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Reference

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Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking Online

Encyclopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology Mills Reference QA 76.575 .E5368 2003

Encyclopedia of Multimedia Online

The Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking Online

The Dictionary of Multimedia: Terms and AcronymsQA 76.15 .H32 1997

The Multimedia Dictionary QA 76.575 .M8513 1995

The Cyberspace Lexicon: An Illustrated Dictionary of Terms from Multimedia to Virtual RealityQA 76.15 .C675 1995

Books

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Some basic subject headings for multimedia include:

  • cyberspace
  • digital media
  • human-computer interaction
  • internet
  • multimedia
  • virtual reality

Articles/Databases

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Communication And Mass Media Complete

Provides access to nearly 400 journals in communication and mass media, including full text for almost 250 journals.

Humanities Abstracts

Search hundreds of journals for a variety of humanities disciplines.

Social Sciences Abstracts

Search hundreds of journals for a variety of social sciences disciplines.

Project Muse

Access over 380 scholarly journals in arts, humanities, social sciences and math.