American History & Life
Consider searching the database American History & Life. This resource will allow you to limit by era of interest.
Access American History & Life HERE.
Journalism History journal
Recent Articles from the journal Journalism History.
"Studies, bibliographies and topical essays
on topics related to the full scope of mass communication history;
discussions of individuals, institutions and events."
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Print Titles of Interest
Historical Newspapers
Full page and article images from every available issue.
- Historical New York Times [1851-2006]
- Historical Los Angeles Times [1881-1986]
- Historical Idaho Statesman, 1864-1923This is available via the Boise Public Library and requires a Boise Public Library card to access. BOISE STATE DOES HAVE THIS SAME INFORMATION ON MICROFILM.
Communication Databases
Below are the databases available to Boise State University students related to Communication. These will allow you find and access articles from journals on Communication.
Look for the
button to link out to possible full-text access to the articles you find.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)A great mix of full-text and indexing coverage. The recommended starting point for most Communication research.
- Communication AbstractsA comprehensive source of information about communication-related publications on a world-wide scale, Communication Abstracts covers major communication-related articles, reports, chapters, and books from a variety of publishers, research institutions, and information sources.
- ComAbstractsThe premier finding aid for Communications research. Use this tool to find articles and chapters on your topic. Be sure to click on the FIND IT button in the item record to link to library resources.
- SAGE PREMIERLinks to Sage journals - contains many full-text communication journals including those formally found uner Communication Studies-SAGE full-text
- ProQuest Telecommunications databaseSearch the full text of top telecommunications industry publications. Includes magazines, journals, and newsletters for the latest in this fast changing industry. Coverage starts 1995
- Lexis Nexis AcademicLooking for Radio or TV news transcripts? This is the place to go. Ask if you need help.
- Web of Science / Web of KnowledgeA great interdisciplinary database that also tracks citations. Be sure to use the FIND IT button to locate the full-text article.
- America History and LifeUse this resource to locate historical articles, books, or chapters on your topic. You can limit by specific ERA
- American Film Scripts OnlineAmerican Film Scripts Online contains 1,009 scripts by 1,062 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. In addition, the database includes facsimilie images for more than 500 of these screenplays. Most of the scripts have never been published before, and nowhere else are they available online.
- Alternative Press Indexarticles from over 300 international alternative, radical, and left periodicals. Covering theories and practices of socialism and revolution alongside ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples and gays/lesbians, API coverage is both international and interdisciplinary. Coverage begins in 1991.
Try JSTOR
JSTOR has historical coverage of the journals listed below. Select the FILM STUDIES journals from the list below the search box.
Get to JSTOR by CLICKING HERE
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- The Journal of the Society of Cinematologists 1961-1964
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- The Quarterly of Film Radio and Television 1951-1957
- Hollywood Quarterly 1945-1951
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- Performing Arts Journal 1976-1997
Also consider JSTOR's Data for Research (DfR) which allows you parse out data and articles from this resources in different ways.
Get to JSTOR's Data for Research by clicking HERE
Find Books
Typically Communication books in the library will be found under call number H (social sciences) or P (language), but since Communication is a broad subject area, you might find related books in other areas of the library. Film & Film Criticism will generally be under PN
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