Digital Media & Communication Arts Research Guide: Databases

Streaming video content, including a large volume of contemporaneous video from the 1890s to the 1980s, early newsreels, and full-length documentaries

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using American History in Video

A small, but high quality, collection of documentaries created for educational purposes.

Comprehensive, multimedia resources for the study of anthropology, including ethnographic videos and archival field materials

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Anthropology

Rights-cleared images from the best collections in the world

Covers all aspects of communication and mass media, offering full text for over 450 local and international journals and citation coverage for additional sources. Also includes author profiles.

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database

Scholarly journals covering various aspects of communication, mass media, journalism, and marketing

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database

Full-text journal articles, books, movie reviews, and images covering the entire spectrum of television and film, including cinematography, theory, production, technical aspects, and screenwriting

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database

Encyclopedia covering the breadth of communication studies, including theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical areas

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using International Encyclopedia of Communication

Abstracts and index of international journal articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, and working papers in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)

Best practice guides, case studies, research papers, special reports, advertising trend data, webinars, awards, events, and advisory services related to almost any advertising and marketing issue

Provides an index of over 1300 local, regional, and national news sources, including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian and more. Includes access to full text of the most recently published editions.

This database offers complete full-text for major newspapers and brings in updates throughout the day from popular sources such as the Associated Press and CNN Wire.

Full-text journal articles in social sciences, humanities, multicultural studies, education, and more

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using Academic Search Ultimate

Full-text reference resource with articles, images, audio files, and videos covering every major subject

Full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional publications, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, case studies, and market reports covering all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion

For more information, here is a brief tutorial on using ProQuest Central