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Contents: Databases | Trial Databases| Web Sites
- ComAbstracts
- Dates vary; abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communication(s) field.
- ComIndex
- 1970-present; an author and title index to the core literature of the communication discipline and communication related topics. Students, Faculty, and Staff at UW-Milwaukee may contact Library Automation to receive the ComIndex client and activation code. Guide
This title is available on computers in the library, via the Start menu. Click on thebutton in the lower left corner of your screen, and choose your database from the Programs menu.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete
- Dates vary; Index of articles in communication and mass media, communication sciences and disorders. Includes some full text.
- CQ Researcher
- 1991-present; Reports from Congressional Quarterly providing analysis on issues in the news.
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- 1990-present; a full-text comprehensive collection of over 250 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Guide
- GenderWatch - Tutorial
- 1970-present; full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. Guide
- LexisNexis Academic [Formerly Academic Universe]
- Dates vary; full-text of over 4,000 current events/news publications, legal and government information, and business news and corporate information. Guide
- Masterfile
- 1988-present; abstracts and indexing for nearly 4,700 periodicals. Subjects covered include general reference, business, health, and multi-cultural issues. Full-text is available for over 2,000 journals starting with January 1990.
- McClatchy-Tribune Collection [Formerly Knight Ridder Collection]
- Last 90-day full-text archive of approximately 300 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune wire service.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- 1990-1996 (see Wisconsin Newsstand for 1994-present).
This title is available on computers in the library, via the Start menu. Click on the- Newsbank Newsfile
- 1996-December 2001; full text news resource covering current issues and events from over 500 U.S. and Canadian newspapers, news sources and international news wires.
This title is available on computers in the library, via the Start menu. Click on the- NewspaperARCHIVE.com
- Dates vary; Full text of older newspapers in PDF. Over 23 million fully searchable pages representing over 400 cities and towns.
- ProQuest Newspapers
- 1986-present; Full text of over 550 U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of over 150 major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London. Guide
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Chicago Tribune
- 1849-1985; Searchable full text.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers - The New York Times
- 1851-three years ago (For more recent articles, use ProQuest Newspapers); Searchable full text starting with the first issue. Full image digital reproductions for every page from every available issue. Includes display and classified ads; comics and cartoons; photos, maps and graphics; editorials and commentary.
- Readers' Guide Full Text
- 1983-present; indexes over 360 popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. Includes current events, news, and many other subject areas. Full-text is available for most journals starting with January 1994. Guide
- Regional Business News
- Dates vary; Indexes 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from major metropolitan areas within the United States. Full text is available for more than 50 titles.
- Wisconsin Newsstand
- Dates vary, most titles 1991-present, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1995-present. Full text of several Wisconsin newspapers including Madison Capital Times, Wisconsin State Journal, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, with selected coverage of other regional sources. Guide
- ABI/INFORM
- Dates vary; indexes over 2,800 scholarly journals, trade journals, business magazines and newspapers, and selected dissertations in the areas of business, finance, marketing, and economics. Full text of articles is available for over 1,800 journal titles. Guide
NOTE: ABI/Inform now includes ABI/Inform Archive, which provides access to full-page images of substantial runs of many leading business journals, such as Barron's (1921-present), Journal of Accountancy (1905-present, with some gaps), Journal of Small Business Management (1963-present, with some gaps), and more. A list of specific journals and date coverage is available.- Academic Search
- 1984-present; indexes over 3,400 scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in the areas of business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, and multi-cultural studies. Full-text is available for 2,000 journals starting with January 1985. Guide
- Humanities Full Text
- 1984-present; more than 530 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Full-text is available for 185 journals starting with 1983. Guide
- JSTOR
- Back to 1800; does not include recent years; full text, searchable backfiles of over 600 core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
- Project Muse
- Recent years; selected journals go back to 1993. Project Muse provides access to the full-text of over 220 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
- Readers' Guide Full Text
- 1983-present; indexes over 360 popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. Includes current events, news, and many other subject areas. Full-text is available for most journals starting with January 1994. Guide
- Social Sciences Full Text
- 1983-present; indexes more than 600 international, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law. Full-text is available for 169 journals starting with January 1995. Guide
- Sociological Abstracts
- 1963-present; provides citations and abstracts to journal articles, conference papers, books and dissertations in the field of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It covers over 1,700 publications, and is updated monthly. Guide
- Web of Knowledge - Tutorial
- 1987-present; includes three databases within the Web of Science platform: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. It indexes more than 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing complete bibliographic data and author abstracts. Also includes ISIHighlyCited.com, which lists the most influential scientific authors, and EndNote Web, an online bibliographic citation manager. Guide
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- 1975-present; provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. Includes the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, 1984-2000. Guide
Journalism Education | Media Watchdogs | Advocacy/Support | Online Archival Sources | General News | Special Interest News | Local News
- American Press Institute (API)
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
- Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
- Knight Foundation
- Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
- News University
- Poynter Institute
- Accuracy In Media
- Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
- Mediachannel.org
- Media Matters for America
- Media Research Center (MRC)
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Freedom Forum
- IRE Investigative Reporters and Editors
- PEW Research Center for the People and the Press
- The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Reporters Without Borders
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
- American Journalism Historians Association
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- Library of Congress (see American Memory Project, National Union Catalog of Manuscripts Collection, archives and exhibits)
- Center for History and New Media
- Ad*Access Project
- The Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Local TV News Media Project
- Library of American Broadcasting
- AP Images