Databases - Journalism & Mass Communication

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Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile provides access to peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources. It also offers full text of the New York Times from 1995 to the present and includes transcripts and audio files from National Public Radio (NPR).
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Academic Search Complete (ASC)
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database that offers more than 6,100 full-text periodicals. In addition to full-text articles, Academic Search Complete provides indexing and abstracts for many more resources, including indexing for more than 10,100 journals, scholarly books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. It includes some searchable PDF content going back as far as 1887.
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America's Newspapers (Newsbank)
A database of the complete electronic editions of more than 750 U.S. newspapers, including major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and regional newspapers such as The Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Tennessean.
Paid advertisements are excluded.
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Communication & Mass Media Complete
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth in the communication and mass media fields.
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CQ Researcher
1991 - present
The Congressional Quarterly Researcher explores a single issue in the
news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to
environment, health, education and science and technology.
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Credo
An online reference library of hundreds of reference titles with the capability of searching through Squires Library's online catalog and databases. Credo includes general and subject-specific reference tools, as well as images, sound files, animations, and videos.
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Custom Newspapers (InfoTrac)
A collection of more than 650 national and international newspapers. Includes the Chattanooga Times/Free Press.
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Points of View Reference Center
A full-text database of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. For each topic there is an overview along with positive arguments (point) and opposing arguments (counterpoint). Source materials include essays, political magazines, newspapers, news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference books. This database also offers guides to developing arguments and writing position papers.
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Westlaw's Campus Research
Campus Research provides access to news and business information and law-related resources. The resources in this database are designed specifically for use by students needing to research case law, state and federal statutes, administrative codes, law journals and reviews, and news information.
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America's News Magazines (NewsBank)
Provides full-text articles from various familiar magazines, such as Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and Foreign Affairs. Coverage includes news, business, entertainment, lifestyle, science and technology, and sports. Paid advertisements are excluded
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Business Source Premier (BSP)
This is the industry's most used business research database, providing the full text for nearly 8,200 serials. Business Source Premier provides full text back to 1965 and searchable cited references back as far as 1998. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
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Career Insider (by Vault)
Career Insider offers advice for job-seekers and information about various professions and companies. Included are articles, career guides, online discussions, blogs, videos, and sample resumes and cover letters.

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Computer Database
1980 - present
Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

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CQ Public Affairs Collection
The Congressional Quarterly Public Affairs Collection is a reference tool that brings together reports on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.

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Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
This encyclopedia surveys critical thought on art, culture, and society. It includes historical coverage and critical discussions by internationally recognized art historians, philosophers, and theorists. (A part of Oxford Art Online).
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Expanded Academic ASAP
1980 - present
Coverage in the social sciences, humanities, sciences, and technology, national news, and general interest, with a concentration on scholarly journals.

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General Business File ASAP
1980 - present
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
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General OneFile
General OneFile is a source for news and periodical articles covering a wide range of topics. It includes full-text articles, along with some images and NPR transcripts and audio files. Updated daily.
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National Newspaper Index
Indexes and abstracts the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, and Washington Post.
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NewsBank
1992 - present
Full text access to selected articles on social issues, the arts, business and economics, government, health, science, and sports. Includes information from wire services, broadcasts, and 500 newspapers worldwide.
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Project Muse
The full text from over 100 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics.
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Regional Business News
This database provides full text coverage for regional business publications. It includes coverage of business journals, newspapers and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.

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