Bibliographies

American Journalism History: An Annotated Bibliography / compiled by Wm. David Sloan. Reference PN4731 .S56 1989

Banned In the Media:  A Reference Guide to Censorship In the Press, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, and the Internet. / Herbert N. Foerstel.  Reference P96.C42 U654 1998

Guide to Sources in American Journalism History / edited and compiled by Lucy Shelton Caswell. Reference PN4731 .G85 1989

Publication Peer Review: An Annotated Bibliography / compiled by Bruce W. Speck. Reference PN162 .P83 1993

Biographies

American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960, second series / edited by Sam G. Riley.  Reference PN4871 .A476 1994 see also American Magazine Journalists 1850-1900

American Newspaper Journalists, 1873-1900 / edited by Perry J. Ashley.  Reference PN4871 .A49 1983

American Biographical Archive / edited by Laureen Baillie Reference CT213 .A5 1993

Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism / edited by Joseph P. McKerns. Reference PN4871 .B56 1989

Biographical Dictionary Of American Newspaper Columnists / edited by Sam G. Riley. Reference PN4871.B57 1995

BiographyIndex / Reference CT104.B54

Dictionary of Literary Biography Series

• American Literary Journalists, 1945-1995. First series / edited by Arthur J. Kaul Reference  PN451 .D54 v. 185
• American Newspaper Journalists, 1873-1900 / edited by Perry J. Ashley   Reference PN4871 .A49 1983
• American NewspaperJournalists, 1901-1925 / edited by Perry J. Ashley   Reference PN4871 .A5 1984
• American Newspaper Journalists, 1926-1950 / edited by Perry J. Ashley   Reference PN4871 .A52 1984
• American Newspaper Journalists, 1690-1872 / edited by Perry J. Ashley   Reference PN4871 .A48 1985
• American Magazine Journalists, 1741-1850 / edited by Sam G. Riley  Reference PN4871 .A47 1988
• American Magazine Journalists, 1850-1900 / edited by Sam G. Riley Reference PN4871 .A474 1989
• American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960, first series / edited by Sam G. Riley Reference PN4871 .A475 1990
• American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960, second series / edited by Sam G. Riley. Reference PN4871 .A476 1994

Encyclopedia Of Twentieth-Century Journalists / edited by William H. Taft.  Reference PN4871.T34 1986

Databases/Indexes

Access online databases from the libraries' homepage at Search Databases.

Online Newspapers via the Internet Public Library - The most extensive collection of online newspapers on the Internet.

Alternative Press Index Online / Reference Periodical Index  AI3.A27

Bellingham Herald   (2002 - ) The Herald is selectively indexed by NewsBank online; full text is provided. The Bellingham Public Library also provides a comprehensive retrospective index to the Bellingham Herald, which includes coverage through 2002. Select Newspaper Index from their main menu. The library also has a print index covering the years 1988-1992,  AI21.B455.S8, Wilson 2W Microform Index Section.

CommIndex Online / Online Database

ComAbstracts / Online Database

Communication Abstracts / Reference Periodical Index P87.C6

Global NewsBank 1996-
News articles covering politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology and the environment from Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East. All articles are in English and are from over 1000 translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers,  magazines and government documents."

MLA Bibliography  (Modern Language Association) / Online Database

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) / Online Database
Online, PAIS contains over 400,000 citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories. Includes the PAIS Bulletin (1976-90), PAIS Foreign Language Index (1972-90), PAIS International In Print (1991-), and Directory of Periodicals/Publishers (1990), also in print in the library, Reference Periodical Index HB1.A1 P823.

Proquest  Newspapers  Offers convenient search and retrieval, right from your desktop, to one of the world's largest collections of information, including summaries of articles from over 5,000 publications, (including 9 national and 5 state newspapers) with many in full text, full image format.

Indexes and Retrospective Indexes to major papers are located with newspaper microfilm collections in Media Collections by call number, Wilson 2 West.

