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Communications Subject Guide Databases and Journal Indexes The following databases are only available to faculty, staff, and students of Charleston Southern University: Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)  A general, multi-disciplinary database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals Contemporary Literary Criticism Select Provides extensive biographical and critical information on more than 600 significant authors. Dictionary of Literary Biography Contains more than 11,700 biocritical essays on authors and their works written by academic scholars. EBSCO eBook Collection A collection of over 21,000 electronic books available in full text online. These titles may be searched in the library's catalog or directly in the EBSCO database. Formerly known as NetLibrary, titles in this collection cover all subject areas. Essay and General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson on EBSCOhost) A unique reference database that cites records contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. More than 320 single and multi-authored volumes are indexed annually with more than 20 selected annuals and serial publications. Focuses on the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film. Expanded Academic (InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals. General OneFile (InfoTrac) A general database that contains full text and indexed articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals in most disciplines ranging from architecture to biology and history to mathematics. JSTOR An archive of scholarly journals that offers high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. Select Advanced Search to choose discipline title. MagillOnLiterature This database contains editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature. MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOHost) Offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 1.8 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. Opposing Viewpoints in Context Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, it features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Oxford Journals Online Provides abstract and full text access to journals published by Oxford University Press. Disciplines covered in Oxford Journals are the humanities, law, life sciences, mathematics & physical sciences, medicine, and social sciences. Oxford Reference Online Premium Combines language and subject reference works together to form a large reference library. It contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works. The section for Performing Arts is found under "Subjects & Books." SIRS Knowledge Source A comprehensive database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, SIRS WebSelect, SIRS Discoverer, and Discoverer WebFind. SIRS provides relevant, credible, full text information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Print Sources REFERENCE Chronology of American Musical Theater (Ref. ML 1711.8 .N3 N67 2002 V. 1-3) Drama Dictionary (Ref. PN 1625 .H64 1988) Landmark American Speeches (Ref. PS 662 .L36 2001 v. 1-3) Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History (Ref. PN 6122 .L4 1997) McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama (Ref. PN 1625 .M3 1984 V. 1-5) Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance (Ref. PN 2035 .O92 2003 V. 1-2) Talking with Your Hands, Listening with Your Eyes (Ref. HV 2474 .G73 2003) READY REFERENCE American Drama Criticism (Ref. PS 332 .E4 1979; suppl. 1 1984 - suppl. 4 1996) Drama Criticism (Ref. PN 1601 .D59 v. 1 -) CIRCULATING COLLECTION Best Plays (PN 2266 .A2 B4 1919/20 -) Presentations in Everyday Life: Strategies for Effective Speaking (PN 4129.15 .D35 2001) Presenter's Fieldbook (PN 4121 .G3119 1997) Internet Resources American Communication Association
Center for Nonverbal Studies
Douglass: Archives of American Public Address Dramatists Play Service
National Communication Association
Performing Arts in America 1875-1923 (New York Public Library Digital Library Collection) Journals and Magazines The following journals are available in the CSU library: American Annals of the Deaf Audio visual communication review Central States Speech Journal College Composition and Communication Communication Education Communication Monographs Communication Quarterly Communication Research Reports: CRR Communication Studies Communication world Comparative Drama Critical Studies in Media Communication CSMC The Drama Review: TDR Entertainment Design Film Comment Journal of Communication Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research: JSLHR Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Modern Drama The Quarterly Journal of Speech The Southern Communication Journal Speech Monographs Speech Teacher Telecommunications Vital Speeches of the Day Find a list of e-journals in communications available at CSU |
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