Communications

Library Resources for Gathering News Information

This page is provided as a path to information. It is hoped that the sites below will lead the student to many more exciting and informative sites, as well as much "good" authoritative information. These sites are only a beginning, not an end. Feel free to suggest additional sites. Enjoy!

• General Background Research:
  • General Encyclopedias AE5. Reference
  • Reference Books On Line A collection of web sites for Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Maps & Atlases, Quotations, Telephone and E-Mail directories and Thesauri. via Internet Reference Sources
    
• Specialized Encyclopedias and Helpful References:
  • History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia (P92.U5H55 1998 REFERENCE )
  • Mass media : a chronological encyclopedia of television, radio, motion pictures, magazines, newspapers, and books in the United States (P92.U5H77 1987 REFERENCE)
  • The Media and Politics (H1.A4 V. 546 GENERAL )
  • The New Information Revolution: A Reference Handbook (HE7572.U6G3 1996 REFERENCE)
  • The Power of the Press (PN4751.P69 1999 GENERAL)
  • Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Mass Media and Society (HN59.2.T35 1994 GENERAL)
  • CQ Researcher (H35.E35 REFERENCE)
  • Online Catalog

Journal Indexes and Databases:

• Paper Indexes: (Reference Index Tables)
  • The Christian Science Monitor Index [1950- ]
  • Index to the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star Bulletin [1970- ]
  • The New York Times Index [1913- ]
  • PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service [1967- ]

• Electronic Indexes and Databases
  • ProQuest (off Campus)
    ABI/INFORM Global; PA Research II; ProQuest Newspapers. ABI/INFORM Global searches 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals (many articles available in full text), and provides information on 60,000+ companies. PA Research II searches over 1800 popular and scholarly periodicals and selected newspapers in all disciplines with many articles appearing in full text. (ProQuest Newspapers indexes the full text of over 300 U.S. and international news sources, including over 150 major U.S. and international newspapers.)

  • Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)

  1984+ Provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,880 journals and full text for over 1,250 academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education, and multi-cultural journals. Over half of the journals are peer reviewed. Full text backfiles as far back as January 1990. Updated daily.

  • LEXIS-NEXIS Academic, Congresional and Government Periodicals Index Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information
    

  • Marcive WebDocs

    Catalog of U.S. Government Publications July 1976 - current

  • Gov. Periodical Index

    An Index to U.S. Government Periodicals. Updated quarterly (March, June, Sept, and December). Includes "Government Periodicals on the Web," which provides links to full text government periodicals. BYUH Campus access.

• Internet Resources
  • Course Based Internet Resources

    Links to information by course subjects. (via Course Based Resources )

  • FirstGov

  The official U.S. gateway to all government information.

  • INFOMINE

    A virtual library and reference tool containing highly useful Internet resources including databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, listservs, online library card catalogs, articles and directories of researchers, among many other types of information.

  • News Media Resources -- lds.org

    News releases and some Church-related news stories from other publications which might be of interest to journalists. The list does not constitute an endorsement of outside publications or the content of specific stories. Also links to: Search by Topic, Story Packages, TV Video Clips, Radio Sound Bites, Broadcast Fillers, Photo Resources, News Releases, Quick Facts and FAQ's, Research and Background, The Church in Your Area, Tours for Journalists, Contacts for Journalists

  • News & Weather

    A "one stop shopping center" for all your local, national, and international news, sports and weather. (via Internet Reference Sources )

  • Search Engines & Guides
    • Beaucoup A comprehensive site for every kind of search engine one could look for. Both general and subject area specific.
    • Internets Search engines and news headlines from 1000's of databases.

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  Updated Oct 09, 2002 aa