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Research Databases
Primary Databases
- Communication and Mass Media Complete- full text journals in communication and mass media
- Communication Abstracts Online (1998-2002) - indexes and provides article abstracts to communication studies articles. Complete yearly indexes available in print in Doheny Library Reference, P87 C55, starting in 1978.
- Sage Premier- has the full text of many communication journals, including Communication Research, Games & Culture, Global Media and Communication, etc.
- Proquest Research Library- scholarly, popular, and newspaper articles from 1980's - present
- Expanded Academic ASAP- scholarly and popular periodicals from 1980's to present
- Wilson Databases- A suite of indexes, including Wilson Omnifile, Reader's Guide Retrospective, and Art Retrospective
- Web of Science- Includes arts & humanities and social sciences citation databases
- ABI/Inform Global- business and management database
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe- full text of domestic and international newspapers and periodicals
- ArticleFirst- indexes over 13,000 journals in all disciplines
- CQ Library- reports on social issue topics
- Forrester- contains market, industry and consumer research reports that analyze a broad range of technology areas such as new media, computing, software, networking, telecommunications, and the Internet; and projects how technology trends will affect businesses, consumers, and society
- National Journal Group's Policy Central- resource for current politics and policy
- Gartner intraWeb- provides articles, analysis and insight into leading-edge technology and the IT industry
Secondary Databases
- PsycINFO- psychology-related journals and other sources from 1887 - present
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts- abstracts of linguistics-related articles from 1973-present
- Sociological Abstracts- abstracts over 2,000 journals in sociology and related fields from 1963-present
- PAIS International and PAIS Archive- public affairs
- ERIC- education resources information center that covers 1966 - present
- IEEE Xplore- for telecommunications
- Engineering Village 2- for telecommunications
- Norris Medical Library Resources- includes Medline for health-related topics
- Film and Television Literature Index; FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals; and International Index to the Performing Arts
- MLA Bibliography- has language and linguistics-related citations
- America: History and Life- covers US and Canadian history, 1964-present; and Historical Abstracts for world history
- APS (American Periodical Series)- american magazines and journals from 1740-1900
- Left Index- indexes more than 150 journals from 1982-present
- GenderWatch- for gender studies
- MarketResearch.com Academic- has technology and media market research reports
News
Current News (Newspaper Sources)
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe- domestic and international newspapers
- Proquest Research Library
- CQ Weekly- magazine on government, commerce and politics
- Global NewsBank (1996-present)
- NewsBank NewsFile Collection (1991-present)
- Ethnic NewsWatch (1990-) select "Interdisciplinary-EthnicNewsWatch" module
- World News Connection (1994-present)- translations of international news stories
- Factiva- 1975-present
- AccuNet: AP Multimedia Archive- electronic library containing the AP’s current year’s photo reports and a selection of photos from their 50 million image print and negative library
- International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text- covers over 150 periodicals
- Alternative Press Index- indexes 300 alternative, radical, and left periodicals from 1991- present
- Newslink- web sites for hundreds of newspapers
- Newspaper Abstracts (1989-present)- abstracts of national and regional U.S. newspapers
- Proquest Latin American Newsstand (2004-present)- Latin American newspapers and news wires
- Noticias en Espanol (1992-present)- full text Spanish news articles relevant to Hispanics, Chicanos and Latinos in the U.S.
Historical Newspapers
- America’s Historical Newspapers (1690-1876)- over 710 historical American newspapers focusing largely on the 18th and early 19th centuries from 23 states and the District of Columbia.
