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Communication Sources:  A Selected Bibliography: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Fact Books

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and fact books contain background information. Some are specialized, disciplinary sources, while others are more general in nature and contain information on topics of all kinds. Encyclopedias and dictionaries include either in-depth essays or shorter definitions of terms, sometimes both, and often will contain a list of references at the end of each entry or at the end of the source. Fact books contain such things as statistical charts, compendia of facts, and other information brought together in a convenient format.

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Barnouw, Erik et al., editors. International Encyclopedia of Communications. New York: Oxford University, 1989.
WOO ref. P87.5.I5 1989

Brown, Les. Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television. New York: New York Zoetrope, 1982.
WOO ref. PN1992.I8.B7 1982

Connors, Tracy Daniel. Longman Dictionary of Mass Media and Communication. New York: Longman, 1982.
WOO ref. P87.5.L66 1982

Delk, James H. A Comprehensive Dictionary of Audiology. 3rd ed., rev. and enl. Sioux City, Iowa: Hearing Aid Journal, 1973.
WOO ref. RF122 .D44 1975

Devito, Joseph A. The Communication Handbook: A Dictionary. New York: Harper and Row, 1986.
WOO ref. P87.5.D46 1986

Diamant, Lincoln editor. The Broadcast Communications Dictionary. Revised and expanded 3rd ed. New York: Greenwood, 1989.
WOO ref. PN1990.4.D5 1989

Einstein, Daniel. Special Edition: A Guide to Network Television Documentary Series and Special News Reports, 1955-1979. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1987.
WOO ref. PN1992.8.D6E56 1987

Einstein, Daniel. Special Edition: A Guide to Network Television Documentary Series and Special News Reports, 1980-1989. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997. An update to the 1955-1979 edition by the same title.
WOO ref. PN1992.8.D6E56 1997

Lanham, Richard A. A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1991.
WOO ref. PE1445.A2L3 1991

McDonald, James R. The Broadcaster's Dictionary. Denver, CO: Wind River, 1986.
WOO Science ref. TK6544.M37 1987

McNeil, Alex. Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present. 2nd ed. New York: Penguin, 1984.
WOO ref. PN1992.3.U5M3 1984

The Motion Picture Guide. Chicago: Cinebooks, 1986 - . Annual reviews of motion pictures. Each annual covers films from the previous year.
WOO ref. PN1995 .N3462

Newcomb, Horace, editor. [Museum of Broadcast Communications] Encyclopedia of Television. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997.
WOO ref. PN1992.18 .E53 1997

Nicolosi, Lucille; Harryman, Elizabeth; and Kresheck, Janet. Terminology of Communication Disorders: Speech-Language-Hearing. 4th ed. Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, 1996.
WOO ref. RC423 .N52 1996

Turkington, Carol and Sussman, Allen E. The Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders. New York : Facts on File, 1992. [2000 EDITION ON ORDER FOR THE LIBRARY.]
WOO ref. RF290 .T93 1992

UNESCO. Division of Statistics on Culture and Communication. Latest Statistics on Radio and Television Broadcasting. Paris, France: UNESCO, 1987.
WOO ref. HE8689.4.U54 1987

UNESCO. Division of Statistics on Culture and Communication. Statistics on Radio and Television, 1960-1976. Paris, France: UNESCO, 1979.
WOO ref. HE8689.4.U54 1979

Van Cleve, John V., ed. Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1987. 3 vols.
WOO ref. HV2365 .G35 1987

Variety International Film Guide. London: Andre Deutsch; Hollywood: Samuel French, 1989 - .
LIBRARY HAS: 1990, 1992- present; Latest edition in reference
WOO ref. PN 1993.3 .I544

Watson, James and Hill, Anne. A Dictionary of Communication and Media Studies. 4th ed. London; New York: Arnold; New York, NY: Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin’s Press, 1997.
WOO ref. P87.5.W38 1997

Weiner, Richard. Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications. Revised and updated. New York: Macmillan, 1996.
WOO ref. P87.5.W45 1996