Research Guides: JOU 535: Journalism History: Getting Started

Recommended Databases for Your Research

Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC)
Best source for scholarly articles on communication and mass media.
America: History and Life
Find articles, books, book reviews, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
Historical Abstracts
International history databases covering events from 1450 to the present.
InfoKat Discovery Library Catalog Advanced Search
Find materials owned by UK Libraries and physically accessible here. Use for finding books in the UK Libraries.

SPORTDiscus
A comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals. Includes sports journalism.
Lexington Herald-Leader
Full-text news articles from 1983-present.
Louisville Courier-Journal
Full-text news articles from Jan 2, 1999 - present
University Wire from Nexis Uni
Kentucky Kernel articles back to Dec. 1, 2009.

Historical Research

Newspapers Research Guide
See list of Historic Newspapers

ExploreUK
A Historical Collection of Images and Text from the University Archives
New York Times Historical Edition
Digitized and searchable full-text pages from the New York Times 1851 - 2015.
SPOKEdb: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Collection Catalog
Over 8,000 interviews and nearly 300 oral history projects with a Kentucky connection.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

For materials that UK does not own, Interlibrary Loan is a great service for students to be familiar with. This short clip about Interlibrary Loan explains what ILL is and how to request materials using it.

Recommended For: Students

How to Use: Right click and choose Save Picture As.

Journalism & Media Research Guide

Journalism and Media