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Communication
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Communication Research Guide
Government Documents
The Government Documents Collection (Floor 6, W.E.B. Du Bois Library) houses publications from the federal government and the Massachusetts state government. Current Government Documents from 1976 to the present are in the Library Catalog.
For reference assistance, visit the Reference Desk on the Main Floor, telephone (413) 545-0150, or send email to Ask a Librarian. For further information on the materials in the Government Documents Collection, contact Leonard Adams, Documents Librarian, (413) 545-2765; len.adams@library.umass.edu.
Selected communication materials in Government Documents and on government Web sites are listed below.
Government Web Sites
American Memory Project
Gateway to primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. Includes written materials, maps, motion pictures, photos, and sound recordings. Search by broad topic, original format, time, place, Library of Congress Division, or digital format. Time period: 1400s to the present.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Indexes federal publications published since 1994 and hot links to online full-text when available.
Federal Communications Commission
Independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress, charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. Search the FCC, topical index, FCC Electronic Document Management System, document indexes, FCC general menu reports, electronic filing & public access systems, filed comments, ID numbers, registrations, rules and regulations.
Principal Freedom of Information Contacts at Federal Agencies
Links from the Department of Justice's Office of Information and Privacy (OIP), the principal contact point within the executive branch for advice and policy guidance on matters pertaining to the administration of the Freedom of Information Act.
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Federal legislative information. Search for bills, status of bills and amendments, Congressional Record. Includes general information about the legislative process.
Voice of America
International multimedia broadcasting service funded by the US government. Broadcasts more than 1000 hours of news of informational, educational, and cultural programs every week to an audience of some 94 million people worldwide.
Materials in Government Documents
Congressional hearings and reports provide a wealth of information for the communication researcher. Hearings (Y4.) are the transcripts of testimony, questions by committee members, answers by witnesses, and statements or exhibits by interested parties. Reports (Y1.1/) give committee findings and recommendations. While searching the Library Catalog is one way of locating hearings and reports, it is more useful to use CIS Index to Congressional Publications and Legislative Histories (Gov Docs Ref KF 49 C 62). Following are a few examples of hearings and reports.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Juvenile Delinquency. Part 10: Effects on Young People of Violence and Crime Portrayed in Television. Hearing, June 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 19, July 27, 28, 1961. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1962. (Gov Docs Fiche (87) S1553-1-A)
United States. Congress. House of Representatives. Telecommunications Act of 1996: Conference Report (to accompany S. 652). Report, January 31, 1996. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1996. (Gov Docs Fiche Y 1.1/8:104-458)
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Violence in the Media: Antitrust Implications of Self-Regulation and Constitutionality of Government Action. Hearing, September 20 and 21, 2000. Washington, Government Printing Office, 2001. (Gov Docs Y4.J89/2:S.HRG.106-
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