Mass Communications 

Welcome to the research guide for mass communications issues!

Use the Book Catalog box above to search for terms like these:

Advertising alcoholic beverages
Aggressiveness on television
Censorship
Freedom of speech
Women in mass media
Journalism
Mass media and children
Mass media and teenagers
Mass media and United States
Television advertising
Sex in mass media
Violence in mass media

NetLibrary is a small collection of about 5000 full-text, electronic books. You may view the chapters of the books online. Books range from classic novels to recent books on technology and include reference books. ACC students, faculty and staff may search this from off-campus.

Project Gutenberg is the oldest producer of free electronic books on the Internet. This collection contains more than 15,000 eBooks. Most are older literary works that are in the public domain in the United States. All may be freely downloaded, read and redistributed for non-commercial use.

LibriVox  offers free audio books downloadable to your IPod. Books are classic novels, etc. that are in public domain; books are read by volunteers.

Find these books on the main floor of the library. They cannot be borrowed, but are always in the library to use.

Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook
REF. HE 8689.B77 (annual)

International Television & Video Almanac
REF. HE 8698 .I55 2008

Marketing Encyclopedia
REF. HF 5415 .M29 1995

Encyclopedia of Advertising
REF. HF 5803 .A38 2003

Editor & Publisher Market Guide
REF. HF 5905 .E38 2008

Encyclopedia of New Media
REF. QA76.575 .E53 2003

Encyclopedia of Communications and Information
REF. P 87.5 E53 2001

Encyclopedia of American Radio 1920-1960
REF. PN 1991.2 .S57 2000

Encyclopedia of Television
REF. PN 1992.18 .E53 1997

Prime Time, Prime Movers
REF. PN 1992.3 .U5 M264 1995

Motion Picture Guide
REF. PN 1993 .M67 1999

Cyber Dictionary
REF. TK 5101.5 .C93 1996

Encyclopedia of Radio
REF. TK 6544 .M84 2004

Free Expression and Censorship in America
REF. Z 658.U5 F644 1997

Censorship in America: A Reference Handbook
REF. Z 658 .U5 H84 1999

Encyclopedia of Censorship
REF. Z 657 .G73 2005

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