Communication & Theatre

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.

WEB RESOURCES

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
National Communication Association - student and professional information from the NCA
Religious Communication Association - official site of this scholarly and interfaith organization

Denise D. Nelson, Liaison to Communication & Theatre
Ryan Library, Office 208E
619-849-2477
DeniseNelson@pointloma.edu