human Rights, 2nd ed. New York: International Women's Tribune Centre, 1998.
Reference 341.481 R571o

Schement, Jorge Reina, ed. Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002.
Reference 302.203 E56o v.1-3

The Europa World Year Book. London, England: Europa Publications Limited, 2006.
Ready Reference 341.1 E89
Note: Previous editions in Main Collection at same call number.

The World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: Newspaper Enterprise Association, 2006.
Ready Reference 317.3 W927
Note: Previous editions (every 5th year, 1935- ) in Main Collection at same call number.

Watson, James and Anne Hill. A Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies, 4th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
Reference 302.2 W339d, 1997

Online

The following online resources might be useful providing overviews, history, and data on individual countries.

CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
A standard source for current data on countries of the world.

Library of Congress Country Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
A gateway to recommended sources on specific countries.
From the site: "Portals to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria."

Library of Congress Country Studies: Area Handbook Series
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
From the site: "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world." Note that some of the entries have not been updated in recent years. Check for currency.

US Department of State: Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn
Great for current information on specific countries, particularly relevant to U.S. foreign relations.
From the site: "These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the Department's regional bureaus and are added to the database of the Department of State website you are now using."

Finding Articles

• See a list of all databases at http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/articles/databases/alphabetical.html.
  
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  Library Homepage    Finding Articles    Periodical Databases & Indexes    Alphabetical List / News / Social Sciences.


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NEWS

***Lexis Nexis
Indexes and provides full-text of major national and international newspapers, newswires, select journals and magazines, and legal publications. Updated daily. Coverage varies by publication.

***World News Connection
Click here for required password.
Translated and English-language news and information, as well as regional coverage from Central Eurasia, East Asia, East Europe, The Americas, China, Near East & South Asia, West Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Source materials include: newspaper articles, conference proceedings, television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports.

News and Newspapers Online (University of North Carolina, Greensboro)
http://library.uncg.edu/news/
A gateway that provides links to thousands of local, national, and international newspapers and news web sites that offer free access to current, full-text, and general-interest news.

SCHOLARLY

***Communication and Mass Media Complete
The most comprehensive database in Communication Studies. Indexing and abstracting for hundreds of journals. Article full-text is available for many of those titles.

Academic Search Premier
Large and diverse database that covers most academic disciplines, including Media and Communication Studies. Contains both scholarly and non-academic resources. Includes many articles in full text.

OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
A full text "mega" database comprised of various smaller databases from separate academic disciplines. Its general scope includes general sciences, humanities, The Reader's Guide, social sciences, and business.

***Highly Recommended Resource

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GETTING THE ARTICLES

1. When searching for articles, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.


2. If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
   • Some databases have a Search Trexler Library for this title link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
   • Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title. Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.


3. If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
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   • Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage    Finding Articles    Getting a Copy of an Article). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions.

Citing Your Sources

For help using APA Style, consult the following resources:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 p976m 2001 (at Reference Desk)

Concise Rules of APA Style.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2005.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.06615 C744r (at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using APA style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf

Writer's Handbook (Writing Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html

Try NoodleBib Express for a quick tutorial on APA Style: http://www.noodletools.com/login.php.

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