• New York Times Search the NY Times from 1851 to present online.
• Washington Post / AN2.W37
• London Times / AI21.T35
• Wall Street Journal / HG1.W34

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Newspaper and Printing Terms / by William M. Pepper. PN4728 .P4

Encyclopedic Dictionary of semiotics, media and communications / Marcel Danesi. P87.5 .D36 2000

Words On Words: A Dictionary for Writers and Others Who Care About Words / John B. Bremner.PE1116.J6 B7

Encyclopedias

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism / by Donald Paneth. Reference PN4728 .P35

Encyclopedia of new media : an essential reference to communication and technology / Steve Jones, editor.  Reference  QA76.575 .E5368 2003

Encyclopedia of Television / editor, Horace Newcomb. PN1992.18 .E53 1997

U.S. News Coverage of Racial Minorities: a Sourcebook / edited by Ann Deepe Keever, et al. PN4888 .M56 N48 1997

World press encyclopedia : a survey of press systems worldwide/ Amanda C. Quick, project editor  Reference PN4728 .Q53 2003  2 volumes

Handbooks

Associated Press broadcast news handbook / Brad Kalbfeld  Reference PN4783 .K35 2001

The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law : with Internet guide and glossary/edited by Norm Goldstein  Reference PN4783 .A83 2002 

Before the Story: Interviewing and Communication Skills for Journalists /George M. Killenberg, Rob Anderson.  PN4784.I6 K55 1989

Broadcast News Manual of Style /Ron MacDonald.  Reference PN4784.B75,M24 1994

The Complete Book Of Feature Writing: From Great American Feature Writers, Editors, And Teachers / edited By Leonard Witt.  PN4784.F37 C66 1991

Concise Newswriting/ John Hohenberg. PN4775 .H438 1987

Covering the Environment: A Handbook on Environmental Journalism / by Michael Keating. Govt. Documents Docs CAN En134-2 10-1993

Doing It In Style; A Manual for Journalists, P.R. Men and Copy-writers / Reference PN4783 .S4

The Essential Feature:  Writing For Magazines and Newspapers / Vicky Hay. Reference PN4784.F37 H39 1990

Handbook of new media : social shaping and consequences of ICTs / edited by Leah A. Lievrouw and Sonia Livingstone  Reference  P96.T42 H36 2002

Introduction To Professional Newswriting: Reporting For The Modern Media / Conrad C. Fink. PN4783 .F56 1992

Making the Newsmakers: International Handbook On Journalism Training / Philip Gaunt. PN4785 .G38 1992

Media and politics in America : a reference handbook / Guido H. Stempel, III.  Reference  P95.82.U6 S74 2003

Newswriting Guide:  A Handbook for Student Reporters / Rachel Bard.  Reference PN4783.B37 1992

Public Affairs Reporting (Newspaper court reporting ) / Danilov, Victor J. PN4781 .D3

Public Affairs Reporting: Covering the News in the Information Age  PN4781.K55 1992

Reporting for the Print Media / Fred Fedler. PN4781.F4 1993

The Reporter's Environmental Handbook  / edited by Bernadette West  PN4888 .E65 R46 2003

Writing Creative Nonfiction: How to Use Fiction Techniques to Make Your Nonfiction More Interesting, Dramatic, and Vivid / Theodore A. Rees Cheney.  PN3377.5.R45 C46 1991

Media/Business

The rise and fall of the media establishment / Darrell M. West  Reference  P94 .W471 2001

Who Owns What - Courtesy of the Columbia Journalism Review

Research Methodology

Introduction to Mass Communications Research / Edited by Ralph O. Nafziger and David M. White. P91.N3 1963

Media and Communication Research Methods: an introduction to qualitative and quantitative approaches / Arthur Asa Berger. P91.3 .B385 2000

Theses and Dissertations

Digital Dissertations Abstracts, some extensive, are available online via the library information system. We generally have good success getting these through ILLiad.  They are also for sale from this site.