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[hidetoc]This subject guide includes resources that will provide information on the technical and scientific aspects of the communication and information industries and their products.
WWW SITES
The web has many sites that can provide you with information. Try browsing the Yahoo categories: Computers and Internet, or Business and Economy; or try your own topic search on Yahoo or Google.
- BNET White papers on IT, data management, networking and more; free registration required in order to view documents.
- Corning Optical Fiber Information Center
- Digital Television 101
- Digital Television DTV from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission
- Future of Television
- How Stuff Works
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Tutorial
- IMCCA - Portal for Conferencing and Collaborative Communications
- ISDN Zone
- RFCafe: Resources for Radio, Radar, RF, Microwave and Wireless Engineering
- Telecoms Virtual Library
- Videoconferencing for Learning By AT&T Education
- Wireless LAN tutorials
- Yahoo!: Telecommunications
ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES
- Access
Science Web version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology
- ATIS Telecom Glossary 2000 (ANSI T1.523-2001) Updated version of Federal Standard 1037C
- Broadband
Glossary
- Credo Reference (formerly
XreferPlus) Several dictionaries and encyclopedias are available including:
- Dictionary of Communications Technology
- Dictionary of Multimedia and Internet Applications
- Dictionary of Information Technology in Books
24/7
- Dictionary of Networking in Books
24/7
- Acleris Glossary of Telecommunications Terms
- Internetworking Terms and Acronyms
- Microsoft Encyclopedia of Security in Books
24/7
- Microsoft Internet & Networking Dictionary in Books
24/7
- RFID Glossary Radio frequency identification
- TechWeb Tech Encyclopedia
- Web Hosting Glossary
- Videoconferencing Glossary
- Wireless, Cellular and Paging Glossary
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- CD's, Super Glue and Salsa: How Everyday Products Are Made REF TS146.C37
- Computers: Systems, Terms and Acronyms REF TK5102 .H58
Also E-book in Books 24/7
- Desktop Encyclopedia of Telecommunications REF TK5102
.M85 Also E-book in Books
24/7
- Desktop Encyclopedia of the Internet REF TK5105.5 .M85696
Also E-book in NetLibrary
- Encyclopedia of 20th Century Technology REF T9 .E462
- Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications REF P87.5 .E535
- Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking REF TK5105.15 .E46
- Encyclopedia of New Media REF QA76.575 .E5368
- Encyclopedia of Wireless Telecommunications REF TK5103.2 .B68
- Fiber Optics Standard Dictionary REF TK5102 .W45
- General encyclopedias and yearbooks REF AE5 etc.
- How It Works: Science and Technology REF T9 .H738
- How Products are Made REF TS146 .H67
- Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics REF TK7804 .G497
Also E-book in NetLibrary
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology REF
Q121 .M3 and yearbooks Also fulltext as Access
Science
- McGraw-Hill Illustrated Telecom Dictionary REF TK5102 .C57
- Newton's Telecom Dictionary REF TK5102 .N492x
Also E-book in Books
24/7
- Official Telecommunications Dictionary REF HE7775 .O55x
- Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering REF TK5102.5 .F68
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
- Dept of Commerce
- Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Research and engineering branch of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Note list of online publications.
- Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce
- Federal Communications Commission
- FCC Office of Engineering and Technology "Provides leadship in new opportunities for competitive technologies and services," such as wireless, broadband, and VoIP
- FCC International
- FCC Telecom Service for Rural America
- FCC Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- FCC Wireless Telecommunications
- FCC Wireline Competition
HANDBOOKS
- 802.11 (Wi-Fi) Networking Handbook in Books
24/7
- Broadband Telecommunications Handbook in Books
24/7
- Cellular Radio Handbook in Books
24/7
- Mobile Telecommunications Factbook in
Books 24/7
- RFID Handbook: Fundamentals and Applications in Contactless Smart Cards
and Identification in Books in
24/7
- Telecommunication Indicators Handbook from ITU
- Telecommunications Network Management in Books
24/7
- Wireless Internet Handbook:
Technologies, Standards and Applications in Books
24/7
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Communications Security Sourcebook REF TK5102.85 .C68
- Satellite Communication Applications Handbook REF TK5104 .E43
- Reference Manual for Telecommunications Engineering REF TK5102.5 .F68
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
- Fact Monster Internet Timeline
- History of Video Conferencing (VC) Technology
- Hobbes' Internet Timeline
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) History
- Inventors: Timeline of Invention and Technology
- Living Internet Organized tour for the history of the Internet
- Mobile Telephone History
- A Short History of Fiber Optics
- Telecom History from Privateline. Includes simple explanation of how telephones work and were developed, and includes development of transistors, party lines, early wireless and mobile phone history as well as history of Bell Labs
- Telecommunications History Timeline
Much historical information can be obtained in books retrieved through the UW-Stout Library catalog. If you know dates of key events, consult older paper issues of indexes to obtain periodical articles that were written at the time of the event. In addition, yearbooks serve to document the noteworthy events of a given year and can help you trace the progress of new technology.
