Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies
The latest edition Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies by James Watson and Anne Hill is now available in Reference. This dictionary defines important keywords, phrases and theories in the fields of communication, mass media, advertising, broadcasting and more. Also included is a chronology of important events in media.
Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies is located in the 2nd floor Reference collection of Emerson Library.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers by Martin Evening provides readers with step-by-step instructions on how to use Photoshop CS4 specifically for photographs. Chapters include tips on using layers, filters, color management, output for print and web, and so much more. Also included is a DVD with additional tutorials, images, and interactive guides.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers is available on the 4th floor of Emerson Library.
Local TV News Media Project
Local TV News Media Project is a web resource from the University of Delaware. This free database contains more than 10,000 digitized local television news stories appearing between March 9, 1998, and August 7, 1998. Even though the news stories are over 10 years old, the user can still examine local news coverage from a variety of perspectives. Users can also read publications based on research from the Local TV News Media Project and visit other recommended sites about media, democracy, and public policy.
Local TV News Media Project can be accessed at http://www.localtvnews.org
The Global Public Relations Handbook
The Global Public Relations Handbook is a collection of essays that talk about public relations theory, research and practice is countries around the world. The essays include information on a particular country or region’s culture, business practices, politics and public relations systems. Each chapter concludes with a list of references for further reading and research.
The Global Public Relations Handbook is available in the reference collection at Emerson Library.
Transcripts: Academy Awards Speeches & Backstage Interviews
82nd Academy Awards® Press Transcripts allows you to read the complete transcripts of the speeches award winners gave onstage as they received their Oscar on March 5th, 2010. Also available are transcripts of the press conferences that took place backstage with each winner or winners, minutes after an award was presented.
Academy Awards Acceptance Speech Database is a free database of transcripts of hundreds of onstage speeches from many years of award shows. This database is also from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Brassey’s Guide to War Films
Brassey’s Guide to War Films is a comprehensive listing of over 2,000 war films set from Ancient Greece to the first Gulf War. Entries include information on the director, major actors, and a plot synopsis. This book also contains indexes to locate films by director or a specific period (ie. World War II, the Middle Ages, etc.).
Brassey’s Guide to War Films is located in the Reference Collection of Emerson Library.
Edited Clean Version
Edited Clean Version: Technology and Culture of Control by Raiford Guins takes a look at how media technology has changed censorship and control. With the emergence of V-chips, Internet filters, and parental control features, censorship is occurring at the hands of the technology users, not the government.
Edited Clean Version: Technology and Culture of Control can be found on the 4th floor of Emerson Library.
As Heard on TV
As Heard on TV: Popular Music in Advertising by Bethany Klein takes a look at how popular music is used effectively in advertising. Klein also looks at how advertising helps musicians and the future of popular music in advertising. A bibliography is included for further research and reading.
As Heard on TV: Popular Music in Advertising is available on the 3rd floor of Emerson Library.
New Library Database for Media Marketing and Advertising
Standard Rate and Data Service (SRDS) Media Solutions Online is now available through the library’s website. You can search media advertising information, contact data, as well as demographic and lifestyle statistics. For example, you can use the SRDS Lifestyle Market Audience Analyst (LMAA) module to find out which city has the biggest concentration of 18-24 year olds (Lafayette, IN). With that information, you can then search radio stations in Lafayette, IN that target the 18-24 age groups for advertising and marketing. You can also search for information on television, cable, newspapers, magazines and business media. Additional lifestyle ranking data in the LMAA module that can be searched include travel, health, food, automotive products, psychographics, and more.
More information on SRDS Media Solutions Online can be found at: http://library.webster.edu/databases/datalpha.html#dscsrds.
