CONTENTS
Articles
Books
InterLibrary Loan
Web Resources
Citation Help
Additional Research Help
ARTICLES
The databases below are especially helpful for accessing articles and citations in your discipline.
If you are off-campus, use the link for off-campus access to our databases provided at the end of each description on the Find Articles page.
Academic Search Premier - large interdisciplinary database, with much full-text content
Art Index - art and design database with some full-text content, includes theatre topics
ComAbstracts - database of abstracts related to books and articles on communication topics
Communication & Mass Media Complete - communication database with extensive full text
JSTOR - large, interdisciplinary fulltext database
OmniFile Full Text Mega - multi-disciplinary database, with much full-text content
Here is a list of all Ryan Library databases.
Also try Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles.
BOOKS
The databases NetLibrary Collection, Cambridge Histories Online and Oxford Reference Online have full-text books online.
Below is a representative list of subject encylopedias held at Ryan Library's reference area.
Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
Check Phineas, Ryan Library's online catalog, for additional books available in the library.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Use InterLibrary Loan (LINK+ and ILLiad) to request books and articles not owned by Ryan Library.
WEB RESOURCES
Communication & Theatre
American Film Institute - extensive information on both history and current events in film
FCC - news, contact information, and legal information from the FCC
International Communication Association - includes links to all ICA section webpages
International Federation for Theatre Research - scholarly theatre resources
National Communication Association - student and professional information from the NCA
Religious Communication Association - official site of this scholarly and interfaith organization
Directories
Librarians' Internet Index
InfoMine
BUBL Link
Search Engines
Google Advanced - provides more options for your search strategy
Google Scholar - Search for scholarly articles.
Google Book Search - Search for books on your topic.
Zuula - A meta-search engine that searches more than one search engine at a time.
CITATION HELP
Endnote is a Web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies. EndNote has numerous citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago (Turabian). EndNote is available to current members of the PLNU community.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HELP
Denise D. Nelson, Instructional Services Librarian
Liaison to Communication & Theatre
Ryan Library, Office 208E
619-849-2477
DeniseNelson@pointloma.edu
Contact the Reference Desk at:
reflib@pointloma.edu
Ask A Librarian IM/Chat
619-849-2337
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This page was last updated 08/26/08.
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