Edens Library Resources
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Selected Reference Books

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  • Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
    		• Ref P 87.5 E53 2002 (v.1-3)
  • Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict
    		•  Ref HM 886 E53 1999 (v.1-3)
  • Encyclopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology
    		•  Ref QA 76.575 E5368 2003
  • Film Noir: The Encyclopedia
    		•  Ref PN 1995.9 F54 F56 2010
  • The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing: For Writers, Editors, and Speakers
    		•  Ready Ref PN 218 M5 2000
  • Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion
    		•  Ref PS 153 N5 H245 2003 (v.1-3)
  • New Kabuki Encyclopedia: A Revised Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten
    		•  Ref PN 2924.5 K3 L44 1997
  • Notable Women in the American Theatre
    		• Ref PN 2285 N65 1989
  • Oxford Companion to American Theatre
    		• Ref PN 2220 B6 1992
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance
    		• Ref PN 1625 O94 2003 (v.1-2)
  • The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
    		•  Ref PN 1861 W67 2001 (v.1-6)

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    Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

    Search the Library Catalog by keyword, subject, title, or author. Edens Library offers books and other materials on a variety of Communication and Theatre subjects, including:
    Actors
    Drama
    Feminism and Theater
    Interpersonal Communication
    Oral Communication    		 Public Speaking
    Speech
    Stage Lighting Theater
    Theater--Study and teaching
    Theater--United States--History

    ..Or, you can browse the following sections in the library's General Collection and Reference areas:

    P -- Philology and Linguistics
    PN -- Performing Arts
    HM -- Sociology
    BF -- Psychology

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    Databases for Research

    *For additional databases, see the Databases for Research page.
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    *Your Columbia College email username and password are required for Remote Access. (Don't know your CC email username and password? Contact the Office of Information Technology: 786-3007)
    Academic Search Premier


    On-Campus | Remote Access     		"The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier contains indexing for over 8,000 publications, with full text for more than 4,450 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles."
    Expanded Academic ASAP


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
    (1980 - present)

    * Comprehensive periodical database covering all academic disciplines
    * Millions of full-text articles from 2000+ scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines
    * Indexing of additional professional and general periodicals

    Communication & Mass Media Complete

    On-Campus | Remote Access     		"Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline. CMMC offers cover-to-cover ("core") indexing and abstracts for over 390 journals, and selected ("priority") coverage of 200 more, for a combined coverage of nearly 600 titles. Furthermore, this database includes full text for 285 journals."
    MLA International Bibliography


    On-Campus | Remote Access
    "MLA International Bibliography 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."
    General Reference Center (Magazine Index)


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 For high school students through adults
    (1980 - present)

    * Magazine, newspaper and reference articles on a variety of topics of general interest
    * Millions of full-text articles from over 900 general magazine titles
    * Reference information from encyclopedias, dictionaries and almanacs
    * Coverage of school subjects, current events and consumer interest topics

    General OneFile


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
    (1980 - present)

    * Comprehensive periodical database covering all subjects and all types of periodicals
    * Periodicals from nearly all InfoTrac collections merged into a single database
    * Over 25 million full-text articles on all subjects from over 5000 periodical titles
    * Articles from newswires and general, professional, scholarly and children's periodicals
    * Indexing of the New York Times, other major newspapers and 8000+ periodicals

    Project Muse

    On-Campus | Remote Access
    "Provides online, worldwide institutional subscription access to the full text of over 200 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics."
    SIRS Knowledge Source


    On-Campus | Not available remotely

    For advanced middle school students through adults

    * Articles, images, reference information, Web sites and more on all subjects
    * Articles selected from 2,500+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources
    * News, current events and organized links to evaluated Web sites
    * Includes special features on - literature, terrorism and other topics
    * Interactive textbook on citizenship with teacher resources
    * Images, maps, country profiles, primary sources and Supreme Court decisions

    *This database is only available on the Columbia College campus.

    Custom Newspapers


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For all age groups

    * Full-text articles from over 100 U.S. and international newspapers
    * New York Times (2000-)
    * Christian Science Monitor (1996-)
    * Post & Courier (Charleston, SC; 2000-)
    * Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1998-)
    * 40+ other domestic papers
    * Times (London; 1996-)
    * 60+ other international papers
    * Updated 1-3 days after publication of the print newspapers.
    * Complete lists of newspapers included, with beginning dates of coverage

    Biography In Context


    On-Campus | Remote Access     		This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to vetted websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
    Contemporary Authors


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
    Dictionary of Literary Biography


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 Provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
    Gale's Literary Index

    On-Campus | Not available remotely    		 A master index for Gale Group's major literature series containing authors' biographies and critical essays on their writings. Included in the index are cross-references to more than 130,000 author names and more than 140,000 titles.

    *This database is only available on the Columbia College campus.

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    Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

    Click on the Subject/Topic below to be connected to a list of Periodical titles available through Edens Library. Articles from these periodicals are available full-text (print and/or electronic) and are excellent resources for exploring current topics in Communication and Theater.

  • Communication (General)
  • Television
  • Journalism
  • Theater
  • Linguistics
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    Recommended Internet Sites for Communication and Theatre

  • Communication
  • Speeches & Rhetoric
  • Theatre
  • News and Current Events
  • Public Opinion
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    Communication
    The American Communication Association (ACA)
    "The American Communication Association (ACA) is a not-for-profit organization, a virtual professional association with actual presence in the world of scholars and practitioners alike. ACA was created to promote academic and professional research, criticism, teaching, practical use, and exchange of principles and theories of human communication. Our community embraces researchers, teachers, business persons, and specialists located in North, Central, and South America and in the Caribbean."
    Center for Nonverbal Studies (CNS)
    "The Center for Nonverbal Studies is a private, nonprofit research center located in Spokane, Washington. Underway since October 1, 1997, the Center's mission is to advance the study of human communication in all its forms apart from language. The Center's goal is to promote the scientific study of nonverbal communication, which includes body movement, gesture, facial expression, adornment and fashion, architecture, mass media, and consumer product design."
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
    "The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967. The mission of CPB is to facilitate the development of, and ensure universal access to, non-commercial high-quality programming and telecommunications services. The fundamental purpose of public telecommunications is to provide programs and services which inform, enlighten and enrich the public."
    The Pulitzer Prize
    "The Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners is more than simply a roster of names and biographical data. It is a list of people in journalism, letters, and music whose accomplishments enable researchers to trace the historical evolution of their respective fields and the development of American society." - Seymour Topping, 'Pulitzer Prizes History'
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    Speeches & Rhetoric
    Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around the World
    "Gifts of Speech is a non-profit project, sponsored by Sweet Briar College, dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches by inspirational, influential and contemporary, women from around the world."
    American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank: The Power of Oratory in the United States
    "Index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two." Site also includes Top 100 Speeches, Rhetoric of 9-11, Rhetorical Figures in Sound, Movie Speeches, and Christian Rhetoric.
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    Public Opinion
    The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
    "The Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. We are best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories, and for our polling that charts trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes...The Center's purpose is to serve as a forum for ideas on the media and public policy through public opinion research. In this role it serves as an important information resource for political leaders, journalists, scholars, and public interest organizations. All of our current survey results are made available free of charge."
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