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Communication & Mass Media Complete
provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas
related to communication and mass media. This database
originated with the acquisition and subsequent merging of two
popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media
studies -- CommSearch (formerly produced by the
National Communication Association (NCA)), and Mass Media
Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State
University). CommSearch offered bibliographic and
keyword references to 26 journals in communication studies, with
coverage extending to the inaugural issue of each -- some from
as far back as the early decades of the 20th century. It also
included cover-to-cover indices of NCA’s six journals (from
their first editions to the present), and abstracts from their
earliest appearance in NCA journals. Mass Media Articles
Index provided citation coverage of over 40,000 articles
related to mass media and published in over 60 research
journals, as well as major journalism reviews, recent
encyclopedias, and handbooks in the area of communications
studies. EBSCO has combined the extensive coverage of these two
resources, and has greatly expanded upon them (both in terms of
content and scope) to create CMMC. In addition,
Communication & Mass Media Complete offers full text for
over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional
sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered.
To further develop and enhance this database, EBSCO has
established two working groups of expert advisors represented by
leading librarians, bibliographers, professionals, and other
experts in relevant subject areas. Indeed, Communication &
Mass Media Complete provides an invaluable resource for
students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all
aspects of communication and mass media. |
