Core Resources for Journalism
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.
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.
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
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."
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).
European Audiovisual Observatory – The Information Portal for the Audiovisual Sector
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.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Federal regulatory agency responsible for regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. Download the Daily Digest from this site.
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 News, legal and business
information service."
National Telecommunications & Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce office which represents the Executive Branch in domestic and international telecommunications policy activities.
Sociological
Abstracts Citations and abstracts of articles in sociology
journals and related fields.
SRDS Media SolutionsStandard Rate and Data Service database of cataloged entries of more than 100,000 U.S. and international media properties that are updated monthly. Includes Business Publication Advertising Source, Direct Marketing List Source, Radio Advertising Source, Interactive Advertising Source, Newspaper Advertising Source, Consumer Magazine Advertising Source and TV and Cable Source.
