About Scholarly Encyclopedias
Use scholarly encyclopedias to discover:
1. Discipline-specific context written and reviewed by experts.
2. Important scholars/ works in the field.
3. Theoretical background.
4. Definitions of concepts/ terms.
Encyclopedia Databases
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowA collection of full-text, multi-volume reference titles in a range of subject areas.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowElectronic version of Oxford reference across a broad range of topics. Full-text.
RHMS-Encyclopedias (online)
- Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and CompostionFrom short entries and definitions to essays that explore a subject in depth, this source illuminates rhetoric's art and methodology. We have an earlier version of this in print at Reference PN172 .E53 1996.
- International Encyclopedia of CommunicationGreat source for background on theory, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical areas.
- International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal CommunicationA comprehensive overview of the theories, concepts and processes that interpersonal communication researchers use to explain a wide variety of social interaction phenomena.
- International Encyclopedia of Political CommunicationIn-depth scholarly reflection on the key issues within political communication from leading international experts.
RHMS-Encyclopedias (print)
- Encyclopedia of Media and CommunicationOver fifty experts and practitioners provide an accessible introduction to these disciplines' most important concepts, figures, and schools of thought.
- Encyclopedia of RhetoricSigned articles by leading scholars on the theory, history, and practice of rhetorical studies, including perspectives from classics, philosophy, literature, literary theory, cultural studies, speech and communications.
