Cosma / Communication / Media / Media Museum
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Introduction1
MediaSmarts (YouTube Channel)
MediaSmarts (Official Website)
Dictionary
media : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression — Webster See also OneLook
medium : a means of effecting or conveying something: as a (1) : a substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect (2) : a surrounding or enveloping substance plural usually media (1) : a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment — compare mass medium (2) : a publication or broadcast that carries advertising (3) : a mode of artistic expression or communication — Webster See also OneLook
A Dictionary of Media and Communication (Daniel Chandler & Rod Munday)
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Media (singular medium) are the storage and transmission channels or tools used to store and deliver information or data. It is often referred to as synonymous with mass media or news media, but may refer to a single medium used to communicate any data for any purpose. — Wikipedia
Media (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media Studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass communication, communication, communication sciences, and communication studies. — Wikipedia
Media Studies (Voice of the Shuttle)
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Exploration
New media are forms of media that are native to computers, computational and rely on computers for redistribution. New media are often contrasted to “old media”, such as television, radio, and print media, although scholars in communication and media studies have criticized rigid distinctions based on oldness and novelty. — Wikipedia
New Media Museum
This 360° image is one of a series of Toy Worlds on Cosma pages.
Click on objects to find out about them.
You can also explore this Toy World on Kuula.
An experimental version of the New Media Museum is also available in the virtual world SecondLife. Click the images below to explore it.
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Preservation
Media Preservation (Jason Curtis, Museum Of Obsolete Media)
Keeping and Organizing Your Files for the Long Term (MIT Libraries)
Media Preservation (Wikipedia)
History
IEEE Milestones Timeline (Engineering and Technology History Wiki)
Museum
National Science and Media Museum (UK)
New Media Museum
Archive
Paley Center for Media
American Archive of Public Broadcasting (Library of Congress & WGBH Educational Foundation)
Media in Transition (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Library
Media History Digital Library (Eric Hoyt, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Melvil Decimal System # 302.23 Media – Means of Communication (Library Thing)
Library of Congress Subject Heading: Media (Library Thing)
Library of Congress # P87 Communication and Media (UPenn Online Books)
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Communication Systems
Cosma provides access to Knowledge Resources organized around the elements of communication systems.
Communication, Media, Knowledge, Human and Noise
Format Multimedia (Video, Animation) Image (Object) Scent, Flavor, Audio (Text) Haptic, “Other“
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1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.