Subject Guide
Resources and Services
Databases for Researching Communications/Sports Journalism
Databases are a great places to find scholarly journal articles - including those that are peer-reviewed - on different topics. Here are a few databases that specialize in journalism, communications, media, sports and related subjects.
- Communication and Mass Media Complete
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Provides information about language, mass media, communication, and advertising with many articles available full-text.
- Academic Search Complete
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A very large general academic database covering a broad range of topics. It includes a mix of magazine and journal articles. Many items are full text.
- JSTOR
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Full text of language and literature journals, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as a general ebook collection.
- Literary Reference Center
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Provides information on approximately 140,000 authors from a wide range of literary disciplines and time frames as well as plot summaries, synopses, and overviews of their works. In addition, it also includes 14,500 short stories and 54,000 poems.
- Google Scholar
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Use this link to Google Scholar instead of going to Google Scholar directly. This will allow you to quickly search huge numbers of academic citations AND access or request them through Library Services.
Newspaper Databases
In addition to databases containing scholarly articles about journalism, communications, and mass media, the library also has access to a number of databases providing current and historical access to a variety of newspaper articles.
- Wall Street Journal (1984-current)
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The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper. Full text from 1984-present.
- African American Newspapers (1827-1998)
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A century and a half of the African American experience.
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