Relevant Reference Works
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International Encyclopedia of Communication Entries ranging from extended explorations of major topics, to short definitions of key terms, in the field of communication studies.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online OED online is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
OED Historical Thesaurus The Historical Thesaurus can be used in OED Online to navigate around the dictionary by topic, find related terms, and explore the lexical history of a concept or meaning.
Oxford Reference Online Multidisciplinary collection of over 130 integrated dictionaries and encyclopedias, plus thesauri and guides to English grammar and usage. Useful for short, referenced definitions.
International Encyclopedia of social and behavioral sciences Disciplines include Anthropology, Economics, Education, History, Political science, Psychology and Sociology.
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology With over 1800 entries it provides clear, concise, expert definitions and explanations of the key concepts written by leading scholars in the field of sociology.
CIA World Factbook Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
