This page contains links to communication and related sites along with
research
locations that may guide your initial searches on the Internet. You should expect,
however, that some of these sites will change, disappear, or be supplemented with
others over time. You should be prepared to add other sources as your searches
continue. Given the rapid changes in Internet sources, no claim is made for the
accuracy of all Internet sources by the time you use this material. Please report any
changed or dead links to jreinard@fullerton.edu
.
NOTE: Most sources that charge for services are excluded from this list.
Navigating ComFile!
 | BookWire (comprehensive guide to book related Internet sources) |
| Codes of Ethics Online Project |
| The Internet as a Tool for the Communication Scholar (introduction to the Internet) |
| Internet Sleuth (Topic Searchable collection of online databases) |
| WebCrawler (extensive list of over 30,000 Internet sources in "Yellow Pages" format) |
| The On-Line Books Page |
| Ready Reference (listing of hundreds of ready reference sources using modified Library of Congress subject headings) |
| e-Journals (listing of journals in 31 categories plus a search engine) |
| Electronic Library at SFU (links to electronic magazines and reference materials maintained by Simon Fraser University) |
| Internet Public Library (references, online books, search engines, and online classrooms) |
| The Learning Center: Ask an Expert (ask questions of professional librarians - response usually under two days) |
| Library of Congress |
| New York Public Library |
| The Smithsonian Institution |
| Thomas: Library of Congress legislative information |
| The University of Iowa Communication Studies site |
| Vincent Voice Library (recordings of speeches ranging back to President Cleveland) |
| Virtual Library (extensive and across all subjects) |
Government:
| Federal Communications Commission |
| Federal Government Internet Sites (list of over fifty U.S. government sites) |
| Government Documents Searchable Database |
| GPO Access on the Web (search tool for Congressional Record, and federal sources) |
| GPO Access (includes search engine by categories) |
| University of California GPO Gate |
| ERIC Searchable Digests |
| U.S. Senate Web Site |
| U.S. House of Representatives Web Site |
| White House Web Site |
Schools (except for the collective listing here, web pages for colleges and universities are not included on this list):
| Directory of Communication Programs (programs at colleges and universities) |
| Communication in the Social Sciences (programs in communication with a social science approach) |
| Exams and Notes (exams, lectures, notes from variety of college classes) |
| B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper (list of general reference materials) |
| Electronic Journal Index |
| Ethno/CA Newsletter (emphasis in ethnomethodology and conversational analysis) |
| General Social Surveys (University of Michigan data set and archives) |
| ISWorld Net Research and Scholarship (guide to research on information sciences) |
| Probability and Statistics (applets modelling statistical principles) |
| Qualitative & Quantitive Research Methods (qualitative and quantitative research on communication, including software sources) |
| Qualitative Report (critical and qualitative studies) |
| Quick Reference (comprehensive set of reference materials include dictionaries, databases, business references, phone numbers, e-mail directories, and statistics) |
| Research Methods and Resources from the ASU College of Education (methods for conducting and teaching research methods used in related areas; data analysis tools; research methods links) |
| Reference Center (a general on-line library with a search engine) |
| Scholarly Journals on the World Wide Web (scholarly journals available on-line) |
| The Virtual Reference Desk (guide to general information and writing information) |
Other Organizations:
| Computer Mediated Communication (current issue of CMC Magazine) |
| Computer Mediate Communication Bibliography |
| Computer-Mediated Communication Studies Center (resource center on research applications of computer-mediated communication) |
| Computer Mediated Communication (discussions about getting information from the Internet) |
| Computer Mediated Communication (links to studies and statitstics on CMC) |
| Computer Mediated Communication Resources (links on CMC and research sources) |
| Journal of Computer Mediated Communication |
| SunSite Communications Archive (gopher of computer mediated communication information) |
| Olds Computer Mediated Communication Sites (links to CMC sources) |
Mass Communication Studies
| BEA's Member Institutions and Departments Links Information on Media Related Programs at Colleges and Universities |
| Feed Magazine (popular media and culture) |
| Goldenson Management Case Studies Index (case studies for instruction dealing with management of people in mass media settings) |
| Media and Communication Studies (radio, TV, film, electronic and visual media) |
| Media History (media resources, papers, course outlines, links, and search engine in media history) |
| Media History Monographs |
| MediaWeb (collections of listserv sources in mass media) |
| Mega Media Links (papers, links, and search engine in media history) |
