Communication and Media Studies

Communication and Mass Media Complete

• Academic literature for studies in communication, mass media, discourse & rhetoric, organizational communication, and more

Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database

• Focused on current events, business, sciences, and the arts (includes academic content)

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text

• Focuses on film and television theory, production, and technical aspects

Alternative Press Index and Archive

• Newspapers and magazines not considered main-stream

Independent Voices: An Open Access Collection of an Alternative Press

• Full-page digital replicas
• Current, but emphasis on 1900-1930 & 1960-1980

Business Source Complete

• Focus on management, economics, international business, marketing, industry, communications & media, and more

Scopus

• Multi-disciplinary database with significant coverage of social sciences

Google Scholar

• Connect through the Library for direct access to resources in our collection

The Wire Report

• News service focused on Canada's telecom and media sectors

Library's Omni Search Tool

1. Begin with a 'Keyword' search (change 'Entire Collection' to 'Books')
2. For a more focused search, change 'Keyword' to 'Subject'
3. Suggested Subject Headings:

• Advertising
• Broadcasting
• Censorship
• Communication
• Communication -- Moral and Ethical Aspects
• Cultural Industries
• Mass Media
• Mass Media and Culture
• Mass Media -- Moral and Ethical Aspects
• Mass Media -- Technological Innovations
• Media Literacy
• Persuasion (Rhetoric)
• Public Opinion
• Publishers and Publishing
• Radio
• Social Media
• Telecommunication
• Television

The results will show related Subject Headings. Explore each that is relevant to your topic. Subject Headings are assigned as a way of grouping related resources together.

COVID-19 Update: Use the filters on the left hand side of the page to see material "Available Online".

Library page for Data, including Statistical Consulting services

CARDonline

• Advertising rates and data for marketing, public relations, and communications professionals

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database

• Time series data since 1960 on communication networks, usage and subscriptions, and international connectivity
• Library users must access the designated workstation on the main floor near the Bloomberg terminals (database icon is on the desktop)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• Agency of the United Nations focused on information and communication technologies

Passport

• Offers integrated access to internationally comparable statistics, market reports, insightful comment from industry experts and country analysts, as well as thousands of sources of further information (you may be asked to log in a second time)

Guide for All News-Related Resources

Key Databases

• Canadian Newsstream (Canadian news)
• Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (Canadian news and magazines)
• Factiva (International)
• Nexis Uni (International; formerly named 'NexisLexis')
• PressReader (Full-image international newspapers)

Useful Resources

• Broadcast Transcripts
• Newspapers on Microfilm
• Resources for Journalism & Communication Studies
• Think Tanks - Explore non-academic, non-governmental research which often informs and/or supplements the news

Government Information

See Government Information. Note in particular:

• Access to Information and Privacy: Public Policy Resources
• Culture, Government, and the Arts: Public Policy Resources
• Science and Technology: Public Policy and Statistics
• Telecommunications: Public Policy and Statistics

Subject Headings for Reference Material

• Communication -- Dictionaries
• Communication -- Encyclopedias
• Communication -- Research
• Communication -- Research -- Methodology
• Mass Media -- Canada -- History
• Mass Media -- Dictionaries
• Mass Media -- Directories
• Mass Media -- Encyclopedias
• Mass Media -- Research
• Mass Media -- Research -- Methodology
• Mass Media -- Social Aspects -- Canada

Theses and Dissertation Databases

• Recommended: Dissertations and Theses Global
• Full list

Additional Catalogues

• Library and Archives Canada (Collections)
• Center for Research Libraries (Global resources)
• WATMEDIA (Videos in Ontario)
• WorldCat (International libraries)

Conducting a Literature Review

• Guide from our library

Funding Opportunities

• Awards and Funding (Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs)
• CURIE Open Access Fund
• Research Professional

And don't forget to visit the Reader's Digest Resource Centre in the River Building for more help!