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Print Sources:
Basics of video production. Des Lyver and Graham Swainson Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 1999.
Main: PN1992.94 .L98 1999 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Broadcast news writing, reporting, and producing. Ted White Boston : Focal Press, c1996
Main: PN4784 .B75 W5 1996
Cable television : a reference guide to information. Ronald Garay. New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.
Main: Z7711 .G37 1988 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Career opportunities in television, cable, video, and multimedia. by Maxine K. and Robert M. Reed. New York : Facts on File, c1999
Main: HE8700.4 .R43 1999 REFERENCE (nocirc)
The little digital video book. Michael Rubin Berkeley, CA : Peachpit, c2002.
Main: TR896 .R83 2002
Radio programming : tactics and strategy. Eric G. Norberg Boston : Focal Press, c1996.
Main: PN1991.55 .N67 1996
The sound studio. Alec Nisbett Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 1995.
Main: TK7881.4 .N5 1995
Telecommunications management : broadcasting/cable and the new technologies. Barry L. Sherman. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1995.
Main: HE8689.6 .S55 1995
Television and new media audiences. Ellen Seiter Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1999.
Main: PN1992.3 .U5 S35 1999
Uses of television. John Hartley London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Main: PN1992.6 .H367 1999
Video source book.James M. Craddock, editor Detroit : Gale, c1999.
Main: PN1992.95 .V52 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Voice over : the making of Black radio. William Barlow Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 1999.
Main: PN1991.8 .A35 B37 1999
World radio TV handbook 2003 : the directory of international broadcasting. Editor, David G. Bobbett. Milton Keynes : WRTH Publications Limited, 2003.
Main: TK6540 .W62 2330 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Internet Sources:
Encyclopedia of Television
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html
An online encyclopedia by the Museum of Broadcast Communications. Includes more than 1,000 original essays …examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends …histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information.
Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/
The official website of the commission charged with regulating communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.
National Cable and Telecommunications Association
http://www.ncta.com
The source for information about the cable and telecommunications industry. Includes an industry calendar and news reports.
Radio Directory
http://www.radiodirectory.com/
“Everything about radio and radio stations.” Over 6,000 links under headings covering subjects from advertising to history to stations, organized alphabetically.
Television Quarterly
http://tvquarterly.com/index2.html
The online copy of the printed official journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Television Week
http://www.tvweek.com/
This is the website of TelevisionWeek, the weekly newspaper of broadcast, cable and interactive media. TVweek.com is updated daily with breaking news and Mondays with top stories from TelevisionWeek's print edition.
Video Resources
http://www.penrose-press.com/IDD/subjects/video.html
Video and Television conferences, organizations, journals, directories, etc.
Print Sources:
The performing arts business encyclopedia. Leonard D. DuBoff New York : Allworth Press, c1996.
Main: KF4290 .A68 D8 1996 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Dealmaking in the film & television industry : from negotiations to final contracts. Mark Litwak. Los Angeles : Silman-James Press ; Hollywood, CA : Distributed by Samuel French Trade, c1994.
Main: KF4290 .Z9 L58 1994
Internet Sources:
Copyright, Trademark and Entertainment Law – Paul D. Supnik Law Office
http://www.supnik.com/
Comprehensive site with many links and resources; also includes sections on Federal Court Litigation, International Law Materials, Internet Law Resources , Licensing and Merchandising.
Entertainment Law--Megalaw
http://www.megalaw.com/top/entertainment.php
Federal Entertainment Law Decisions; Entertainment Union and Performing Arts Organizations; Entertainment Law Sites (29).
Mark Litwak’s Entertainment Law Resources
http://www.marklitwak.com/resources/
An entertainment lawyer’s site. Includes government sites, insurance information and other legal resources.
Print Sources:
Film : an international history of the medium. Robert Sklar.
New York : H.N. Abrams, 1993.
Main: PN1993.5 .A1 S55 1993 REFERENCE (nocirc)
The film director : updated for today's filmmaker, the classic, practical reference to motion picture and television techniques. Richard L. Bare. Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, c2000.
Main: PN1995.9 .P7 B3 2000
Film production management. Bastian Clevé. Boston : Focal Press, c2000.
Main: PN1995.9 .P7 C54 2000.
Film theory : an introduction. Robert Stam. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Main: PN1995 .S6739 2000
International dictionary of films and filmmakers. Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast, eds. Detroit : St. James Press, c2000.
Main: PN1997.8 .I58 2000 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Producing for Hollywood : a guide for the independent producer. Paul Mason, Donald L. Gold New York : Allworth Press, c2000.
Main: PN1995.9 .P7 M36 2000
Internet Sources:
CineMedia
http://www.cinemedia.org
The Internet’s largest film and media directory with over 25,000 links.
Filmmaking.net
http://www.filmmaking.net
One of the top sites for new and independent filmmakers on the web. Includes detailed information on film schools.
Filmstaff.com
http://www.filmstaff.com/
“Where people go for entertainment jobs.”
