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Handbooks are good places to begin research; they present the state of the discipline with regard to a specific issue. Handbooks can be divided into two types:
The first kind of handbook is research oriented and presents the theories, methods, and
research interests currently in vogue. Essays in this type of handbook can be useful for finding research topics, putting your
research topic into context, and providing a bibliography of pertinent articles and books. Examples of this kind of
handbook include:
Handbook of Family Communication HQ 519 .H36 2004
Handbook of Interpersonal Communication BF 637 .C45 H287 2002
SAGE Handbook of Conflict Communication HM 1126 .S24 2006
SAGE Handbook of Gender and Communication P 96 .S48 S34 2006
The second kind of handbook is more practice oriented and presents standards and
best practices in a given field. The essays in these handbooks tend to be prescriptive, but can be very
helpful in suggesting research projects and citations to relevant articles and books. Examples of this kind of handbook include:
IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication HD 30.36 .U5 I25 2006
White Paper Marketing Handbook HF 5415.123 .B585 2006
Communication Yearbook, published annually, is essentially a handbook that summarizes the state of the discipline as a whole rather than a subsection.
Susan Clerc
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