Recommended E-Books
Recommended E-book Collections
- ProQuest Ebook CentralEbook Central is a large and growing collection of books on a variety of topics. All books in this collection are also accessible through the COD Library catalog.
- O’Reilly for Higher EducationWith O’Reilly for Higher Education (formerly known as Safari), libraries can now give students a competitive advantage in the classroom and beyond with access to the most current knowledge, trends, conversations, and real-world experiences in business and technology. Exclusively available to academic libraries through ProQuest on an unlimited user and content model, O’Reilly includes tech and business content from more than 250 publishers - along with videos, case studies, expert-curated learning paths and self-assessments on exclusive O'Reilly-produced content from world-renowned innovators and corporate leaders. Register for your O'Reilly account using your COD email address. (Students: @dupage.edu / Faculty & Staff: @cod.edu)
- Very Short IntroductionsVery Short Introductions are full-text ebooks on a wide range of topics. Try searching for entries on Journalism and Mass Media.
Electronic Reference Sources
A Dictionary of Media and Communication by This authoritative and up-to-date A-Z covers all aspects of interpersonal, mass, and networked communication, including digital and mobile media, advertising, journalism, and nonverbal communication.
Covering American Politics in the 21st Century: an Encyclopedia of News Media Titans, Trends, and Controversies [2 Volumes] by This encyclopedia provides a real-world guide to American political journalism and news coverage in the 21st century.
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications by The Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications exhaustively explores the ways that editorial content--from journalism and scholarship to films and infomercials is developed, presented, stored, analyzed, and regulated around the world.
- Credo ReferenceCredo Reference is a full-text online reference service. The collection includes over three million entries from hundreds of well-regarded titles from some of world's the best reference publishers. Credo’s collection is integrated with millions of cross-references and contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy, science to Shakespeare and law to literature.
- Gale eBooks
Gale eBooks is a collection of online reference books on a variety of topics including business, history, literature, health & medicine, social science, technology, and more. The inclusion of key word definitions within its concise encyclopedia entries makes this database the perfect starting point for professional and personal research.
Streaming Media
- Kanopy
The Kanopy video collection covers a variety of subjects across many disciplines. Kanopy's strongest offerings include global and historical feature films, indie titles, and documentaries. Title availability is split between "in collection" and "request" tabs. Users needing titles for assignments can request access via the request button. Faculty can reach out to the Electronic Resources team for future assistance at e-resources@cod.edu