International Cinematographers Guild: Film Industry Links
http://www.cameraguild.com/links/l-industry.htm
Film Industry links from the International Cinemtographers Guild.
Internet Movie Database
http://imdb.com/
The most comprehensive movie database on the Web.
Webmovie.com
http://www.webmovie.com/
A complete directory for services dealing with filmmaking.
Print Sources
Artist's & graphic designer's market, 2003 : where & how to sell your illustration, fine art, graphic design & cartoons. edited by Mary Cox, assisted by Candi S. Cross. Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest, c2002.
Main: N8600 .A76 2003 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Fine art publicity : the complete guide for galleries and artists. Susan Abbott and Barbara Webb Stamford, Conn. : Art Business News Library, c1991.
Main: N8600 .A2 1991
The law (in plain English) for galleries. Leonard D. DuBoff. New York : Allworth Press, c1999. Main: KF2042 .A76 D836 1999
Museum management. edited by Kevin Moore. London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Main: AM121 .M876 1997
Museums : a place to work : planning museum careers. Jane R. Glaser with Artemis A. Zenetou. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Main: AM7 .G55 1996
Internet Sources
ArtNet: The Art World Online
http://www.artnet.com/
Artists, galleries, price database, services, careers and more.
Arts Management Network
http://www.artsmanagement.net/
An international information service and network for cultural management and arts administration.
Print Sources:
The Adams Job Interview Almanac / Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Media Corp., c1996.
Main: HF5549.5 . A3 1996 REFERENCE (nocirc)
The American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries / John W. Wright. Wright, John W., 1941-
Main: HD8083 .U5 W74 REFERENCE (nocirc)
America's top jobs for people without a four-year degree : detailed information on 190 good jobs in all major fields and industries / Michael Farr
Main: HD5724 .F27 2003 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Dictionary of occupational titles : with O*NET(tm) definitions
Main: HB2595 .O16 2003 REFERENCE(no circ)
The Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance / Holli R. Cosgrove, editorial director
Main: HF5381 .E52 1996 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Good Works : A Guide to Careers in Social Change / edited by Donna Colvin ; preface by Ralph Nader.New York : Barricade Books, c1994.
Main: AS29.5 .G66 1994 REFERENCE (nocirc)
The Harvard Business School guide to careers in the nonprofit sector / Stephanie Lowell
Main: HD2769.2 .U6 L68 2000 STACKS
The Metropolitan New York Jobbank, 2000 / managing editor, Steven Graber. Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Media Corp., c1999.
Main: HF5382.75 .U5 M4 199 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Navigating your career : twenty-one of America's leading headhunters tell you how it's done / Christopher W. Hunt & Scott A. Scanlon, editors
Main: HF5381 .N358 1999 STACKS
Occupational outlook handbook / United States. Department of Labor
Main: HF5381 .A1 O36 B REFERENCE (nocirc)
Bronx: HF5381 .A1 O36 B BRONX_REF (nocirc)
100 jobs in social change / Harley Jebens
Main: HF5382.5 .U5 J4 1996 STACKS
What color is your parachute?: a practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers / by Richard Nelson Bolles
Main: HF5383 .B56 2002 REFERENCE (no circ)
Winning the job game : the new rules for finding and keeping the job you want / Carol Kleiman
Main: HF5382.75 .U6 K545 2002 STACKS
Internet Sources:
America's Job Bank
http://www.ajb.dni.us/index.html
This is a very useful site. It allows the searcher to use key words.
BLACKCAREERZONE.com
http://www.blackcareerzone.com/
The Black Career Zone is the #1 Career site for African Americans.
Career Development Handbook
http://www.mcny.edu/pdfs/careerservices/CareerServicesHandbook.pdf
Published by MCNY's Office of Career Services
Career Services at MCNY
http:/www.mcny.edu/career_serv/car1.php
MCNY's Office of Career Services Home Page.
Getting the Most Out of a Career Fair
http://www.mcny.edu/pdfs/careerservices/CareerFairPreparation.pdf
Published by MCNY's Office of Career Services
Government Openings
http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
This job search is brought to you by FedWorld, an online system operated by the National Technical Information Service an agency of the United States Department of Commerce.
Job-Interview.net
http://www.job-interview.net/
Very useful site for job interview preparation.
Links to Job Search Resources for Social Worker
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9300/
This site allows you to search by state and has many human service job listings.
National Career Development Center
http://ncda.org/
NCDA provides service to the public and professionals involved with or interested in career development, including professional development activities, publications, research, public information, professional standards, advocacy, and recognition for achievement and service.
Monster Board
http://www.monster.com/
This site provides a variety of links to job-search resources and also has connections to job listings.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
This is the online version of the above government publication. It offer job descriptions, contact information, and current average salaries for almost every occupation.
Print Sources:
Media economics : understanding markets, industries, and concepts. Alan B. Albarran Ames : Iowa State University Press, 1996.
Main: P96 .E252 U616 1996
The digital economy : promise and peril in the age of networked intelligence. Don Tapscott New York : McGraw-Hill, c1996.
