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Description:
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.
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