• Encyclopedia of Communication and Information
  UM/Ref. P87.5 .E53

• Encyclopedia of Media and Politics
  UM/Ref. P 95.82 U6 E47

• Encylopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology
  UM/Science Ref. QA 76.575 E5368

• Dictionary of Mass Communication & Media Research: A Guide for Students, Scholars, and Professionals
  UM/Ref. P87.5 D449

• Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies.
  UM/Ref P 87.5 W38

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
  UM/Ref KF 154 W47

• Search the UMass Library Catalog for books shelved in the Du Bois Library. Examples of Library of Congress Subject Heading searches follow:
  
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  Mass Media Policy United States
  Mass Media Technological Innovations
  Violence in Mass Media
  Wireless Communication Systems
  

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