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As the librarian for the School of Communication, I consult, collaborate, and communicate with students and faculty affiliated with the School. I teach classes and workshops on accessing and using information sources, and I provide one-on-one consultations in person and via email. I also purchase new books, journals, multimedia, and other online research sources related to studies in communication.

Each tab on this site includes resources geared towards different research areas in the School: Health Communication, Interpersonal Communication, etc. The Publishing & Research Tools tab provides information about organizing, citing, and determining impact of research. The Course Pages tab includes pages tailored for specific Communication courses. Please contact me, via contact information on the right, about research and isntructional support, accessing or purchasing resources, or suggestions for this website.

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Featured New Books

Media Nations: Communicating Belonging and Exclusion in the Modern World

Call Number: P96.N37 M56 2011 (HSSE Library, 2nd floor)

"...provides an original interdisciplinary introduction to the study of the media and nationalism in the modern world. Building on a range of international case studies and taking into account recent debates about globalization, cosmopolitanism and alternative modernities, Sabina Mihelj offers an insightful analysis that: Argues for the continuing relevance of concepts such as nationalism and national identity in understanding the global patterns of mediated communication and identification; bridges the gap between text-based analysis of national imagination and the more sociological concerns with the impact of media institutions and the broader political and economic context; and challenges the tacit ethnocentrism of existing debates, and opens up the study of nationalism and mass communication to the multiple trajectories of modernity around the globe."

Critical Rhetorics of Race

Call Number: E185.8 C88 2011 (HSSE Library, 2nd floor)

"In this groundbreaking collection edited by Michael G. Lacy and Kent A. Ono, scholars seek to examine this complicated and contradictory terrain while moving the field of communication in a more intellectually productive direction. An outstanding group of contributors from a range of academic backgrounds challenges traditional definitions and applications of rhetoric. From the troubling media representations of black looters after Hurricane Katrina and rhetoric in news coverage about the Columbine and Virginia Tech massacres to cinematic representations of race in Crash, Blood Diamond, and Quentin Tarantino’s films, these essays reveal complex intersections and constructions of racialized bodies and discourses, critiquing race in innovative and exciting ways."

The Daily Show and Rhetoric: Arguments, Issues, and Strategies

Call Number: eBook. (log-in with your career account to access)

"examines the popular Comedy Central program from a rhetorical perspective to uncover the ways in which Jon Stewart, the cast, and writers critique mainstream media and politicians. This volume analyzes the nature of The Daily Show, the arguments the program makes about the media and politics, the strategies that are used, and some of the particular issues about which the program makes arguments. Overall, the contributors skillfully demonstrate that The Daily Show is more than just a show designed to make the audience laugh. "