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Locating Resources

Media, Journalism, and Communications research pulls resources from across a variety of subjects. The highlighted resources below are organized by source type and are a curated list of general and subject specific databases for you to explore. 

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Local News

Major News Outlets

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Start with one or more of these databases which focus on topics related to media and communications.

  • MAS Ultra This link opens in a new window
    Magazines, newspapers and more. Great for info on famous people, places and events.
  • MasterFILE Elite This link opens in a new window
    Contains books, magazines, and images covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, and cultural studies.
  • Academic OneFile Select This link opens in a new window
    Contains academic journals, magazines, and newspapers, including some additional unique content compared to Academic OneFile. Multidisciplinary.
  • Canadian Business and Current Affairs Database This link opens in a new window
    • Canadian Content
    Includes general interest magazines, special interest magazines, and academic journals with Canadian content.
  • Search multiple databases at once to capture multidisciplinary topic coverage

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    Remember to cite your sources!

    Databases containing Images

    Online Image Sources

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  • Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
    Contains educational streamed videos on a variety of academic, professional and technical topics.
  • Kanopy This link opens in a new window
    Includes films and documentaries from Criterion, California Newsreel, HBO, Psychotherapy.net, Learning Seed, Symptom Media and much more.
  • LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
    Contains instructional videos exploring software, IT, design, technology and business skills. Achieve your personal and professional goals.
  • National Film Board (NFB) Education This link opens in a new window
    • Canadian Content
    Thousands of high quality Canadian films and documentaries. Instructors: request access to study guides, etc
  • Don't forget to cite your sources!