T413: Global Media Issues

Selected Reference Works

Countries and Their Cultures. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001
Research Collection and Information Commons Reference: GN307 .C68 2001

*** 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 Telecommunications Databases page: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5420&subjectId=122
The online path to these databases is: Library Homepage -› Resources by Subject -› Telecommunications

Interdisciplinary Databases

*** ABI/INFORM Global Suite
Provides in-depth coverage of business and management issues (includes over 600 titles fulltext). Coverage: 1971- current

*** Academic Search (EBSCO)
Provides fulltext coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.

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-

Core Communications & International Databases

*** Communication and Mass Media Complete
The major communication studies database. Covers communication and mass media subjects, and includes over 200 full-text journals. Coverage: 1915 - present

Polling the Nations
Public opinion surveys conducted by polling organizations in the United States and other countries. Coverage: 1986-

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

Additional Resources:

EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit): Analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries. Coverage: 1996-
WDI Online (World Development Indicators Online)
Statistical database featuring economic, social, environmental data since 1960 for countries of the world. Coverage: 1960- The print version is available in the Government Information (GIMSS) department of the Wells Library:
World News Connection: Translations of foreign news and information sources. Coverage: 1995-

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/.

Chicago: The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003
Z253 .U69 2003 Research Coll. - Reference Desk, and Undergraduate Services - Reference
Chicago Manual of Style Online: The electronic version of the classic guide to documentary style.

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Last modified on 23 January 2007