Communication Studies — Journalism & Media Studies
Academic
OneFile A collection of peer-reviewed, full-text articles
from more than 5000 journals, plus indexing of an additional
4000+ journals, newspapers and wire services. Coverage
from 1980 to the present. Extensive coverage of the social
sciences and other disciplines. Use this database for a
broad search to retrieve both first tier as well as second
tier sources. For a less broad search of first tier sources
only, use Expanded
Academic ASAP (EXAC).- Academic
Search Premier "Multidisciplinary coverage of
journal literature, including.... communications, computer
sciences, engineering, language and linguistics... " Includes
over 4515 full-text titles as well as citations and abstracts
for over 8000 scholarly journals, about 45% of which are
peer-reviewed.
- AccuNet/AP
Multimedia Archive Searchable databases of photographs
from the Associated Press; also includes databases of AP
text and audio files.
- America:
History and Life Of value for investigating all aspects
of the history of communications media and industries.
Includes citations and abstracts from more than 2,100 journals
from around the world, on historical treatments of topics
related to Canada and the United States, in about 40 languages,
from 1964 to the present. For histories related to communications
media in other countries, see Historical
Abstracts.
- AP
Images About 800 photos per day feed into this photo
archive moments after moving onto the AP's spot picture
system. Over 3 million U.S. and international photos, from
1826 to present. Almost 200 per day are saved for all time,
while others are archived for about one year. Also includes
over 60,000 graphics, charts, and timelines.
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ComAbstracts: "...contains
abstracts of articles and books published in the primary
professional literature of the communication(s) field as
well as bibliographic records and audio materials."
- Communication & Mass
Media Complete Provides full-text for more than 240
journals, cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for over
370 journals, and selected indexing and abstracts for
over 230. "Many major journals have indexing, abstracts,
PDFs and searchable cited references from their first
issues to the present (dating as far back as 1915)." Incorporates
the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National
Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index
(formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University).
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Communication
Abstracts Includes "...articles, reports, papers,
and books from a variety of publishers, research institutions,
and information sources. Coverage includes not only communication
literature but also literature in other disciplines that
is relevant to communication researchers.... also covers
the international literature in film studies, the role
of technology in human communications, risk communication,
crisis communication and public opinions."
- Dictionary
of Media Studies
- Documentary & Other Films at NU Long lists of documentary films categorized by subjects such as art, gender, the Middle East, and sexual orientation are available for check-out through the Library's Mitchell Multimedia Center. Television news specials (e.g., political conventions, Presidential debates and speeches, etc.) are collected on a comprehensive basis. Click on the link to see specific topic lists. See, too, information on the other collections—performing arts films, feature films, and spoken word recordings.
- Expanded
Academic ASAP (EXAC) This is an important database
for social sciences (political economy, gender studies,
development, etc) with more than 20 years of coverage of
about 3,500 first tier, indexed, and full-text titles,
of which 2,100 are peer-reviewed. For a broader search
which will retrieve both first tier as well as second tier
sources, see Academic
OneFile.
- Historical
Abstracts Citations and abstracts covering world history
(excluding Canada and the United States; for these, see America:
History and Life) on topics including communications
media.
- International
Bibliography of the Social Sciences Citations from
an international selection of publications, including over
2600 journals, in all areas of the social sciences with
emphasis on economics, political science, sociology and
anthropology.
- LexisNexis
Academic (formerly Academic Universe) "News, legal
and business information service."
- Political
Aspects of Communications See the NU Library research
guide to political science; for example, Worldwide
Political Science Abstracts and others cover propaganda,
political advertising, and public opinion.
- World
Press Encyclopedia
For further information, contact:
Stacey Devine
Assistant Head, Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-7584
stacey-devine@northwestern.edu
Catherine Grove
Head of Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
(847) 491-4426
c-grove@northwestern.edu
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