J414: International Newsgathering Systems
Selected Reference Works
Special Guide: Indiana Newspapers on Microfilm
*** Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2003.
Journalism Library and Wells Research Collection Reference Desk P87.5 .E532 2003
Europa World Plus
Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions. Includes contact information for officials and features information on over 1,700 international organizations. Online library database.
*** World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide, 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003.
Research Collection Reference Desk PN4728 .Q53 2003
Finding Books
Search IUCAT to find out what books, government publications, journals, videos, etc. the library owns.
Hint: Limit your search to: "Blmgtn - All Bloomington Libraries" to only find items that are on this campus.
Hint: Use Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT), and Truncation Symbols ($) to construct your searches.
Hint: When you find a really good title, look at the Subject Headings for that book. Use these in a new search.
WorldCat
Thousands of libraries are represented and searchable in this one catalog. Interlibrary Loan requests can be made from within the catalog.
Finding Articles: Databases
More relevant databases can be found at the Journalism Resources page. Also the Newspaper Resources page is useful for this class.
Major Full-Text Newspaper and Magazine Aggregators
*** Lexis-Nexis Academic
NEXIS includes full text of many newspapers (including the NYT 1980-today), magazines, transcripts and more. LEXIS includes laws, statutes and legal articles. Coverage: varies
***Factiva
General news and business information. International newswires and pictures, TV and radio transcripts. Company search for competitors, comparisons, SEC documents. Coverage: 1985-current
*** Access World News
Full-text access to local and regional newspapers (paid advertisements are excluded). Includes access to the Chicago Tribune and the Indianapolis Star. Coverage: varies
World News Connection
Translations of foreign news and information sources from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Coverage: 1995-
Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The Times (London), The Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers, including The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, The New York Daily News, The San Jose Mercury News, etc. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, FOX News, NPR, etc. Coverage: 1995-Individual Newspapers and Specialty Databases:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Sources
- Alt-Press Watch: Provides a collection of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. Coverage: 1995-
- *** Herald Times Online: Only available in full-text from workstations in the Wells and Journalism Libraries. Coverage: 1997 - present
- Historical Newspapers: Includes three indexes: "Palmer's" covering The Times (London) 1790-1905, the Official Index to The Times, 1906-1980 and the NYT 1863-1905 and 1913-1922. Coverage: 1790-1980 (varies)
- *** Indianapolis Star: Coverage: 2009-
- New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers): Full text coverage: 1851-2001.
- Television News Archive Indexes: Indexes evening broadcasts from ABC, ABC Nightline, CBS, CNN, NBC and PBS. Online video is available for CNN news broadcasts from 1999 to the present. Coverage: 1968-present
- Times Digital Archive (The Times, London): Full text cverage: 1785-1985.
- Wall Street Journal: Full text coverage: 1983 to current
Academic Search (EBSCO)
Provides fulltext coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.
ComAbstracts
Abstracts articles from major professional journals in the fields of communications, mass media studies, journalism, public policy, and speech communication. Coverage: 1966 - present
*** Communication and Mass Media Complete
CMMC incorporates "CommSearch" and "Mass Media Articles Index" plus additional journals in the fields of communication and mass media, over 200 journals available in full-text. Coverage: 1915 - present
Citing Your Sources
No matter where your information comes from, you always need to cite your sources. The most frequently used citations have been compiled by the reference librarians on a webpage and handout (APA, MLA and Chicago). These can be found by visiting: http://www.indiana.edu/~libinstr/cite/.
APA: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2010.
BF76.7 .P83 2010 Research Coll. - Reference Desk, and Undergraduate Services - ReferenceMLA: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009
LB2369 .G53 2009 Research Coll. - Reference Desk, and Undergraduate Services - ReferenceChicago: The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010
Z253 .U69 2010 Research Coll. - Reference Desk, and Undergraduate Services - Reference
Chicago Manual of Style Online: The electronic version of the classic guide to documentary style.
Questions?
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