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Resources at Watson Library

Watson Library has a variety of books and eBooks on Communication Arts and related topics. The books listed below are a sampling of what we have available in the library - to find more, check our library catalog, or contact us for help!

Digital convergence in contemporary newsrooms : media innovation, content adaptation, digital transformation, and cyber journalism. Edited by Benedito Medeiros Neto, Ines Amaral, George Ghinea -- Available through the library catalog as an eBook
Graphic design, referenced: a visual guide to the language, applications, and history of graphic design. By Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit. -- Available through the library catalog as an eBook
History of the mass media in the United States : an encyclopedia. Edited by Margaret A. Blanchard; commissioning editor Carol J. Burwash. -- Available through the library catalog as a Book

Search Communications Databases

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Communication & Mass Media Complete includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 309 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.
EBSCO also offers their own mobile app experience, click here to learn more.
Communication Arts This link opens in a new window
Exceptional Design, Advertising, Illustration, Photography, Interactive and Typography, since 1959.
To access Communication Arts, you need to register for an individual account here.

Credo Reference

Credo Reference is our scholarly alternative to Wikipedia. It allows you to search hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects. Use this search box to brows Communication Arts related topics from titles including:

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies

Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications

The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Digital Media

100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design

100 ideas that changed photography

Business Communication Pocket Guide: Writing for Business: Professionalism, Integrity and Power

Writing for Business covers writing principles that are relevant for a wide range of business documents, including email, letters, memos, reports, proposals, and more, while also offering editing tips to ensure you come across as professional and polished.

Nicholas Brealey 2019

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies

The Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies has provided students and the general public alike with a gateway into the study of intercultural communication, public relations and marketing communications since 1984. In this 9th edition, James Watson and Anne Hill provide a detailed compendium of the different facets of personal, group, mass-media and internet communication that continues to be a vital source of information for all those interested in how communication affects our lives.

Bloomsbury 2015