Finding Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

The Reference Collection| on the first floor of the Library contains printed dictionaries, directories and encyclopedias.

Here are some key titles:

Title	Classmark
Whos Who in the Media	P92.5.A1 W62
Dictionary of media and communication studies	P87.5 W33
French language dictionaries	PC2640
German language dictionaries	PF3640
Roget's thesaurus of English words and phrases.	PE1591 D72

We also have a growing collection of online dictionaries and encyclopedias that you can use off-campus. Consult our Reference Collection guide| for a more detailed list.

Electronic Resources

• Dictionary of Media and Communication
  by Daniel Chandler published in 2011 by Oxford University Press. Useful for quickly checking definitions.
• Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture - find articles on all aspects of consumer society, including magazines, youth culture, soap operas. Includes articles by Professor Sonia Livingstone.
• International Encyclopedia of Communication 
  Published in association with the International Communication Association. It provides access to over 1,300 articles covering the full range of communication studies. This includes media theories and concepts, research methods, journalism, strategic communication/PR, communication and law and policy and media systems in the world. Search for it by title on the Library catalogue and then log in with your LSE network username and password.
• Oxford Handbook of Information and Communication Technologies
  Contains articles  which discuss the uses and impact of ICT technology for the economy, democracy and society. It has been edited by Robin Mansell from the LSE Media and Communciations Department.
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Oxford Reference Online
  Find foreign language and grammar dictionaries.