| Project Media Guru (Center for Media Sciences and the Marshal McLuhan Center for Global Communications sponsored program to promote McLuhan's work) |
| Ron Burnett's "Critical Approaches to Culture, Communications and Hypermedia" (links in communications and popular media) |
| Salon Magazine (popular media coverage and criticism) |
Mass Communication Law:
| Federal Communications Law Journal |
| Advertising Age |
| Advertising Agencies Worldwide (slow loading directory) |
| Advertising Law Internet Site (full text versions of FTC regulations, publications, and links) |
| American Association of Advertising Agencies |
| American Marketing Association (AMA) (publications, library, and links to resources) |
| Better Business Bureau (monitoring of advertisements for accuracy) |
| EGTA (European Group of Television Advertising) |
| International Advertising Association |
| Jade River Company (Internet advertising and Web marketing issues) |
| Medialine (international strategy and outlets in advertising) |
| Roadhouse: Advertising (links to international advertising - based in Belgium) |
| Roadhouse: Marketing (links to international marketing firms - based in Belgium) |
| National Fraud Information Service |
| Scamwatch (scores of sites dealing with consumer fraud and scams) |
| U. of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service "The Greatest Scams on Earth (course materials, links, and advice to combat advertising and publicity fraud) |
| Webwatch: Advertising, Marketing & PR (links to advertising firms - based in Belgium) |
| Benton Foundation on Communications Policy and Practice (updates on communications law and related policies) |
| Current Cites (Berkeley digital library Sun Site, information and resources on information technology) |
| Media Economics and Management |
| Telecommunications Policy (links
to computer telecommunications police sources) |
| WinStar (PR firm specializing in design and marketing) |
| Anne Klein & Associates (with newsletter) |
| Gilbreath Communications Inc. (includes newsletter) |
| MCCommunications (includes case studies in PR projects) |
| The Media Relations Group (written lessons on preparing for press conferences, TV appearances, related articles) |
| Media Relations, Inc. (articles, application examples, on-line journal, PR test, information on PR as a profession) |
| Multimedia Marketing Group (resources on how to write press releases, sources of publicity, case studies, Internet news bureaus) |
| Public Relations List |
| PR Online resources and organizations (links to organizations and Web sites) |
| Publicity |
| Public Relations, Advertising Links (links to courses and information on PR) |
| Ragan Communications (essays in education, management, public relations, and media) |
| Airwaves MediaWeb (list of areas of interest and career services in radop) |
| Broadcasting Organizations on the WWW (links in different categories of broadcast communication) |
| Broadcasting Sources |
| CBC Radio Trial |
| Broadcasting, Cable TV and Communications |
| Critical Mass Media (firm specializing in radio broadcasting; includes links and search engine) |
| Experimental Film and Video |
| The Media and Communication Studies Site A British-based meta-index of on-line academic resources related to all aspects of media and communication studies from soap opera to semiotics. |
| Media-Link (links in major media categories) |
| Media Resources Gopher |
| NickNet (links to other Internet sources) |
| Nielsen Media Research (media surveys and reports) |
| Parrot Media Network (Online Media Directories) |
| Pathfinder: Time-Warner Publications On-Line |
| The Producer Page (resources for TV news producers; section on news jargon) |
| ScreenSite: for the study of film and television (links and search engine) |
| Society for Cinema Studies |
| Speed: An Electronic Journal Of Technology, Media And Society (now in archive) |
| Studio Briefing (news about TV and film) |
| TV Net (Information on Television & Cable) |
| Television News Archive (Vanderbilt University) |
| Ultimate TV (links to information on film and television) |
| University of Memphis Radio Archive (archive of radio history information) |
| Useful Links for Films and TV Research |
| Vanderbilt's Index of TV NEWS (searchable gopher of abstracts of TV news broadcasts from 1969 forward) |
| Voice of America and Worldnet Television (gopher of abstracts) |
| Archive of NCA Award Winning Research (research recognized by he National Communication Association |
| Communication Citation Index (service of Comserve that permits one to learn who is citing whom and who a particular author cites) |
| Communication Links (in three areas: general, journalism, broadcasting) |
| Communication Reference Bibliographies by Topic Areas (sixteen areas of bibliographies emphasizing interpersonal communication issues) |
| Communications Research Centre (Canada) (mostly mass communication information) |
| Dancing Dolphin Institute (promotes research on interspecies communication and human-dolphin research) |
| Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences (search engine) |
| Environmental Communication Resource Center (scholarship and programs on communication about the environment) |
| ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication |
