Library Resources for Communication
We provide access to content such as online books, journals and image collections that can be used to lower or remove student textbook costs for students. To learn more, see the following:
Databases & Journals
Here is a sample of some of the journals, ebooks, videos, etc that may be used as class texts or as supplemental materials.
- Communication and Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
- eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Communication
On this page you will find several open Communication textbooks along with supplemental material. Many more may be found under Open Textbook Collections.
The purpose of these discipline specific pages is to showcase content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes. This list of content is by no means exhaustive. The nature of open educational resources is very collaborative and it is in that spirit that we encourage any comments about the content featured on this page or recommendations of content that are not already listed here.
Textbooks
- Boundless CommunicationIn collaboration with Boundless team, Lumen Learning imported this OER course to the Lumen Platform, to ensure they remain freely available to the education community after Boundless ceased operations. Lumen maintains the Boundless content in the same condition it was provided to them. Courses may contain issues with formatting, accessibility, and the degree to which content remains current, accurate, and complete
- Business Communication for SuccessThis text was adapted by The Saylor Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee.
- Communication in the Real World byISBN: 9781946135070Publication Date: 2016-09-29Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies overviews the time-tested conceptual foundations of the field, while incorporating the latest research and cutting-edge applications of these basics. Each chapter will include timely, concrete, and real-life examples of communication concepts in action.
- CornerstoneCommunication skills–verbal, written, digital, and visual–are essential skills in the classroom, workplace, and community. Through this course you will gain the skills to read critically, research effectively, and create a variety of messages. This is a yearlong course where you will collaborate closely in a classroom community with your peers, professor, and a Peer Mentor.
The course includes shared experiences in your class and with other first-year students at UNI: common reading and speaking selections, campus engagement, meaningful writing and speaking opportunities, and learning about student supports available at UNI. - Exploring Public Speaking, 4th ed.We think this book is especially useful in coverage of PowerPoint, audience responsiveness, ethics in public speaking, special occasion speeches, and structure of speeches. Three ancillaries are available: electronic “flash cards” for study, Powerpoints on the 15 main chapters, and test banks for the 15 main chapters.
- Media, Society, Culture and YouMedia, Society, Culture, and You is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change.
- Moving Pictures: An Introduction to CinemaA free and open-source introduction to the art and science of moving pictures, offering in-depth exploration of how cinema communicates, and what, exactly, it is trying to say.
- Stand up, Speak Out byISBN: 9781946135254Publication Date: 2016-11-08Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking features two key themes. First it focuses on helping students become more seasoned and polished public speakers, and second is its emphasis on ethics in communication. It is this practical approach and integrated ethical coverage that sets Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking apart from the other texts in this market.
- Understanding Media and Culture byISBN: 9781946135261Publication Date: 2016-03-22Understanding Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication was written to squarely emphasize media technology. The author believes that an introduction to mass communication text should be a compelling, historical narrative sketching the *ongoing evolution* of media technology and how that technology shapes and is shaped by culture — and that is what he set out to deliver with his new textbook.
- Writing for Strategic CommunicationWritten by Jasmine Roberts, a strategic communication lecturer in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University. Roberts teaches classes in public communication campaigns, writing for strategic communication, persuasive communication, and public speaking.
Supplemental Material
- Films for ActionFilms For Action is a community-powered learning library for people who want to change the world. Films For Action has cataloged over 1,500 of the best films and videos that can be watched free online. These films address social, environmental, and media-related issues.
- Media History Digital LibraryAn archive of public domain resources related to film, television, radio, and other forms of public media.
- Pew Research Center - Journalism and MediaThe Pew Research Center's collected information on American attitudes, issues, and trends in journalism and mass media.
- UCTV Video Series: Carsey-Wolf CenterA series of filmed conversations with directors, editors, screenwriters and more.
License
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