The Internet as a Tool for Communication
Scholars |
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General
Communication--Professional Organizations |
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American Communication Association. Although
ACA does have annual conferences, it is primarily an on-line, scholarly
organization. Site includes the Center for Communication Studies (many links), the
Center for Communication Law, and the ACA's on-line American Communication Journal, |
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Association
for Educational Communications and Technology |
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Association
for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Publisher of Journalism
& Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism & Mass Communication
Educator, Journalism & Mass Communication Review. Divisions
include groups include Advertising (publishes Journal of Advertising
Education), Magazine, Mass Communications and Society (publishes Mass
Communication & Society), Public Relations (publishes Journal
of Public Relations Research), and Radio-Television Journalism. Good
listing of JMC links/ |
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Association
for Women in Communication (AWC) |
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Canadian Communication Association.
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journal of research and scholarship encompassing the field of communication and journalism
studies giving emphasis to Canadian work and Canadian issues. |
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Center
for Communication (CENCOM) |
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Central
States Communication Association.
Regional communication association, publisher of Communication Studies. Interest groups include Argumentation and
Forensics, Intercultural Communication, Mass Communication,
Political Communication, Professional and Organizational Communication,
Intercultural Communication, Public Relations. |
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Communication
Institute for On-line Scholarship (CIOS). An extremely useful site, updated
daily. Poses many questions which would make good topics for speeches or research
papers and offers an excellent selection of on-line C J research sources. |
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International
Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
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International Communication Association. Site
includes tables of contents and abstracts of recent articles from the ICA's journals: Communication
Theory, Human Communication Research and Journal of Communication. |
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International
Listening Association. Site
includes exercises, discussion site, links to resources. |
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International Speech Communication Association (ICSA) |
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National
Communication Association. (Formerly Speech Communication Association). NCA
Journals include Communication Education, Communication Monographs, Critical Studies in
Mass Communication, Journal of Applied Communication Research, Quarterly Journal of
Speech, and Text & Performance Quarterly. Site includes some article
abstracts, numerous links to academic programs, other professional organizations, etc. |
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Society
for the Study of Symbolic Interaction |
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Southern
States Communication Association. |
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Toastmaster's International. Includes
tips, information about organization, local chapters. |
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Western States Communication Association. |
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World Communication Association (WCA) |
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Professional
Organizations--Organizational Communication and HRD |
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Many of the communication
organizations listed in the top section of this page have "Organizational
Communication" divisions: especially the International Communication
Association, the National Communication Association, Central States Communication
Association, Eastern Communication Association, Southern States Communication Association,
and Western Communication Association. Also, go back to the directory for my links
to specific subject areas within the fields of Organizational Communication and Human
Resource Development. Other professional organizations with appropriate websites
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Academy
of Management
offers several interest groups of interest to
organizational communication students and scholars; its membership (and
officers) are comprised of those interested primarily in management,
organizational psychology, organizational communication, and several other
related fields. Its primary publications are the
Academy
of Management Journal, the
Academy
of Management Review, and the
Academy
of Management Executive. The
Research
Methods division, which sponsors the journal
Organizational
Research Methods,
provides an interdisciplinary treasure trove of newsletters, articles,
links and syllabi. The primary purpose of the
Organizational
Communication and Information Systems Division is to encourage professional scholarship pertaining to the study of behavioral and social aspects of communication and information systems within organizations;
it also provides newsletters, articles, links and syllabi. Other
divisions include
Conflict
Management,
Gender and Diversity in Organizations,
Human Resources Division,
Management Consulting Division,
Organization
Development and Change Division. |
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Academy
of Human Resource Development, Although
this organization was founded only a few years ago for the purpose of promoting increased
research in the field of Human Resource Development, at least half of AHRD's members are
practitioners rather than academics. Publications include Human Resource
Development Quarterly, Advances in Human Resource Development, and Human Resource
Development International. This site presents some links to journal articles,
other research, and numerous other HRD-relevant organizations |
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Association
for Business Communication (ABC)
publishes the Journal of Business Communication
and Business Communication Quarterly. JBC has published some
significant articles about communication audits and other organizational
communication research studies. |
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AMERICAN
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA) |
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AMERICAN
EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (AEA) |
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AMERICAN
SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. Consists primarily of practitioners; publishes Training and
Development, Technical Training, many books and manuals, and co-publishes (with
AHRD)
Human Resource Development Quarterly. Keep digging through the site,
searching for libraries and research compilations--you will find research reports,
bibliographies, and other good stuff. |
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ASSOCIATION
FOR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY (AECT) |
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ASSOCIATION
FOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION (AEE) |
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ASSOCIATION
FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (ASCD) |
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HUMAN
RESOURCE PLANNING SOCIETY) |
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (IABC)/ |
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INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING (IACET) |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT |
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INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT (ISPI) |
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ORGANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT INSTITITUTE (ODI) |
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ORGANIZATION
DEVELOPMENT NETWORK (ODN) |
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Society
for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) |
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Society
for Human Resources Management (SHRM) |
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Society for Technical Communication
(STC)
http://stc.org/ |
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Professional Organizations--Public
Relations |
| International Association of Business
Communicators. Aimed primarily at practitioners, especially in the field
of Public Relations, this organization offers a wealth of information about careers, etc. |
| Institute for
Public Relations (IPR)
http://www.instituteforpr.org/ |
| Public Relations Society of America. Although
composed primarily of Public Relations practitioners, the PRSA has worked with colleges
and universities to establish guidelines for PR programs. The PRSA has also set up
professional certification programs to ensure lifelong learning among professionals. |
