COMM 401: Media Criticism and the Politics of Aesthetics

Fall 2009

Bill Kirkpatrick

Librarian: Roger Kosson

Databases

  • Academic Search Complete
    A general, all-purpose database, providing access to articles from journals, magazines & newspapers. Lots of full text.
  • Communication and Mass Media Complete
    Search for articles from scholarly and trade publications in the areas of broadcasting, communication, and media studies. Some full text.
  • ComAbstracts
    Contains abstracts of articles and books published in the primary professional literature of the communication(s) field.
  • Film and Television Literature Index
    Covers the literature of television and film writing. Subject coverage includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
  • JSTOR
    Covers academic journals from a wide variety of subject areas; includes some film studies journals.
  • LexisNexis Academic Universe
    Provides access to a wide variety of news sources, magazines and trade publications, many of them available in full text. TV and radio broadcast transcripts are also available, in addition to The Hollywood Reporter, which covers the entertainment industry.
  • Project Muse
    Covers academic journals from a wide variety of subject areas; includes several journals related to film, theater and performing arts.
  • RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
    An international bibliography of scholarly writings on music and related disciplines, including visual arts, dramatic arts, and aesthetics.

Web Resources

Information Literacy Resources