Research Guides: History of the US Mass Media

Objective

Objective:

To familiarize yourselves with a variety of library resources for mass media history
To begin finding scholarly books and articles for your final project
To ask questions of me!

REFERENCE

History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia
Taylor & Francis, 1998 via Communication & Mass Media Complete.
Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who Search for people in media history
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications Look under the Historic views category.
Encyclopedia of American Journalism REF PN4855 .E53 2008 (not online)
Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio
Encyclopedia of Television
Mass media : a chronological encyclopedia of television, radio, motion pictures, magazines, newspapers, and books in the United States REF P92 .U5 H77 1987 (not onlne)

BOOK SEARCH

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Sample search: television In [Subject] AND History In [Subject] AND United States [as a phrase]
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Sample search: Mccarthy [keyword] AND journalism [keyword]

*Note: Ebooks appear with [electronic resource] in the title

DATABASES: BEST BETS

COVERAGE IN POPULAR MAGAZINES 1890-1982

Readers' Guide Retrospective
Database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers the years 1890 through 1982. Use to research contemporary writings on general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, science, theater reviews, and film reviews.

SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FIELD OF HISTORY

America: History and Life
Citations and some abstracts for journal articles,book reviews, and dissertations on US and Canadian history, prehistory to the present. Covers historical topics and a variety of disciplines including popular culture, gender studies, anthropology, literature and folklore.

SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNICATIONS

Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC)
Communication and media indexes, abstracts and full-text.

Selected history titles in CMMC
Browse Atlanta Review of Journalism History from 2009-present
Browse Film and History from 1971-present
Browse Film History from 1987-present
Browse History of Photography from from 1998-present
Browse Media History from 1998-1 year ago (fulltext)
Browse Media History monographs from 2005-present
Browse Journalism History from 1990-present

NEWSPAPERS: IMAGES, DIGESTS, CURRENT & HISTORICAL

AP Images
Provides 24/7 access to over 4.9 million primary source photos from 1825 to the present. Additionally, provides audio, video, graphics and interactives. Constantly updated, AP Images is an important resource for virtually every discipline. This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Ithaca College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
A Library of Congress and National Endowment for the Humanities site containing more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910.
Facts.com
Information on issues, events, and people. 1940-present. Incorporates World Almanac and Book of Facts.
I. F. Stone's Weekly
Copies are available from January 17, 1953 through December 1, 1971 in PDF format. See the website for terms of use.
LexisNexis Academic Search for news coverage for a period of time by setting the date range. Better for news from the late 20th century to current.
NewsBank America's Newspapers
Fulltext of the New York Times (1985-current), The Post-Standard [Syracuse] (1986-current), Syracuse Herald-Journal (1986-2001), The Times Union (1986-current), plus other New York and United States newspapers. It also includes America's Obituaries and Death Notices.
Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Complete archive covering 1889-1991, includes the full text and full image,and advertising.Search for names, events and concepts, see a summary of the article as well as an image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper. Use the Date option at the bottom of the screen to limit your search to particular dates.The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to display full-text and images.
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Complete archive covering 1851-2005, fully searchable cover to cover; includes full text and full image, as well as advertising.&nbs Search for names, events and concepts. See a summary of the article as well as an image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper. Use the Date option at the bottom of the screen to limit your search to particular dates. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to display full-text and images.
List of online newspaper archives (Wikipedia)
Lists online newspaper archive projects by nation and by state. Distinguishes free collections from fee-based ones.

GENERAL PERIODICALS - CONTEMPORARY COVERAGE

General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database which includes a large collection of peer-reviewed journals in many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, ethnic & multicultural studies, law, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. Coverage varies, but begins in the 1990s for most journals.

Videos

WEBSITES

Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC): Archives
Located in Chicago, the MBC provides publications, events, a searchable archive, and a Radio Hall of Fame to preserve and protect the history of radio and television. MBC's archives includes television and radio programming, commercials and images. Users must register for a free account. Check the Digital File Available box to retrieve fulltext.
Mike Wallace Interview
Collection of broadcasts from the the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas. Interviews from the the early 1960s broadcast features leading senators, artists, and politicians from the period.
Prelinger Archives
Over 48,000 films, over 90 old time radio audio clips, 2,000 game videos, 250 independent news clips and much more (including educational films, advertisements and industry films)
Television News Archive (Vanderbilt University)
Index to television news broadcasts from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN as well as special events coverage. Users must register prior to searching. Tapes can be borrowed for a fee paid by the requestor. 1989+

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