Databases - CMN 455 - Introduction to Media Studies (UNH Manchester)

Subject Specific Databases

America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index to sources on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes book and media reviews and citations to abstracts of dissertations as well as journal article citations. Dates of coverage: 1955-current
Film & Television Literature Index This link opens in a new window
A bibliographic database that provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications, and selected coverage of 300 more. This database has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Dates of coverage: 1988-current
Film Index International This link opens in a new window
Provides international coverage for entertainment films and personalities and is produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute. Has a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies, from the very first silent movies, to art house classics or the latest blockbusters. Dates of coverage: 1900-current
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources in a wide range of disciplines. Funded in part by the University of New Hampshire Graduate School. Coverage is not designed for current material, thus it does not cover information from the most recent 2 to 5 years.
Kanopy Streaming Service This link opens in a new window
Offers access to a library of videos across diverse content areas like architecture, teacher education, health and safety, culture and politics in media, health studies and more. Note: there is a bug with Edge and Chrome browsers that prevents embedded video playback. Kanopy recommends providing a direct link to films or using non-Chromium browsers such as Safari or Firefox to watch embedded content.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover full text of national (U.S.) and international newspapers, selective full text for regional U.S. newspapers, and full-text transcripts from sources such as CBS News, CNN, FOX News, NPR, etc.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide.

Search Smarter

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Types of Articles

Details about types of articles
This grid describes the types of periodical articles--scholarly, popular, and newspaper--that you will find in the online databases.

Each type of periodical has its own purpose, intent, and audience.

Types of Periodicals:

Magazines
Newspapers
Research Journals

Request an Article from Another Library

It is possible to request items (books, journal articles, videos, etc.) from other libraries—across town, across the state and even across the country—by using a service known as Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Interlibrary Loan Form-Article

Ulrichsweb

Ulrichsweb is an easy-to-search source which provides detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals.

Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic and access information for thosands of serials. Entries provide ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.

CMN 455 - Introduction to Media Studies (UNH Manchester): Databases

Subject Specific Databases

Search Smarter

Types of Articles

Request an Article from Another Library

Ulrichsweb