Writing for New Media - Ramachandran: Finding Background Information
Databases for Background Information
- CQ ResearcherEach week, an in-depth report on a single, current issue is added to the database. A wide range of topics are covered, including: business, mass media, laws, arts and culture, education, the environment, family life, human rights, science and technology, religion, and world conflicts.
- EBSCOhost DatabaseThis suite of article databases provides access to the generic "Academic Search Premier" (which covers topics from A to Z) as well as subject-specific databases covering psychology, history, health, economics, education, literature, performing arts, business, gender studies, and much more!
- ProQuest NewsstandContains regional, national, and international newspapers. Some full-text available. Coverage from 1985 to present.
- Credo Reference3,000,000 full-text entries in over 500 encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, quotations, and other sources.
Examples of Encyclopedias on Media Studies
The SAGE Handbook of Media StudiesCall Number: Marriott Library LVL 2: General Collection, P90.S18 2004
Handbook of New Media: Social Shaping and Social Consequences of ICTsCall Number: Marriott Library LVL 2: General Collection, P96.T42 H36 2006
Digital Performance: A History of New Media in Theater, Dance, Performance Art, and InstallationThis is an e-book; You must be on campus or have a current uNID to access it.
Also available in print: Marriott Library, Level 2, General Collection: NX180.T4 D538 2007
Audience Evolution: New Technologies and the Transformation of Media AudiencesCall Number: Marriott Library LVL 2: General Collection, P96.A83 N35 2011
Global Media Convergence and Cultural Transformation: Emerging Social Patterns and CharacteristicsCall Number: Marriott Library LVL 2: General Collection, HM621 .G579 2011