| Institute for Communication Research (University of Alabama center for applied communication research including applications of content analysis, experimental research labs, media applications, and consumer communication) |
| Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS). |
| The Miscommunication Website (studies in miscommunication and misrepresentation in communication) |
| Rogue Communication (materials across the field's topics on issues that affect the lives of people outside academia) |
| UCSD's CommWeb (extensive communications links) |
| Virtual Communication Assistants (on line help with communication) |
| Communications and Culture Transformation (paper by Stephan Dahl) |
| Cross Cultural Communication for Business and Industry (paper by Rob Sellin and Elaine Winters) |
| The Edge: The e-journal for Intercultural Relations |
| Forum for Critical Intercultural Studies |
| Intercultural Communication (examples and illustrations) |
| Japan Center for Intercultural Communications |
| Britspeak: English as a Second Language for Americans (misunderstandings between the British and the Americans) |
| Society for Cross Cultural Research (sponsored at Florida Institute of Technology |
| Empathy (listserve discussion group) |
| Empathy (web based resources) |
Temperament
| Newsgroup for the Discussion of Temperament Typing Systems |
| Keirsey Temperament Sorter
(temperaments and their measurement) Source Code for Temperament Scoring |
Conflict and Communication
| Conflict Prevention Topics (conflict and communication bulletin board topics) |
| Institute for Cooperative Communication Resource (conflict and conflict communication studies) |
| Online Ombuds Office Mediation Center (online mediation and links to alternative dispute resolution sources) |
| Workplace Conflict Resolution Center (materials for dealing with workplace conflicts) |
Gender:
| Directory of Gender Related Internet Sources for Academic Research |
| Feminist Com (comprehensive site including speeches, news, and links) |
| Gender and Communication (links to documentary materials) |
| Gender-Neutral Pronouns (FAQ on the topic) |
| Gender, Sex, and the Web (links to papers and websites) |
| Language and Gender Syllabi (links to classes dealing with language and gender) |
| Sexisim in Language (an extensive bibliography) |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County List of Women's Studies Sites (list of over 100 selected women's and gender issues sites) |
| Women in Information Technology (sources dealing with issues related to women in library science, information science, computer science, and information technology is designed to provide information that women can use to collaborate, mentor, and advance their careers) |
| Exploring Nonverbal Communication (nonverbal communication quiz) |
| Nonverbal Communication links in eleven categories including papers, researchers' web pages, and information about research tools |
| American Society for Training and Development (Ohio University chapter) |
| Brint (network of business links and online magazine) |
| Business Processes Resource Centre (training and related materials on information management, organizational innovation, and creative problem solving communication) |
| CEO Express (guide to news and sources of information in business) |
| Communication World (publication of International Association of Business Communicators) |
| Consulting Scene (information, case studies, articles, discussion groups on consulting) |
| Courseware (guide to instructional materials in business, management, and research from Rutgers University) |
| The MBA Scene (materials from Ohio State including items on information systems, newsletter, and links) |
| Orcom Theses (theses in organizational communication from the University of the Philippines, Manila) |
| Organizational Communication (links to organizational communication information) |
| Organizational Communication (an online course) |
| Organization Science Electronic Letters (electronic newsletter for INFORMS) |
| Madalyn (business research search tool) |
| Constructs, Instruments, Citations (search tool for informations and related organizational communication sites) |
| INS Network Surveys (survey archive of management issues) |
| Roadmap: Root Cause Diagnostic (online system to diagnose organizational concerns) |
Solving Miscommunication Problems:
| Booz·Allen & Hamilton |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| Edmond Otis and Associates Professional and Personal Communication |
| McKinsey & Company |
| Center for the Cognitive Science of Metaphor (source of information on metaphors, abstracts, and links) |
| Automated Reasoning Project (Information Sciences and Engineering, Australia National University) |
| Christians in Debate with Evolutionists (from the Christian Research Institute) |
| Critical Thinking Community (Center for Critical Thinking) |
| Critique of Practical Reason, Critique of Pure Reason (Kant) |
| Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason (Descartes) |
| Dutch Graduate School in Logic |
| Fortean Times (archive of articles from magazine dedicated to debunking unreasoned conclusions |
| Guide to Logical Fallacies |
| Logic, Language, and Reasoning (practical reasoning and natural language) |