LibGuides: Subject Guide: Speech Communication: Reference Sources

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Statistical Abstract
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) was established in 1962 and is an integral part of the infrastructure of social science research. ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use.

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies, 9th Ed. by James Watson; Anne Hill
ISBN: 9781628921489
Publication Date: 2015
This book provides a detailed compendium of the different facets of personal, group, mass-media, and internet communication that continues to be a vital source of information for all those interested in how communication affects our lives. This volume seeks to make its twenty-first century readers more media literate, as well as more critical consumers of modern news.