Research Guides: JOU 535: Journalism History: Start Here

Recommended Databases for Your Research

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

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

Historical Research

Newspapers Research Guide
See list of Historic Newspapers

ExploreUK
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A Historical Collection of Images and Text from the University Archives
New York Times Historical Edition
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Digitized and searchable full-text pages from the New York Times 1851 - 2015.
SPOKEdb: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Collection Catalog
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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