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Media Arts & Design Research Guide

Find news, features and research help on this Media Arts & Design Research Guide.  Jennifer Keach is the liaison to the School of Media Arts & Design.  Count on her for additional research help, collection suggestions, and instruction for your SMAD class.

Databases
LexisNexis Legal Research
Full text of U.S. Federal and state cases (including Supreme Court cases), federal and state codes and regulations, legal news, law reviews, Shephard's Citations, and international legal information...[more info]
Communication & Mass Media Complete
This resource is now sponsored by VIVA.
Article index with some full text in the fields of communication and mass media studies.[more info]
ComAbstracts
An index with abstracts for articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications...[more info]
Communication Abstracts
Index with abstracts and some full text articles, books, and reports about all areas of communication...[more info]
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Media Law
Court Cases (TSC 630)
Guide for researching court cases and general legal topics. Created for TSC 630: Legal Writing.

Mass Communication Law (SMAD 370)
Guide for researching mass communication law cases and topics. Created for SMAD 370, Mass Communication Law.

Multimedia Law (SMAD 330)
Guide for researching multimedia law cases and topics.  Created for SMAD 330, Multimedia Law.

Legal Abbreviations & References
Cheat sheet for interpreting legal citations and abbreviations.

 

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FAQs

  • How do I cite sources in my research paper?
  • What is my username and password?
  • How do I find periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers)?
  • Can the library borrow materials from other libraries for me?
  • How do I browse the videos, music or other media added to the collection most recently?

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    News

    New Titles in Media Resources 7/3/2008
    New SMAD Titles 7/3/2008
    New Journals Added 7/3/2008
    LexisNexis Academic Has New Look 4/28/2008
    CMMC Gets New Look this Summer 4/23/2008
    more news...
    Feature
    eBrary e-book Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences
    eBrary e-book Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Full-text electronic books in the humanities and social sciences.
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    Cinema Studies
    African American Film Directors

    Selective list of films in JMU Libraries by African American directors.

    Film Summaries, Reviews & Criticism Quick Grid

    Film Criticism

    Film Reviews


    Film Biography

    Research actors, actresses, directors, cinematographers, and more. 


    Film Studies

    Research general film topics.

    Film Vendor Catalogs & Guides

    Search or browse for titles that exist anywhere so you can recommend for JMU or purchase for yourself.

    Screenplays at JMU

    Videos at JMU

    New Titles

    Browse the new books and videos added to the library of likely interest to SMAD. This list is based on both purchases for the SMAD curriculum and call number areas of interest to SMAD.

  • Sergio Leone : once upon a time in Italy / by Christopher Frayling
  • Controversial cinema : the films that outraged America / Kendall R. Phillips.
  • Press critics are the fifth estate : media watchdogs in America / Arthur S. Hayes.
  • Netroots rising : how a citizen army of bloggers and online activists is changing American politics / Lowell Feld and Nate Wilcox ; foreword by Markos ("Kos") Moulitsas Zúniga.
  • The most savage film : Soldier blue, cinematic violence, and the horrors of war / P.B. Hurst.


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