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• Dictionary of Media and Communication (Oxford)
• Dictionary of Media and Communications (Routledge)
• Dictionary of Social Media
• Encyclopedia of Gender in Media 
• Encyclopedia of Media and Communication 
• Encyclopedia of Media and Communications Research
• Encyclopedia of New Media : An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology 
• Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media 
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics, Media, and Communications
• Keywords for Media Studies
• Short Cuts (Minimalist communication)
• Tech Terms : What Every Telecommunications and Digital Media Professional Should Know

• Dictionary of Journalism (Oxford)
• Historical Dictionary of Journalism
• Understanding Journalism: A Guide to the Issues

• APA Handbook of Nonverbal Communication
• Sage Handbook of Nonverbal Communication  

General

• Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts
• Dictionary of Film Finance and Distribution: A Guide for Independent Filmmakers
• Dictionary of Film Studies
• Encyclopedia of Early Cinema
• Historical Dictionary of Film Noir
• Historical Dictionary of Horror Cinema 
• International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film 

Animation

• A-Z of Animation and Cartoons
• Anime Encyclopedia
   

REGIONS

Africa

• Dictionary of African Filmmakers

Britain

• British Film Directors: A Critical Guide
• Encyclopedia of British Film
• Historical Dictionary of British Cinema

China

• Encyclopedia of Chinese Film

Germany

• Historical Dictionary of German Cinema

Middle East

• Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary

South America

• Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema

United States

• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films : 1895-1930

• Encyclopedia of Video Games

• Encyclopedia of Cyber Warfare
• Internet Encyclopedia: vol. 1  |  vol. 2  |  vol. 3
• Oxford Dictionary of the Internet

• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marketing
• Concise Encyclopedia of Advertising
• Dictionary of Marketing (Oxford)
• Dictionary of Marketing Terms
• Green Consumerism : An A-to-Z Guide
• International Dictionary of Marketing
• Sage Handbook of Political Advertising