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Research Databases
(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)
Ad*Access
The Ad*Access Project presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.
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ARTstor
ARTstor is an image collection which documents artistic traditions across all times and cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual and material culture.
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ComAbstracts
The ComAbstracts database presents abstracts for articles, books, and
other relevant material to researchers and students interested in
fields related to human communication studies including: mass communication,
human interaction, rhetoric, health communication, communication and
new media, journalism, and communication history.
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Communication & Mass Media Complete
Communication & Mass Media Complete incorporates the content of CommSearch and the Mass Media Articles Index along with other journals in communication and mass media to create a resource with scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline.
CMMC offers complete indexing and abstracts for over 370 journals and select coverage of 230 more for a combined coverage of over 600 titles. Full text articles are available for more than 240 journals.
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Film Literature Index - Z5784.M9 F45
The Film Literature Index indexes 150 film and
television periodicals from 30 countries and 200 other
periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The
periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000
subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles.
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General OneFile (formerly InfoTrac Onefile)
General OneFile, formerly called InfoTrac Onefile, is a large, multi-subject database, with records from 1980 to the present. More than 11,000 sources are indexed, most with full-text coverage. Sources include U.S. and international newspapers, popular magazines, academic journals, trade and professional publications, multimedia, and general reference sources.
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Humanities Abstracts
Humanities Abstracts contains abstracts (summaries) of feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. It indexes nearly 600 journals covering a variety of subjects in the humanities, including philosophy, film, folklore, religion, music, and the performing arts.
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LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic is an extensive set of full-text electronic databases of news, business, company, and legal information. It contains major archives of federal and state case law, media transcripts, and other full-text material. For more information consult the LexisNexis Academic help documents and/or search tutorial.
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MLA International Bibliography
The MLA International Bibliography is a subject index for books,
articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures,
folklore, and linguistics. MLA International Bibliography dates back
to 1925 and contains over 2 million citations from more than 4,400
periodicals and 1,000 book publishers. Subscription to the MLA International Bibliography also includes access
to the MLA Directory of Periodicals database.
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Reference Materials
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications - P87.5 .E535 2003
Provides a history and a recent snapshot of the world's media. Includes 219 signed entries with bibliographies and cross-references. Volumes are arranged by theme.
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Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns - HF5837 .E53 2000
Profiles 500 of the most notable advertising and marketing campaigns of the 20th century.
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Encyclopedia of New Media: an Essential Reference to Communication and Technology - QA76.575 .E5368 2003
With such topics as broadband, content filtering, cyberculture, cyberethics, digital divide, freenet, MP3, privacy, telemedicine, viruses, and wireless networks, the encyclopedia will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested or working in this field.
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Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America - GV53 .E53 2004
This two-volume Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America provides a comprehensive survey of activities such as quilting bees, stickball, and stock car racing from the Colonial era to the present.
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Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics - Q175.35 .E53 2005
"The Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society."
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Encyclopedia of Television - PN1992.18 .E53 2005
Focusing mainly on United States, Canada and the UK, this work builds on the first edition that has been widely recognized and cited as the foremost reference work on the study of television.
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History of the Mass Media in the United States - P92.U5 H54 1998
Examines the ways in which the media both affects, and is affected by, U.S. society.
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How to Read a Film: the World of Movies, Media and Multimedia - PN1994 .M59 2000
This definitive work discusses how film operates as a language and the various techniques and concepts that are responsible for eliciting audience responses.
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International Index to Film Periodicals - Z5784.M9 I49
This print index is created by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and covers a number of primary film criticism journals and reviews.
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The Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio - TK6544 .M84 2004
International in scope, this encyclopedia spans the entire history of radio. With over 600 entries, it traces radio's role in the development of journalism, advertising, entertainment, propaganda, popular music, and much more.
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Web Sources
Ad Council
Includes Public Service Announcements and information on public service ad campaigns.
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IMDb: the Internet Movie Database
"The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is a HUGE collection of movie [and television] information."
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Internet Archive: Movie Archive
This collection contains thousands of videos which range from classic full-length movies, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to user-uploaded videos of every genre. It also carries classic TV advertisements.
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On the Media
This NPR radio broadcast covers discussion about the inner workings of the media and examines the impact of media on our lives.
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Online Communication Studies Resources - Univ. of Iowa
Extensive list of online resources from a great school of communication studies.
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