| MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Film & Television Literature Index
via EBSCOhost |
1987-present |
Indexes 600+ U.S. and foreign publications. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. |
 Academic
via LexisNexis |
Varies |
Full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, government, statistical, and reference information; federal and state case law. |
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
via Vanderbilt University |
Varies |
Holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming.
Includes broadcasts transcripts, select videos are available.
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Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1982-present |
Includes the full-text of 19 journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Covers journalism, public opinion, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies, television / film studies, media studies, business communication, organizational / management communication, written communication, and literacy studies. Most journals are available from Volume 1. |
ComAbstracts
via CIOS |
Varies |
Indexes 100+ journals, books, and other sources in fields related to human communication studies (mass communication, human interaction, rhetoric, health communication, communication and new media, journalism, communication history, etc.). |
Sociological Abstracts
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1952-present |
Indexes 2,000+ international journals and other publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Many records, added to the database since 2002, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. |
MLA International Bibliography
via EBSCOhost |
1920s-present |
Indexes 4,400+ international scholarly journals and other publications in folklore, linguistics, languages, and literature. |
PsycINFO
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1806-present |
Indexes 2,300+ international scholarly journals, books, book chapters, reports and other publications in psychology and related disciplines. Many records, added to the database since 1998, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. |
| SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Ethnic Newswatch
via ProQuest |
1990-present |
Articles from U.S. ethnic, minority and native presses. Search interfaces are available in English and Spanish. |
Global NewsBank
via NewsBank |
1996-present |
English-language articles from 1,000+ translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines, and government documents. Covers politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment in Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East. |
Miami Herald
via NewsBank |
1983-present |
Articles from the Miami Herald including the following sections: Tropic, Business Monday, Food, Friday Weekend, and the regional editions of Neighbors. |
New York Times
via ProQuest |
1999-present |
Contains citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from the New York Times. Search this title alone or, click on "Databases selected" and choose other titles to search at the same time. Other titles include: ABI/Inform Global, ABI/Inform Trade and Industry, Criminal Justice Periodicals, ProQuest Newspapers, and the Wall Street Journal. |
New York Times (Historical File)
via ProQuest |
1851-2004 |
Full-text digital archive of articles from the New York Times. |
NewsBank NewsFile Collection
via NewsBank |
1992-present |
Articles from 500+ U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts. |
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)
via NewsBank |
1986-present |
Full-text articles from the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. |
Wall Street Journal
via ProQuest |
1986-present |
Contains citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal. |
World News Connection (WNC)
via Dialog |
1995-present |
Translated and English-language news and information compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources. Covers socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. |
| RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
ABI/Inform
via ProQuest |
1905-present |
Covers publications in business, finance, and economics. Includes four ABI/Inform databases: ABI/INFORM Archive Complete, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. |
America: History and Life
via ABC-CLIO |
1954-present |
Indexes 2,000+ scholarly journals in history covering the United States and Canada. If you use ABC-CLIO, select "United States and Canadian History" from the drop down menu next to "Search." |
America: History and Life
via EBSCOhost |
1954-present |
FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Studies)
via FirstSearch |
1984-present |
Indexes 4,300+ international scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. |
General Business File ASAP
via InfoTrac |
1980-present |
Indexes 1,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business, industry, economics and politics. Also covers broker research reports and company directory listings. |
Humanities Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
via WilsonWeb |
1907-present; Full text: 1994-present |
Indexes scholarly journals and popular magazines in the humanities. Full text coverage begins in 1994. Allows to search Humanities Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently. |
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1972-present |
Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences. |
Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
via WilsonWeb |
1907-present; Full text: 1995-present |
Indexes international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995. Allows to search Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently. |
| INTERNET SITES |
| FIU School of Journalism & Mass Communication |
 FIU |
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American Journalism Review |
| Journalism Links |
Poynter Institute |