Media Studies

Reference works, for example encyclopedias, are a great place to get an overview of your topic.

The Lakehead Library system provides access to many useful reference books for Media Studies students. These include, but are not limited to:

• The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society (2020)
• Encyclopedia of social movement media (2010) (also available in print form in Orillia)
• Sage Handbook of Social Media (2018)
• Routledge companion to alternative and community media (2015)
• Encyclopedia of Politics, the Media, and Popular Culture (2009)
• Encyclopedia of international media and communications (2003)
• The international encyclopedia of digital communication and society (2015)
• Encyclopedia of gender in media (2012)
• Encyclopedia of Media Violence (2013)
• Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media (2007)

And notable if you are embarking on a research project involving social media:

• The Sage Handbook of Social Media Research Methods (2017)
• Innovative Methods in Media and Communication Research (2016)
• The Illustrated Guide to the Mass Communication Research Project (2022)

You can also search for encyclopedia articles on your topic, in our large encyclopedia set collections found on this Dictionaries and Encyclopedias page. Popular ones include Credo, Gale, Oxford Reference Online, and Sage.