Finding Background Information: General Sources
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Britannica OnlineEncyclopedia covering a wide variety of subjects.
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Gale Literature Resource CenterNeed quick information on an author? This database provides biographical information as well as some criticism on authors from many different fields
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Gale Virtual Reference LibrarySpecialized online encyclopedias covering a variety of topics
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Oxford Reference OnlineOnline dictionaries and handbooks from many different fields
Finding Background Information: Handbooks, Dictionaries, and Guides in Specific Subjects
Books and Media: MIT catalog
MIT's WorldCat
Media Studies Articles - Places to Start
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Communication and Mass Media CompleteIndexes hundreds of communication and media journals with full-text for many articles.
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Academic Search CompleteA multi-disciplinary database which indexes and abstracts periodicals, peer-reviewed journals, books, and other publications and provides thousands of full-text articles.
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JSTORFull text of articles in many fields, along with some e-books. For journals, the most recent 5 years are usually excluded.
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Project MUSEA collection of major journals in the humanities and social sciences, along with some e-books. Coverage is roughly from 2000 to the present.
For other places to search, try the Media Studies Research Guide or the alphabetical list of research guides.
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