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Allen H. Neuharth Journalism Library
Florida Journalism History Project
Library Resources for Communications Studies ces for Cocation Studies
University of Florida Libraries Internet Reference Sources: News
University of Florida Library Databases
Other University of Florida Links
Analyses and Alternatives to the Mainstream Press
Associations & Organizations
Internet Links: Advertising
Internet Links: Journalism
Internet Links: Journalism History
Internet Links: Legal & Government Resources
Internet Links: Public Relations
Internet Links: Telecommunication/Broadcasting
Internet Links: Miscellaneous Useful Resources
Mass Communication Bibliographies
UF Libraries Catalog - Books & Articles at UF
Note the locations, call numbers and holdings [for periodicals--when did the library begin a subscription and what issues are available?]. For more information on searching the online catalog see Finding A Book.
To find material in periodicals [magazines, journals, newspapers, etc.] use Databases such as the resources listed below. For more information on finding articles see Finding Articles. Not sure which database to use or where to find the one you are looking for? Use the Database Locator.
AP Images
Photographs, audio sound bytes, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history
EbscoHost
Full text and graphics for over 3,800 journals in business, social science, health, science, and humanities. Communication and Mass Media Complete and Academic Search Premier are especially helpful for journalism/mass communications research.
Factiva
More than 8,000 newspapers, magazines, journals, wire services, newsletters and other media and business resources.
FirstSearch
Although many of the databases previously available in FirstSearch have migrated to other services, several useful resources are still available including Electronic Collections Online (ECO), Worldcat, and ArticleFirst.
Gale Resources
Includes over 25 separate databases, including Academic Onefile, Expanded Academic ASAP and LegalTrac. Cross searching of multiple databases available.
JSTOR
Complete digitized archives of many core scholarly journals starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. Includes both multi-disciplinary and discipline specific collections.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Lexis Nexis provides full text but no graphics from over 5,000 newspapers, magazines and journals, wire services and radio/tv transcripts. Also includes legal, business, medical and reference files.
Sage Journals Online
Includes
over 470 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine, including many communications specific publications.
Web of Knowledge
Includes access to citation indexes (social science, science and arts/humanities). Also links to Journal Citation Reports, Medline, Current Contents Connect, and more.
Mass Communication Bibliographies
An extensive list of subject bibliographies compiled by David Shedden at the Poynter Institute.
Broadcast Journalism
Citizen/Public Journalism
Computer Assisted Reporting
Crime & Courts Coverage Reporting
Diversity
First Amendment/FOI
Interviewing
Investigative Reporting
Journalism History
Media Credibility
Media Ethics
Media Leadership
New Media
Photojournalism
Politics and the Press
Presidential Debates
Public Journalism
Reporting, Writing and Editing
Visual Journalism
World Press
War Correspondents
Youth and Media
Analysis and Alternatives to the Mainstream Press
Alternative Press Index
Highly recommended comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary. Provides in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences.
Reading room and Library of the non-corporate press
Civic Media Center
Reading room and Library of the non-corporate press
Ethnic NewsWatch
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
GenderWatch
Provides publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas
Left Index
Provides access to the diversity of literature on the left, with a primary emphasis on politically and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside the academy and a secondary emphasis on significant but little known sources of news and ideas.
Media Research Center: America's Media Watchdog
Call themselves "The leader in documenting, exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias.
Regret The Error
Reports on corrections, retractions, clarifications and trends regarding accuracy and honesty in the media. A somewhat sobering reminder how difficult it is to be accurate under a deadline!
Reporters Without Borders
Working internationally to defend press freedoms.
University of Florida Links
Agricultural Communication
Business Reference
Peter McKay, the business librarian at UF, has assembled an extensive collection of databases and other resources which are useful for research in public relations, advertising and marketing, telecommunications and print journalism.
College of Journalism & Communication
Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Health and Human Performance/Library Web Page
This site supplements the research needs of the UF Sports Journalism program.
