Quick Reference Guide
Radio and Television Broadcasting
INDEXES
(Bound volumes are found on Index Tables – 1st floor Library.)
APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDEX (1958 – present). Lists articles on scientific and technological topics. Includes articles on Radio, Television, Telecommunications, and the Internet.
ART INDEX (1957 – present). Lists articles on all aspects of art, including artistic aspects of Radio, Television, Video, and the Internet.
BUSINESS PERIODICALS INDEX (1958 – present). Lists articles on businesses, finances, industries and trades. Includes all business aspects of Radio and Television.
READER'S GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE (1890 – present). Lists articles from general interest magazines and journals. Includes Radio, Television, the Internet, and Telecommunications.
SOCIAL SCIENCES INDEX (1974 – present). Lists articles covering all the social sciences, including Radio, Television, the Internet, and Telecommunications.
DATABASES
(Available on the HCCC Library Website.)
WILSON SELECT PLUS(1994 – present). A FirstSearch database containing articles on the humanities, education and business.
BUSINESS & COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER Contains articles on industry and company background information.
INFOTRAC ONEFILE (1980 – present). Contains general articles on all subjects, including Radio and Television Broadcasting, the Internet and Telecommunications.
PERIODICALS
(Bound, current and microfilm available – 1st floor Library.)
BROADCASTING & CABLE (Formerly titled Broadcasting.) (1968-present). Covers radio, television, cable, satellite, home video, etc.
SOUND & VISION (current two years on shelf). Covers home theatre, audio, video and multimedia equipment. Also reviews of movies and music.
PREVIEW Online at http://www.wcny.org. Local public broadcasting information and program schedules with links to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR).
REFERENCE BOOKS
(Reference Area – 1st floor Library.)
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. Ref TK 6555 .B78 (2001 – most current edition on reserve.) Two-volume annual directory covering the history and growth of every field in the broadcasting industry.
Broadcast Communications Dictionary. Ref PN 1990.4 .D5 1989.
Dictionary of Radio and Television. Ref TK 6544 .P28 1967. Explains technical radio and television terms.
Encyclopedia of Television.Ref PN1992.18 E53 1997. Well-documented history of world television's technology, programs, and impact.
Facts on File Dictionary of Television, Cable, and Video. Ref PN 1992.18 .R44 1994.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. Ref Z6951 .A97. Annual guide to radio and television stations, cable systems, as well as printed media in the U.S. and Canada.
International Encyclopedia of Communications. Ref P 87.5 .I5 1989. Covers all aspects of mass media from the year 1638 to 1989.
Jones Dictionary of Cable Television Terminology. Ref TK 6675 .J65 1988. Covers cable TV and related computer and satellite definitions.
Television & Cable Factbook. Ref TK 6630 .A1 T453. An annual volume of broadcast television and cable stations, their ownership, Nielsen Rankings, and TV/Cable statistics.
Television Engineering Handbook. Ref TK 6642 .T437 1992. Fundamental concepts, transmission, signal generation and processing.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Arbitron Radio Ratings The Arbitron company measures network and local market stations and studies retail, media and product patterns of local market consumers. This site has a virtual reference library and free reports.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) The FCC regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. This site contains news releases, station licensing information, Federal broadcasting laws, contact and job information.
National Association of Broadcasters. Covers the radio and television industries, personalities, news, job information, online publications, research, and legal links.
Nielsen Media Research. This site explains how the Nielsen company measures TV ratings, audiences, and advertising. Includes data on ethnic television audiences.
Society of Broadcast Engineers. Jobs, news, scholarships, exam preparation, workshops and conferences. |