Main: HC79 .I55 T368 1996
Global media economics : commercialization, concentration, and integration of world media markets . Edited by Alan B. Albarran and Sylvia M. Chan-Olmsted. Ames : Iowa State University Press, 1998.
Main: P96 .E25 G57 1998
Media/society : industries, images, and audiences. David Croteau, William Hoynes Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, c2000.
Main: HN90 .M3 C76 2000
Understanding the digital economy. Edited by Erik Brynjolfsson and Brian Kahin Cambridge, Mass. : London : MIT, 2002.
Main: HF5548.32 .U53 2000
Internet Sources:
Independent Film and Television Alliance
http://www.afma.com/
Formerly known as the American Film Marketing Association, The IFTA is the trade association for the independent film and tv industry.
Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues
http://www.serci.org/
Provides a solid academic platform from which scientific debate concerning copyright, dealt with from an economic theory perspective, can be launched and defended.
Association for Cultural Economics International
http://www.acei.neu.edu/
An organization for furthering the understanding of the economic aspects of art and culture.
Print Sources:
Multimedia and communications technology. Steve Heath. Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, c1999.
Main: QA76.575 .H38 1999
Internet Sources:
Open Directory Project Multimedia Links
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Multimedia/
Extensive links; many practical multimedia sites
Scala Multimedia Directory
http://www.scala.com/multimedia/
One of the largest and most complete multimedia directories on the Internet.
Print Sources
Concert tour production management : how to take your show on the road. John Vasey. Boston, Mass. : Focal Press, c1998.
Main: ML3790 .V37 1998
Making and marketing music : the musician's guide to financing, distributing, and promoting albums . Jodi Summers New York, NY : Allworth Press, c1999.
Main: ML3790 .S84 1999
Making it in the music business : the business and legal guide for songwriters and performers. Lee Wilson. New York : Allworth Press, c1999.
Main: ML3790 .W57 1999
The recording industry. Geoffrey P. Hull. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998.
Main: ML3790 .H84 1998
Internet Sources
Billboard
http://www.billboard.com
“Billboard.com is the Internet home of Billboard magazine, the leading international newsweekly of music, video and home entertainment.”
Music Business Journal
http://www.musicjournal.org/home.html
The Internet Publication for Global Music Business. Features include articles, news, research, reviews and a comprehensive resource page with links for every aspect of the music industry.
Music Industry Jobs
http://musicians.about.com/library/musicjobs/bljobsmain.htm
A variety of resources including a glossary of industry terms, internships in the music and recording industries and advice from professionals.
Recording Industry Association of America
http://www.riaa.com/default.asp
The trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Includes companies, labels, news and useful links.
USA Musician
http://www.usamusician.com/resources
Music Industry links include BMI, ASCAP, NPA and record labels.
Print Sources
Booking & tour management for the performing arts. Rena Shagan. New York : Allworth Press, c1996.
Main: PN1584 .S5 1996
Career opportunities in theater and the performing arts. Shelly Field. New York : Facts On File, c1999.
Main: PN1580 .F5 1999 REFERENCE (nocirc)
The performing arts business encyclopedia. Leonard D. DuBoff. New York : Allworth Press, c1996.
Main: KF4290 .A68 D8 1996 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Producing theatre : a comprehensive legal and business guide. Donald C. Farber. New York : Limelight Editions, 1997.
Main: KF4296 .F37 1997
Theatre management : a successful guide to producing plays on commercial and non-profit stages. Suzanne Carmack Celentano and Kevin Marshall.
Main: PN2053 .C354 1998
Internet Sources
Performing Arts Online:Links
http://performingarts.net/links.html
Over 20,000 performing arts links, including 12,000 listings from the Open Directory Project. Dance, theatre, music, management, and many other subjects are represented.
Performing Arts Links
http://www.theatrelibrary.org/links/
International; links for dance, theatre, education, designers, etc.
Vilar Institute for Arts Management
http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/vilarinstitute/
Fellowships and internships for practical experience in arts management.
Print Sources
By the numbers : publishing : a statistical guide to the publishing industry. Robert S. Lazich, editor Detroit ; London : Gale Research, c1998.
Main: Z278 .B98 1998 REFERENCE (nocirc)
Magazine editing & production. J. William Click, Russell N. Baird. Madison, Wis. : Brown & Benchmark Publishers, c1994.
Main: PN4734 .C54 1994
Publishing newsletters. Howard Penn Hudson. Rhinebeck, NY : H&M Publishers, c1997.
Main: Z286 .N46 H83 1997
Strategic newspaper management. Conrad C. Fink. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
Main: PN4734 .F54 1996
Internet Sources
BookZonePro
http://www.bookzonepro.com/
Extensive resources and links for and by industry professionals.
Journalism Resources
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/journalism.html
Organizations, cyberjournalism, media law, news, jobs, school and more, from the University at Iowa.
NOTE: Some books and sites may appear under more than one subject heading.
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