Humanities & Social Sciences Reference
One of the many useful sites on this page leads researchers to several polling sources on the Internet
H&SS Reference/News
Another subdivision of the reference site leads researchers to several news services, radio and tv, magazines, etc.
Political Science
Many of the sites listed here are useful for investigative reporting in the political sphere
Florida Digital Newspaper Library
This project involved a survey and subsequent cataloging of Florida newspaper publishing from colonial times to the present; UF spearheads a microfilming project to protect Florida's corporate memory.
UF Libraries Government Documents Department
Internet Links: Advertising
Ad*Access
An extensive on-line database of over 7,000 advertisments from the J. Walter Thompson Company Competitive Advertisement Collection. It is available from the John W. Hartman Center at Duke University. The images are from U.S. newspapers and magazines from 1911 through 1955.
Adbusters
This group deserves a separate entry as an interesting contrast to current advertising practice.
Adflip.com
Some restricted access, but includes searchable database of ads.
Adforum.com
Some restricted access, but includes searchable database of ads.
Advertising @ About.com
http://publicrelations.about.com/?once=true&
AdPitch archive, career resources, research links, etc.
Advertising World from University of Texas
This source claims to be the most comprehensive Internet collection of websites suitable for advertising and marketing research. Sponsored by Leo Burnett.
Association of National Advertisers
Emergence of American Advertising
Another site from Duke University that antedates the AdAccess site listed above. Presents over 9000 images from 1850-1920 relating to the early history of advertising in the United States.
Interactive Advertising Bureau
Resource Center covering interactive advertising and includes a research library, industry stats/data, case studies, etc.
International Advertising Resource Center
International advertising resources/links with an emphasis on China.
Journalists Toolbox: Advertising/Marketing Links
An extensive list of advertising and marketing resources.
Medicine and Madison Avenue
Presents images and database information for approx. 600 health-related advertisements printed in newspapers and magazines. Covers the evolution of images from the 1910's through the 1950's.
SRDS Support Services
Media planning/buying calculators, advertising and marketing links.
Internet Links: Journalism
Behind The News
News research links and information from Liz Donovan, the former News Researcher at the Miami Herald
The Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum, Newseum, and Newsroom Diversity information
JournalismNet
The Journalists Toolbox
Fast access to news sites on the Web
Media Tenor International
International media content analysis/monitoring
National Press Club: Library and Research
Reporters Internet Resources
Newswatch.org
Media criticism site with extensive links to other watchdog groups
The Onion
This site is an incredible parody of many popular newspapers such as USA Today. After the fact, it may prove an interesting source for the analysis of American popular culture.
Obscure Store
Another irreverant site but with several links to mainstream journalism, print and electronic sites.
Power Reporting
Thousands of free research tools for journalists
The Poynter Institute
Probably the single best portal on the Web for accessing Journalism resources. Includes an extensive Resource Center as well as News and Commentary, Romanesko's Media News, the Nelson Search Tool For Journalists, and much more.
Reporter.Org
Reporter.org was conceived by Investigative Reporters & Editors as a way to provide a variety of resources to journalists, journalism educators, and the public at large via the Web. Founded with a grant from the Hillman Foundation, the project continues to evolve.
SILHA Center
The SILHA Center at the University of Minnesota is devoted to research in media ethics and freedom of the press issues.
World Press Institute
Internet Links: Journalism History
Florida Journalism History Project
The Florida Journalism History Project identifies collections and documents related to Florida Journalism and provides a Web-based “portal” that simplifies locating and accessing these materials. Consists of full-text digitized materials, bibliographic lists, compiled chronologies, links to relevant special collections or newspaper collections and archives, and any other materials relevant to the topic.
Sources in the History of Mass Communication
An online bibliography made up of books, articles, dissertations, and other academic resources in the field of Mass Communication History. Contains many of the most frequently cited resources in a variety of research areas, as well as many classic older texts. It is also regularly updated to include recently published material.
Poynter Institute Bibliography of Journalism History
Extensive compilation of both online resources and books pertaining to journalism history.
