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Communication, Journalism, Film, Media and Cultural Studies Databases

Searching in databases is a great way to ensure you're getting the best possible search results. Try these communication, journalism, film, media and cultural studies databases to find resources that are most relevant to your discipline.

Australian Public Affairs Full Text
Articles from Australian journals and newspapers covering journalism, communication, film and media.
Communication and mass media complete
Access to journals in areas related to communication, mass media and closely-related fields of study.
Film and television literature index with full text
Includes film and television theory, preservation and restoration, screenwriting, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Some full-text
ABI/INFORM complete (Proquest) (1971+)
Access to articles on film, media, journalism, cultural studies and communication.
World Advertisting Research Centre (WARC)
Full text case studies, statistics, papers, conference papers and journal articles in the areas of advertising, marketing, branding, media and marketing research.
JSTOR
Archival access to articles on film, media, journalism, cultural studies and communication.

Other resources

ANZ Newsstand (Proquest)
Full text of major Australian and New Zealand newspapers. Includes regional and rural radio transcripts and news from current affairs television programs such as the ABC 7.30 Report.
Newspaper source plus
Cover-to-cover full text for 185 US and international newspapers. Also selective full text for 392 regional US newspapers, and full text US television and radio news transcripts.
Australian newspapers online
Over 13.5 million pages from over 700 Australian newspapers from each state and territory and from the earliest published newspaper in 1803, to the mid-20th century. Includes some community language newspapers.
Free public resource
ClickView
Streaming video solution offering access to thousands of educational videos and resources covering a broad range of topics, as well as TV programs recorded in the last 14 days from free-to-air digital channels.
Does not work in Internet Explorer
Kanopy Video Streaming
Streaming films, documentaries and training videos. New releases daily from producers including: Madman Entertainment, Roadshow Films, BBC, ABC, NFSA, Roland Collection, Psychotherapy.net and Symptom Media.
TVNews
Streaming videos of all Australian television news, current affairs and selected documentaries from the free-to-air networks. TVNews is updated daily.

National Indigenous Television Service (NITV)
National Indigenous Television (NITV) is a channel made by, for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
ABC iview
Free internet TV service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, available within Australia
SBS On Demand
Free internet service produced by SBS Australia

Adam Matthew Digital Collection
Adam Matthew Digital provides digital archival content for the social sciences and humanities. The collection covers a multitude of topics ranging from Medieval manuscripts and Victorian moving images to ephemera from the 1960s and confidential government documents. Access to several themed collections: The American West, Defining Gender, 1450-1910, Empire Online, India, Raj and Empire, Mass Observation Online, Mass Observation Update, Perdita Manuscripts: Women Writers, 1500-1700, Medieval Family Life, The Grand Tour, Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History, Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954, America, Asia and the Pacific and China, Trade, Politics and Culture

National Archives of Australia
Responsible for caring for the most significant records received, created or kept by government agencies.
National Archives of England
Official archive of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents
National Archives: First Australians
National Archives records include information relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their histories, Aboriginal affairs, Northern Territory administration and other functions of the Australian Government.
Australian Historic Newspapers (Trove)
Australian newspaper archives 1803 - 2007
British Newspaper Archive
UK newspaper archives from 1710-1959
Historic American Newspapers
US newspapers 1836-1922 + directory
Elephind.com
Search across archival newspaper sites

Australian Policy Online
Social, economic, cultural & political research.
Screen Australia
Federal Government agency charged with supporting Australian screen development, production and promotion.
Australian Department of Communications & the Arts
Responsible for the communications industry— TV, radio, Internet, phone, post, and changes in digital technologies.
Australian Communications & Media Authority
A statutory authority within the federal government portfolio of Communications and the Arts.

Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Explores and promotes the moving image in all its forms - film, television and digital culture.
BFI National Film Archive
British archival collection of film and television, still images, ephemera, books and journals.
National Film and Sound Archive
Australia’s audiovisual archive, collecting, preserving and sharing film, documentaries and oral histories

eHRAF world cultures
An online cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Each culture or ethnic group contains a variety of source documents (books, articles, and dissertations).

Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Extensive information about Hong Kong movies by genre, year, and title.
IMDB
Free searchable database of information about over 3.5 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and 7 million cast and crew members.
Internet Encyclopedia of International Cinematographers
Biographies and filmographies of hundreds of international cameramen and camerawomen.
South Asian Cinema Foundation
Covers the cinema cultures of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan, including British-Asian work.

Professional Associations

It can be valuable to build your career prospects and networks by connecting with professional associations. You might like to engage with these groups as a student, or even throughout your career.

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Nonprofit, association of journalism and mass communication educators, students and media professionals.
AFTRS -Australian Film, Television & Radio School
Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school, the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is the leading institution for the education and training of creative talent in the screen arts and broadcast industries.
NIDA - National Institute of Performing Arts
NIDA is Australia’s leading institute for education and training in the dramatic arts.

Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias

Useful resources for understanding your topic and finding the right keywords to use in your searching.

A Dictionary of Film Studies by Annette Kuhn; Guy Westwell
Publication Date: 2020
A Dictionary of Media and Communication by Daniel Chandler; Rod Munday
Publication Date: 2020
A Dictionary of Journalism by Tony Harcup
Publication Date: 2014

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