Subject Research Guides
CAMS: Broadcast and Print Media
Getting Started: Selected Reference Books
Below is a partial list of general reference works on mass communication. Our Reference Collection contains many more specific works to help you get started on your research.
Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies
Ref P87.5 .W38 2000
New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
Definitions of terms and concepts central to the study of media and communication.
Webster's New World Dictionary of Media and Communications
Ref P87.5 .W45 1996
New York : Macmillan, c1996
Brief definitions of the specialized vocabulary particular to the fields of media and communications.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
Ref PN4853 .A97
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1990-
Annually published media directory contains thousands of listings for print media publishers, radio and television stations, and cable companies. Entries for broadcast and print media include addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, key personnel (including feature editors), and more.
Radio
The Encyclopedia of American Radio
Ref PN1991.3.U6 L29 2000
New York : Facts On File, c2000
A reference book of more than 1000 entries on major radio programs and personalities from the 1920s to the present.
Television
The Encyclopedia of Television
Ref PN1992.18 .E53 2004
New York : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
Includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television, and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos, and bibliographical information.
Encyclopedia of Television News
Ref PN4888.T4 E53 1999
Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999.
Includes more than 300 entries on historical broadcasting figures, major milestones in television news programming, and concepts and issues central to broadcast journalism.
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory
Ref PN1993.45 .C75 2001
London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Includes more than 400 entries on theoretical approaches to the moving image and key theoretical terms.
Print Journalism
History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820
Ref PN4855 .B86
Worcester, Mass., American Antiquarian Society, 1947
Venerable and thorough history of early American newspapers.
American Magazine Journalists, 1741-1850
Ref PN451 .D4 v.73
American Magazine Journalists, 1850-1900
Ref PN451 .D4 v.79
American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960, first series
Ref PN451 .D4 v.91
American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960, second series
Ref PN451 .D4 v.137
American Newspaper Publishers, 1950-1990
Ref PN451 .D4 v.127
Biographical sketches and bibliographic information on notable historical American magazine journalists and newspaper publishers.
Finding Books
The Gould Library has rich collections of books, journals, government documents, and other resources relating to broadcast and print media. You may access them via The Bridge, the online catalog. You may search Bridge by title, author, subject heading, or keyword.
Finding Articles
Use indexes and databases to locate periodical articles on your topic. If you need periodical literature not covered in the time frame of the database, there are also print indexes in the Reference Collection. Carleton does not own every title indexed in the databases. Check the library's Journals List to see if we own the journal title, not journal article, you are looking for. If we don't own the journal, take advantage of our Interlibrary Loan Services.
Alternative Press Index (API) (citations; varying dates)
Provides indexing to left, radical, and alternative periodicals.
Academic Search Premier (full-text articles, citations; varying dates)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary journals.
Film and Television Literature Index (citations; varying dates)
Highly recommended. An index of film and television articles, ranging from scholarly to popular.
JSTOR (full-text articles, varying dates)
Electronic archive of important scholarly journal literature. The content is delivered as page images.
ProQuest Research Library (full-text articles, citations, abstracts; varying dates)
General database with full-text available for many of its offerings. Good for locating reviews or articles on films geared toward a general audience.
Readers' Guide Retrospective (popular magazine index)
This index includes citations of articles in popular magazines from 1890-1982 including such titles as Newsweek, Time, Life, The New Republic, The New Yorker, and The Nation. This is not a full-text database, though, so you will need to find the cited review among the bound periodicals on the library's third floor or request the article through Interlibrary Loan if we do not own the magazine.
Online Newspaper Collections
Current Newspapers
ProQuest Newspapers (a.k.a. ProQuest Newsstand)
Full-text articles and citations from over 500 current newspapers including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Barron's, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Washington Post. Coverage from 1980-present for most papers.
Lexis-Nexis Academic
News content from more than 350 worldwide newspapers, 400 magazines and journals, and 600 newsletters (including non-English language sources); broadcast transcripts from the major television and radio networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC and NPR, as well as political transcripts covering Congressional committee hearings, press briefings from the State, Justice, and Defense departments, and presidential news conferences; campus news, including the Chronicle of Higher Education and nearly 300 individual college/university papers; and constantly updated content from wire services.
Ethnic Newswatch
Comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Includes content from over 250 publications from 1990 to the present.
ProQuest Latin American Newsstand
Full-text articles in Spanish and Portuguese from 37 newspapers from Puerto Rico and 11 Latin American countries, including Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. Key newspaper titles include El Universal (Mexico), O Globo (Brazil), La Nación (Argentina), and El Mercurio (Chile). Three business titles, El Economista (Mexico), Valor Economico (Brazil), and Portafolio (Colombia) are also important resources for researchers.
Historical Newspapers
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Full-text and full-image articles for The Chicago Defender (1905-1975), The New York Times (1851-2004), The Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), The Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), The Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1922), and The Wall Street Journal (1889-1990).
Palmer's Full Text Online
Full-text articles, images, and citations from the London Times (1790-1905). Full-text from 1800-1870 only.
America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1876 (a.k.a. Early American Newspapers)
Full-text articles and images from over 700 historical American newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Web Resources
Online Reference Sources
Internet Movie Database (IMDb) (includes information on TV shows)
MediaWeek
Online Vintage Radio Programs
Old Time Radio Network Library
Tips for Citing Internet Sources
Carleton's page of links on citing Internet resources. Also recommended is Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgment from Dartmouth College.
This Research Guide By:
Matt Bailey- Media Resources Coordinator
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- mbailey@carleton.edu
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