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Communication & Mass Media Complete  (EBSCOhost)
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Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. This database originated with the acquisition and subsequent merging of two popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies -- CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA)), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media.


Film and Television Literature Index    (EBSCOhost)
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A comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. Subject coverage includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Offers indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications and selected coverage of 300 more. Publications include Film Journal International, Journal of British Cinema and Television, Film Criticism, Post Script, Variety, and more.


Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
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Academic Universe from Lexis-Nexis is a news, law, and business information service. Includes up to date news; company and industry news from newspapers, trade journals, and other periodicals; company financial information from Disclosure, Standard & Poor's, and Hoover's; archival SEC filings; and accounting, auditing, and tax literature. All sources are full-text. Updated daily.


Access World News  (Newsbank)
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Access World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international news sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Coverage: Varies by news source and newspaper.


Historical New York Times Access  (ProQuest)
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Newspaper coverage dating back to the first issue in 1851, is available. Current years (latest 10 years are covered in Lexis-Nexis). Each issue of every newspaper is indexed so that finding articles on the editorials, editorial cartoons, obituaries, and letters to the editor from well-known people, arts, sports, business, and popular culturecan be easily found.


Alternative Press Index  (FirstSearch)
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Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change. Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Highly recommended comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary.


Alternative Press Index Archives  (FirstSearch)
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Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change. Archive for Alternative Press Index. Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Covers years 1969-1990.


Providence Journal  (ProQuest)
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Daily newspaper from Providence, Rhode Island. Coverage: 1988-current


Newspapers of the World

Gives access to hundreds of newspapers and news magazines from all continents. Newspapers may be selected by country or by title.


Academic Search Complete  (EBSCOhost)
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Provides full text for nearlymore than 5,000 scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Click here for a journal title list.


Wilson OmniFile FullText Mega  (Wilson Web)
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OmniFile provides access to 6 core Wilson databases including full-text from over 2,000 publications and abstracting/and indexing of another 3,800 periodicals. Covers almost all areas of academic interest including art, biology,business, education, general sciences, humanities, law, library and information science and social sciences.


Art & Humanities Citation Index  (FirstSearch)
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Citations and abstracts referencing many of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Articles from 8,795 journals. From 1980 and updated weekly.


African American Newspapers, 1827-1998  (Newsbank)
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Explore African American history, culture and daily life in the 19th and 20th centuries. Coverage 1887-1998.

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