- Historical Atlanta Constitution (1868-1939)
- Historical Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003)
- Historical Boston Globe (1872-1924)
- Historical Chicago Defender 1910-1975)
- Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
- Historical Christian Science Monitor (1908-1994)
- Historical Hartford Courant (1764-1984)
- Historical Los Angeles Sentinel (1946-2005)
- Historical Los Angeles Times (1881-1966)
- Historical New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
- Historical New York Times (1851-2000)
- Historical Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)
- Historical Wall Street Journal (1889-1988)
- Historical Washington Post (1877-1990)
- Times (London, England) (1785-1985) -
- Accessible Archives - covers18th &19th century
- Facts On File News Archives - covers 1940-
- Historical Newspapers -18th-19th-20th-century Times & NYT’s indexes
- Ethnic NewsWatch: a history - covers 1960-1989
- Harper’s Weekly (1857-1912)- Harper’s Illustratred Weekly in the 19th century and early 20th century
- APS Online Via ProQuest (1740-1900) - over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children’s and women’s magazines, and many other historically-significant periodicals
- Eighteenth Century Journals II - covers 1685-1815 and serves as a portal to newspapers and periodicals
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers- full-text, public domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910; and find information about American Newspapers published between 1690-present
- British Newspapers (1800-1900) - a catalogue of british newspaper articles
- NewsBank Retrospective - covers 1970-1991
- Newspaper Indexes: A Location and Subject Guide for Researchers - Doheny Reference Z6951 M635 v. 1-3- lists of newspapers by county and state, with date ranges and the depository designation where you can find clippings and indexes
- 19th Century Masterfile- index of indexes that c0vers 1800-1899 and includes Poole’s Plus
- CIS Index to Early American Periodicals - covers 1700-1935
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index - covers 1975-1996
- C19: The Nineteenth Century Index- includes Palmer's index to the Times, 1790-1905
- PaperofRecord (1800 and 1900's) - selective archive of newspapers, mostly Canadian and Mexican
- Newspapers: a Reference Guide - Doheny Reference Z6951 S35 1987- has information on newspaper indexes
Broadcasts & Transcripts
- Lexis Nexis News Transcripts
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive- archives of television news from 1989-present
- Presidential Debate Transcripts- covers 1960--present
Public Opinion Polls
- Roper Center iPoll- national US public opinion polls from the last 65 years. Use iPoll for individual survey questions and RoperExpress for entire datasets
- Public Perspective - selective public opinion polls with a little bit of commentary (click on "Sources" tab, then click on 'Reference' folder, then click on 'Statistics' folder, and check the box for "Public Perspective," then click on "Ok-Continue" to add it to your search)
- Polling the Nations (1986-present) compilation of Q&A from 6500+ surveys; some local surveys
- PEW Research Center for the People and the Press
- American National Election Studies- covers poll results on wide range of issues from 1950-present
- Public Opinion Quarterly- 1937-present
- Gallup Poll Cumulative Index: Public Opinion, 1935-1997- VKC Reference HN90 P8G29 1999
- Odum Institute for Research in Social Science- national and state public opinion data
- Polling Report.com- highlights from recent national poll
Statistics
- Current Weeks' Nielsen Ratings
- Broadcasting and Cable (1993-present)- type "nielsen ratings" as the keyword
- International Television & Video Almanac- has Nielsen ratings and industry statistics each year. Cinema/TV Library Ready Reference HE 8700 I57
- Editor & Publisher Market Guide- Doheny Reference Desk HF 5905 E38- demographic and market data for 1600 cities in US and Canada
- Statistical Resources on the Web- Nice collection of statistics links. Click on 'Science" to get telecommunication and television stats
- State of the News Media - annual report on American journalism with charts and statistics
- SBDC Demographics- links to demographics, computer and internet use stats, etc.
- The Mass Media: Aspen Institute Guide to Communication Industry Trends- Cinema/TV Library Stacks, P92 U5568- statistics on media industry growth, ownership, economics, employment, audience, and content trends
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics- culture and communication statistics
- ICPSR- Inter-university consortium for political and social research
- Lexis Nexis Statistical Universe
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- SRDS- advertising rates and data for magazines, newspapers, television, and radio. print version is available at VKC Library in business collection; electronic version is available in the Crocker Library
- Advertising Age's Advertising Fact Pack, 2006- data on the advertising and media industries
- World Development Indicators- annual compilation from the World Bank of statistical data about development, covering over 200 countries. Under 'series,' select "Development framework" and then "Communications"
- Statesman's Yearbook Online- brief statistics by country in communications and culture
- InfoNation- Can compare country statistics for telephone lines, internet users, television receivers, and newspaper circulation
- Newspaper Association of America's A Statistical Summary of the Newspaper Industry: Facts About Newspapers 2000
- Advertising Age's Search Marketing Fact Pack, 2007- a guide on how marketers use Internet searches to connect with consumers
- Social Science Statistics - key resources for statistics in the social sciences
- TableBase- a database of statistics and tables drawn from a wide range of trade publications and business news sources. In many cases the full text of the source article is included with the statistics.
- comScore Press Center comScore is a global Internet information provider with
consumer behavior insight;
brief press reports are sometimes available for free
Speeches
- Vital Speeches of the Day- 1993-present online; and in print from 1935-present
- Speeches and Speechmakers- collection of links to speeches online
Library Catalogs (Find Library Holdings for Books, Videos, etc.)
- Search all USC Library Catalogs (to look for books, videos, etc.)
- Annenberg Resource Center Catalog
- Worldcat (beyond USC Libraries)
- Annenberg Resource Center Video Collection
- Leavey Library Video Collection
Dissertations
- Proquest Dissertations & Theses
- Dissertation Abstracts- click on "dissertation abstracts" from the Quick links menu at the top
- Journalism & Mass Communication Abstracts
Background Information
- Encyclopedia of Communication and Information- click on 'electronic access' link
- Reference Universe- searches the complete indexes of more than 10,000 reference titles
- Gale Virtual Reference Library-
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences- available in full text from Doheny Reference, H41.I58 2001
- New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy- click on 'electronic access' link
- Credo Reference Library
- Encyclopedia of Television
- Encyclopedia of New Media: an Essential Reference to Communication and Technology- Leavey Lower Commons, QA76.575.E5368 2003
- History of the Mass Media in the United States- Doheny Reference P92.U5H54 1998X
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