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Communications: Choosing Databases

Subject Guide for Communications

Choosing Databases

Communications databases
There are many databases useful for Communications research, but it depends what you need.  Looking for a scholarly article?  Need a newspaper story?  Want corporate info on a communications company?  Just need some statistics on a certain issue?  The groupings below categorize the library's databases into categories to match your needs.

COMMUNICATIONS SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
Communication Source (EBSCO)

ALL FIELDS SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

FACTS/STATISTICS/REPORTS
Statista
CQ Researcher
Gale eBooks (Formerly Gale Virtual Reference)
Opposing Viewpoints
Oxford Reference

NEWSPAPERS
US Newsstream: 1980-current (ProQuest)
Global Newsstream: 1980-current (ProQuest)
California Custom News Collection (Newsbank)
Access World News (Newsbank)

BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS
ABI/INFORM Complete Collection (ProQuest)

INDUSTRY/COMPANY INFORMATION
IBISWorld
Mergent Online

RELATED FIELDS DATABASES
Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
America: History and Life (EBSCO)
APA PsycINFO (EBSCO)

MAGAZINES
Reader's Guide Full Text
Omnifile
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive

Communications Librarian

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John Hickok
Contact:
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jhickok@fullerton.edu
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