Guides for CMST Courses

• CMST 100: Fundamentals of Public Speaking (PDF)
• CMST 101: Interpersonal Communication (PDF)
• CMST 115: Lessons from "Lost"
• Resources for Debate, Controversial Topics, Position Papers & Speeches
• Resources for Finding Texts of Speeches & Rhetorical Criticism

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Reference E-Books

• Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
• Encyclopedia of Television News
• Handbook of Family Communication
• The Handbook of Group Communication Theory & Research
• Handbook of Political Communication Research
• Handbook of Visual Communication
• International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (see section on Media)
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
• NTC's Mass Media Dictionary
• World Press Encyclopedia : a Survey of Press Systems Worldwide

Also, see the Central Library's print reference collection for more.

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Associations and Research Centers

• American Communication Association
• Communication Studies and Journalism Resources
• Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
• University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies - links to resources

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Specialized Communication Sources

• Alliance of Rhetoric Societies
• CMC (Computer Mediated Communications) Study Center
• Debate Central
• International Communication Association
• Rhetorica Network
• Rhetoric Society of America
• Well Connected: Tracking the Players in Telecommunications, Media and Technology (The Center for Public Integrity)

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