Communication Databases

Major Databases
• Access World News [formerly Newsbank]
Search current and archived news articles, newswires, video news, TV news transcripts and journals on issues, events, business, government, more. Includes The Commercial Appeal.
• Discovery Education
Download educational videos and clips from sources like PBS, Clearvue, more
• Ebrary eBook Collection
Our largest collection of eBooks! Get the Ebrary mobile app!
• Ebsco eBook Collection [Formerly NetLibrary]
Over 50,000 fulltext ebooks covering all areas
• Films on Demand
Our premium academic video database! see our How-To Guide for this database
• Issues and Controversies
FullText articles on controversial topics
• JSTOR
Excellent source for fulltext articles from a range of scholarly sources
• Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
• Oxford Reference Online Collection
240 fulltext reference books online
• PowerSearch
Search 44 scholarly databases at once! see more...
Additional Databases
• Cambria Press eBooks
FullText Reference eBooks
• Credo Reference - Language
Fulltext Reference articles, plus video, audio, and images
• Directory of Open Access Journals
A database of thousands of scholarly online journals
• Encyclopedia Britannica
The complete multi-volume encyclopedia
• Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
FullText Reference eBooks
• Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
Critical survey of figures, schools and movements in literary theory
• Literature Resource Center
Fulltext access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses
• World Book Encyclopedia
Fulltext reference database on every topic imaginable
E-Journals
• Communication Quarterly
Fulltext articles from 1997 - present
• Communication Research Reports
Fulltext articles from 1997 - present
• Foreign Affairs
The American journal of international relations
• Journal of Business Communication
Fulltext articles from 1999 - present
• Qualitative Research Reports in Communication
Access to the magazine's archives from 2005-present
• Time Magazine
Search the archives from 1923-present
• Vital Speeches Of The Day
Offers the student of public speaking examples of effective speeches in all areas
• Voices From The Middle
Archives available from 1995-present
Web Resources
• American Columnists
Links to newspaper cartoonists, columnists, editorials
• Documentary Films
Free documentaries films from snagfilms
• Foreign Language News and Newspapers
Newspapers available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
• Foreign Language News and Newspapers - French
Includes links to Le Figaro and Le Monde.
• Foreign Language News and Newspapers - Spanish
 
• Livemocha
Free online language courses in 35 languages
• Movie Review Query Engine
Search for reviews for over 37,000 movie titles
• MovieClips
The largest collection of officially-licensed movie scenes
• Opinion Pages
Search for editorials, columns, commentaries from international newpapers
• Recorded Sound Reference Center
Archival audio holdings of the Library of Congress: motion pictures, broadcasting, records, etc
• Society of Professional Journalists: Code of Ethics
Ethical dilemmas and codes in journalism
• Toastmasters International
Valuable resource for public speakers of all types