University of Minnesota Media History Project
Hosted by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnnesota. Includes sections on early media, print media, electrical media, mass media and digital media.
Internet Links: Legal & Government Resources
Legal Resources
Brechner Center for Freedom of Information
The Brechner Center answers queries about media law from journalists, attorneys, and other members of the public. The Center is prepared to explain issues relating to media law, react to current developments, offer speakers for meetings and classes, and assist in research about media law.
Findlaw:Communications Law Section
Communications law from the premier site on the Web for free legal resources.
Legal Information Institute:Media Law Section
Media law resources from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University
The Marion Brechner Citizens Access Project
The project uses legal research to examine the individual statutory provisions controlling open meetings and open records in the 50 states, regardless of where the provisions are found in a state's statutory compilations.The major research categories for public records are policy directive, definitions, processing requirements, agencies affected, fees, exemptions, and remedies.
UF Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center: Research Links
World Intellectual Property Organization
Federal Communications Commission
FirstGov
Florida Government Information Locator
Links to resources covering Florida government, business, education, and more.
GPO Access
House and Senate Legislative Information-THOMAS
UF Libraries Government Documents Department
Internet Links: Public Relations
All About Public Relations
Article archives, PR toolbox, career guides, etc.
Council of Public Relations Firms
Public relations research, industry information, and information for students and educators
Global Alliance for Public Relations
Includes PR Landscapes,
a series of guides profiling the PR industry, business and political landscapes in countries around the world.
Institute for Public Relations
Public relations research and education resources
Journalists Toolbox: Public Relations Links
An extensive list of public relations resources.
J.R. O'Dwyer Company
A good source for public relations majors to get valuable, free career information
PR Links
Includes links to the most visited PR websites ranked by Alexis Internet, a subsidiary of Amazon.com
Public Relations Online
Links to PR publications, reference sources and research
Internet Links: Broadcasting/Telecommunications
Broadcasters: Virtual Library
Current Online
Information on Public Broadcasting
International Telecommunication Union
Journalists Toolbox: Broadcast Journalism Links
Extensive list of broadcasting resources
Library of American Broadcasting
Museum of Broadcast Communications
NewsLab
On This Day: BBC News Archive
Public Radio Ethics and Style Guide from NPR
Television and Radio News Research
Television Newswriting Workshop
Articles, tips and resources on newswriting from Mervin Block
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Associations & Organizations: Advertising
American Academy of Advertising
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Advertising Education Foundation
American Advertising Federation
Associations & Organizations: Journalism
Interactive List of Journalism and Mass Communication Associations and Organizations
Journalism Associations/Organizations from the Poynter Institute
Scroll down for an extensive list.
World Press Freedom Committee
Associations & Organizations: Public Relations
Florida Government Communicators Association
Network of Florida local and state government public information officers, public relations professionals, publications editors, graphics and multimedia designers, television and radio broadcast journalists, and web designers.
Florida Public Relations Association
Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
Institute for Public Relations (IPR)
International Public Relations Association (IPRA)
National Black Public Relations Society (NBPRS)
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
Associations & Organizations: Broadcasting/Telecommunication
BEA: The Broadcast Education Association
BEA: The Broadcast Association List from BMI
International Telecommunication Union
National Association of Broadcasters
NHK-Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Includes links to broadcasting research
Public Radio News Directors Association and Foundation
Radio and Television News Directors Association
Miscellaneous Useful Resources
Media History Project
"Promoting the study of media history from petroglyphs to pixels"
National Telemedia Council
Oldest continuously operating media literacy organization
Poll and Survey Data and Findings
This web page does not begin to identify the thousands of Internet sites useful for Mass Communications research.
Any University of Florida student, faculty, or staff member may consult with the Journalism/Mass Communications Librarian for further information on his or her topic[s].
Patrick Reakes, Journalism/Mass Communications Librarian
pjr@uflib.ufl.edu
(352) 273-2770
Last Modified: January 15, 2008 |