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery REF Q125 .A765
- Chronology of Science REF Q125 .C482
- Electronic Inventions and Discoveries REF TK7809 .D85
- Famous First Facts REF AG5 .K315
- Great Events from History II Q125 .G825
- History of Technology REF T15 .S53
- History of the Internet REF TK5105.875.I57 H58
- History of Science and Technology REF Q125 .S43713
- Internet: a Historical Encyclopedia REF TK5105.875.I57 I5372
- Inventions and Discoveries REF T15 .I58
- McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 1990-Date REF Q121 .M312
- Mass Media: a Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, REF P92.U5 H77
- Milestones in Science and Technology REF Q199.M68
- Timetables of Communications REF P90 .R65x
- World of Invention REF T15 .W82
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- Books 24/7 Electronic books
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile Premier
- Business Source Elite
- Corporate ResourceNet
- ERIC, provides articles and ERIC documents to telecommunications in education
- Regional Business News
- Emerald Library
- Engineering Village 2: Compendex
- FirstSearch
- Business and Industry
- Business and Management Practices
- Business Dateline
- Lexis Nexis: Academic
- Newsbank Newsfile Full text newspaper articles
- Plunkett Research Online Market Research, trend analysis,
statistics, company profiles etc.
- InfoTech Industry Center
- Telecommunications Industry Center
- Wireless, Cellular, Wi-Fi & RFID Industry Center
- ProQuest
- ABI/Inform, business database
- Proquest Newspapers
- WilsonWeb
- Applied Science Full Text
- Business Full Text
- Education Full Text
- General Science Full Text
- OmniFile
Free Indexes and Databases:
- Bentham Open Access Free peer reviewed full text articles
- Directory of Open Access Journals Searchable database to online free periodicals
- Intute: Science, Engineering & Technology Gateway to information on the physical sciences, engineering, computing, geography, mathematics and environmental science
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- OAIster Free union catalog of digital resources and covers the humanities, social sciences and sciences
- Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM) Searchable citation/abstract database to articles in over 500 periodicals
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available
- Scirus Search engine for scientific journal articles and web sites
LAW
- Lexis Nexis Academic Full
text federal and state case law, statutes and regulations
- Recent Court Opinions (Federal Communications Commission)
- Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Federal Communications Commission site)
- Telecommunications, Internet and Intellectual Property Law Links
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Guide to Telephone Regulation REF KF2780 .G85x
DIRECTORIES
- NARTE Telecom Links National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers; Links to government, regulatory agencies, organizations, and companies within the telecommunications industry
- Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA)
- Plunkett Research Online
- Computers & Software: InfoTech Industry Center
- Telecommunications Industry Center
- Wireless, Cellular, Wi-Fi and RFID Industry Center
- wwiTV:Worldwide Internet TV
Print Sources Available in the University Library
Useful tools for current trends of the communications industry:- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys REF HG4961 .S675x
- Value Line Investment Survey
REF HG4501 .V26 Also online version of Value
Line
Select "Lookup Industry" on the left of the screen. Includes
addresses and data on individual companies as well
Use directories for names and addresses of companies, organizations, and people.
- Associations Unlimited
Online version of Encyclopedia of Associations
REF HS17 .G332
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions U.S.-based and comprised of 350 communication member companies. Fast tracks writing of industry standards that support rapid "rollout of new products and services for wireless and wireline networks". Examples: "interconnection standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony, toll-free access, telcom fraud and order and billing issues."
- CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association) Also known as the Wireless Association, "dedicated to representing you by keeping abreast of the topics that are shaping the industry ". White papers on a variety of interests to the wireless industry
- Global Systems for Mobile Communications Association (International)
- International Telecommunication Union (United Nations)
- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (U.S.) Includes white papers on such topics as the delivery of broadband over powerlines and the FCC-mandated Telecommunications Service Priority Program essential for handling manmade or natural disasters
- National Cable and Telecommunications Association
- National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (U.S)
- PCIA: the Wireless Infrastructure Association Personal Communications Industry Association
- Telecommunications Industry Association Advances global communication
- United States Telecom Association
- WIMAX Forum Promotes and certifies compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products
- Wireless Communications Association International
- Wireless LAN Association
PERIODICALS
- America's Network: Converged Communications at Work
- ATIS TechBeat
- CallCenter Magazine
- Cellular-news
- Comnews.com Free monthly e-mail newsletter
- Computerworld
- Connections Magazine Principal clearinghouse for outsourcing call center, teleservice, and phone answering industry
- Daily Rotation Links to latest tech news stories from over 250 sites
- Educause Review
- EDN
- International Journal of Communications Law and Policy
- Internet Telephony Magazine
- Internet World
- RCR Wireless News
- RFID Journal
- Telecom Digest & Archives
- Telecommunications Online
- Wireless Week
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
You may obtain very current information by browsing recent issues of these magazines, which are found in the Periodical Stacks, 2nd floor.
- Alcatel Telecommunications Review
- Communications News
- Computerworld
- Network World
- Telecommunications Americas
- Telephony
- Via Satellite
STANDARDS
- ATIS Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Once you have a basic understanding of the topic, you can use the Stout Library Catalog to retrieve books and audiovisual materials that will give you more coverage of your topic. Try a Keyword Guided search on your topic and click on Long View to identify subject headings. Some examples of subject headings you might use are:
- BROADBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
- DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
- DIGITAL TELEPHONE SYSTEMS
- DIGITAL VIDEO
- ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
- FIBER OPTICS
- IMAGE TRANSMISSION
- INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
- INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORKS
- INTERNET TELEPHONY
- INVENTORY CONTROL--AUTOMATION
- LASER
- MOBILE COMPUTING
- MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
- OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
- RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
- SMART CARDS
- TCP/IP (COMPUTER NETWORK PROTOCOL)
- WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
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Last Updated: 01/02/2009 and Last Revised: 05/01/2008
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