This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in
Communications & New Media.
Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
Librarian's
take: This database offers good coverage on communication, mass media,
public relations and communication linguistics. You can search using
Boolean search, natural language search, or search within the full-text of
articles.
Librarian's take: All articles in Web of Science are
peer-reviewed. Its cited reference search feature and related reference
search feature allow you to broaden your search scope.
Librarian's take: This is a full-text legal research
database which is very useful for topics such as cybercrime,
communication law, cyber law, and media law.
Factiva,
2002- Librarian's take: This full-text news database is essential for
tracking media news. If you have difficulty accessing Factiva due to
heavy usage, try Lexis-Nexis
Academic which is equally competent.
LexisNexis
Academic, 1998- Librarian's take: Other than news, this database
covers law information such as legislation, administrative law,
international law, media law and patent law.
Librarian's take: This is the most comprehensive database
on U.S. doctoral dissertations, and it also includes master's theses
submitted to top American universities. Full-text of many dissertations
and theses are available for downloading. As downloading may be
time-consuming, do read the abstract first.
Librarian's take: This full-text database contains back
issues of important scholarly journals in all subject areas. Back issues
start from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years before the present. You can
search the full-text of these articles by keyword.
Librarian's take: Start with this database if you are doing business
research. You will find information on industry research, market
research as well as country reports. However, the database does not cover
Asian markets. Use ABI/Inform
Complete for Asian market research.
Global
Market Information Database (GMID) Librarian's take: Also
popularly known as Euromonitor, this database is excellent for market
research reports.
EIU.com Librarian's
take: This database is excellent for country reports. However, it covers
only Asian countries. Use Business
Source Premier for non-Asian country reports.
EIU
CountryData Librarian's take: This database does not contain
reports but only pure data. Use this country data to fill the time
lag in EIU.com. Coverage is international.
Selected theses & academic exercises received from the
NUS Communications & New Media are kept in the Library's Closed
Stacks under the call number P90 .
This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
IOWA online
communication studies resources A directory of web resources relating to advertising, cultural
studies, journalism, digital media, cybernetics, cyborgs and
virtual realities and visual communication.
Library
Resources for Communication Studies The references are selected by
communication studies librarians serving as members of the Association of
College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
Cybercultures Provides links to websites, societies, electronic
journals and online articles that focus on the study of cyberculture and
cyberspace.
Cybersoc.com Focuses on
cyberculture, cyberspace, computer-mediated communication and online
communities. Links to online articles, bibliographies, and tools for
online community building are available.
Cyberspace,
Hypertext, & Critical Theory Topics include cyberspace,
cyborgs, visual art, body & self, anime, cyberpunk scientific,
critical theory, hypertext and so forth. Most of the materials came
from student projects at Brown University.
Advertising World from
University of Texas Contains links on a wide range of topics on
advertising and marketing, from account planning to outdoor advertising to
web site promotion.
Newswatch
Contains links to other media watchdog groups and
organizations.
Media/Materials Clearinghouse
(M/MC) A search engine for the world's largest
collection of health communication materials by country, subject, medium,
or language.
PR Research
Resources Published by Steven R. Van Hook, this website
covers a wide-range of topics on public relations and includes useful
website links.
Associations
Infocomm Development Authority of
Singapore Website of the Infocomm Development
Authority of Singapore (IDA), which acts as the regulatory body for
infocomm companies in Singapore.
Singapore Government website Singapore government news and policies,
leadership and bureacracy, as well as official statistics are available on
the Singapore Government website.
Communication for
Social Change Consortium Website of an international nonprofit
organization which uses communication for better social change in poor and
marginalized communities.
MIT Media
Lab Current research includes
machines with common sense, viral communications, "smart" prostheses,
advanced sensor networks, innovative interface design, and sociable
robots.
InfoDev Website of the Information for Development
Program, a partnership of international development agencies, coordinated
and served by World Bank. It gives support to ICT for development (ICT4D)
and helps to reduce duplication of efforts and investments.
International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) The ITU (part of United Nations)
website covers the entire range of
telecommunication issues from standards setting to international
regulations.
