Patriotism and the Press

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Selected Reference Materials

Blanchard, Margaret A., ed. History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
Reference 302.230973 B639h

Europa World Year Book. London: Europa Publications Limited, 2007.
Ready Reference 341.1 E89
Note: Earlier editions (1966-) are available in the Main Collection at the same call number.

Hollis, Daniel Webster. The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Media in America. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1995.
Reference 302.230973 H742a

Hudson, Robert V. Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. New York: Garland Pub., 1987.
Reference 302.20973 H886m

Johnston, Donald H., ed. Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. San Diego, CA: Academic, 2003.
Reference 302.2303 E56o 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., 2007.
Ready Reference 329 P769
Note: Earlier editions (1928-) are available in the Main Collection at the same call number.

Rose, Cynthia, ed. American Decades Primary Sources. Detroit, Gale, 2004.
Reference 973.92 A512dp v.1-10

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

Tompkins, Vincent, ed. American Decades. Detroit: Gale, 1994-2001.
Reference 973.92 A512d v.1-10

Finding Books

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GETTING THERE:
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Finding Articles: Databases & Indexes

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Communication Studies Databases

Communication and Mass Media Complete
The most comprehensive database in communication studies.

Sage Journals Online
Provides access to all journals published by Sage (full-text online for 1999-present).

Related Databases (See Articles A-Z for all library article databases.)

America: History and Life
The primary database for locating articles on United States and Canadian history (from prehistory to the present).

Historical Abstracts
Provides access to articles appearing in history journals, with emphasis on world history from 1450 to present (excluding the U.S. and Canada which are covered in America: History and Life).

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Top source for scholarly research on politics, political science, and public affairs resources. Indexes select articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, statistical directories.

Interdisciplinary and Newspaper Databases

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

OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
Multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content-indexing, abstracts, and full text from six of Wilson's full-text databases, including Social Sciences Abstracts.

Alternative Press Index
Indexes publications covering cultural, economic, political & social change. Includes indexing from nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.

LexisNexis Academic
Deep archives and full text of all major newspapers worldwide, plus many local U.S. papers.

GETTING THE ARTICLES

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Citing Your Sources

For help using APA Style, consult the following resources:

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

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

Trexler Library handout on using APA style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apa_example.pdf.
This and other style guide handouts available from the library website.  Library Homepage -- Citation Guides (in the Research Help box).

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