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Communication and Journalism Databases

The Academic Library
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Access to e-books on culture and media studies published by Pluto Press.

 

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Academic Search Complete
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Abstracts and indexing for over 11,000 journals from around the world with the full text coverage of over 7,000 titles, including more than 6,000 peer reviewed publications covering the fields of science; social science; education; psychology; language and linguistics; arts and literature.

 

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Academic Search Complete

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Archival Sound Recordings

 

Archival recordings from the British Library, National Sound Archive of interview and conversations with leading British cultural figures, African music and writing and sounsdscapes.

 

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BRAD (British Rate And Data)

 

BRAD is a comprehensive database of media in the United Kingdom including magazines, newspapers, radio, television, and out of home. BRAD provides information for advertisers including contacts and rates.

 

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Communication Abstracts
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Communication Abstracts covers all aspects of communication research and related topics including mass communication, advertising, journalism, public relations, broadcasting, television, and radio.
Coverage 1977 - .

 

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Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC)
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Originated from the merger of CommSearch (database of 26 journals in communication studies) and Mass Media Articles Index (database of over 40,000 articles related to mass media and published in over 60 research journals, as well as major journalism reviews, recent encyclopaedias, and handbooks in the area of communications studies). CMMC expands on the above adding full text for over 200 journal titles.

 

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Communication & Mass Media Complete

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Ebrary Academic Complete

 

Collection of more than 50,000 e-books covering all academic subjects including: Business and Economics; Computers, Engineering and Applied Science; Education; Humanities; Science, Medicine and Allied Health; Social Sciences. Use the QuickView option to view e-books. It is not necessary to install the Ebrary Reader.

 

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Factiva
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Factiva provides full text access to 20,000+ sources from more than 159 countries in 22 languages, including more than 400 continuously updated newswires. Coverage includes all major daily and business newspapers, primarily back to early 1990s. Sources also include both general business and industry publications such as The Economist, Forbes, Fortune, Finanz & Wirtschaft, BusinessWeek, Far Eastern Economic Review, etc., plus industry-specific titles such as Advertising Age, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Computerworld, Retail Week and Travel Weekly.

 

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Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1974-1996
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FBIS Daily Reports, 1974-96 consists of translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government statements from nations around the globe. These media sources were monitored in their language of origin, translated into English and issued by a US government agency.

 

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ILR Sharing
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The Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Scheme 1983-1990: The Felicity Wells Memorial Archive
Between 1983-1990 the Association of Independent Radio Companies operated the Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Scheme to share excellent drama, documentaries, features and current affairs between Independent Local Radio stations. Search and enjoy over 1150 programmes from this unique collection.

 

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ILR Sharing
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The Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Scheme 1983-1990: The Felicity Wells Memorial Archive
Between 1983-1990 the Association of Independent Radio Companies operated the Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Scheme to share excellent drama, documentaries, features and current affairs between Independent Local Radio stations. Search and enjoy over 1150 programmes from this unique collection.

 

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Independent Local Radio
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Three projects that bring together archives of Independent Local Radio from 1973 to 1996.
See individual entries for LBC/IRN Audio Archive, ILR Sharing and ILR South.

 

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International Encyclopedia of Communication Online
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A comprehensive encyclopedia of communication. Topics include all areas of communication, media, broadcasting, journalism and film and cinema with short articles, authored by experts and fully referenced.

 

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intute

 

Intute is a free online service providing you with access to good quality web resources for education and research in the areas of science and technology, arts and humanities, social sciences and health and life sciences.
NB. After July 2011 Intute will be available, but it will no longer be maintained or updated.

LBC/IRN Audio Archive
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The Independent Radio News/London Broadcasting Company radio archive consists of 7,000 reel-to-reel tapes in a collection that runs from 1973 to the mid-1990s. This project focuses on the most noteworthy content - approximately 4,000 hours of recordings relating to news and current affairs.

 

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PsycINFO
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Bibliographic database of the literature of psychology. In addition to covering core topics such as personality or mental health it also contains references on behavioural topics from related disciplines such as health care, education, business, organisational behaviour, consumer behaviour, criminal justice and artificial intelligence.
Coverage: 1872 - .

 

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