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University Libraries > Libraries
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Resources for Global Media Empires - J4341
Professor Bella Mody
Date: Friday, February 8, 2009
Location: Armory 206A
Basic Sources
- Country Guide to China
- Country Guide to India
- BBC Guides to media
These are short descriptions of the media in India and China, providing a quick overview of
freedoms and major media initiatives. It also links to major media outlets
- Research and Subject Guides
This is a complete listing of guides in the library, it ranges from guides to finding primary sources and economic information
to how to use particular databases and how to create a citation.
International Media Sources
- Note: Want to go straight to today's news? Follow the links from the BBC above.
- E-Journal Finder
If you know the name
of the newspaper or journal you want, start here to find electronic copies. If you want to see what we have in paper,
use Chinook, CU's library catalog.
- Factiva CU
This database provides access to a variety of international media sources.
- LexisNexis Academic
This database also provides access to a variety of international media sources.
- ProQuest Newspapers
Yet another database with international newspapers.
Starting Your Research
Search Tips
When looking for research on these topics, you need to brainstorm the terms that would be used
to describe this type of research. Some example keywords:
Location: India, China
General: censorship, government control, regulation, state-run, monopoly, policy
Media: media, television, newspaper, internet, cable, satellite
Many of the databases you'll be searching will also use descriptors or specific words or phrases that they
have assigned to a particular topic (much like subject headings in the library catalog). Using these
descriptors can help you find similar articles and get ideas for additional search terms.
Searching for Articles
Articles (be they peer-reviewed or not) can form a good start for your research. If you
are just trying to figure out where to start use Find Articles and More,
which provides a subject-based approach to databases. But here are a few databases that you can try out first:
Communications
Political Science
General Article Resources
- Academic Search Premier CU
Index of nearly 4,000 academic journals, with full text available for many.
- Google Scholar
Uses Google search technology to search a wide variety of sources for academic material.
Statistical Sources
- Global Market Information Database CU
Euromonitor International's Global Market Information Database is an online business information
system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. It offers integrated
access to statistics, market reports, company and consumer profiles and information sources.
205 countries are researched, with extended coverage of 52.
- World Development Indicators CU
This is a collection of statistics from the World Bank. It allows you to compare statistics from 228 countries, using
737 development variables. These statistics include media variables such as broadband access, television, and mobile phones.
Searching for Books
To find books that the CU Libraries have, you want to search Chinook, the library catalog.
You'll want to do keyword searches similar to the ones you used to look for articles.
Instead of descriptors from article databases, you can use the subject headings provided in Chinook to try
and find other materials. Some of these subject headings are listed below, this is NOT a complete list,
but rather a starting point.
General Media
Policy
Culture
Book Chapters
Book chapters titles often reveal hidden treasures in a book. For an example, take a look at The sea of learning: mobility and identity in nineteenth-century Guangzhou.
To search these book chapter titles you need to use the keyword search. If you want more
chapter titles, check out WorldCat.
Citing your work
- RefWorks
RefWorks is a database that lets you save your citations and then format them in the style of your choice.
Check out this quick guide for help using this resource.
- Citing Sources
This guide goes over the various formats you can use to cite material as well as providing links to quick
citation sheets.
Need more help?
I am always happy to answer questions or set up appointments to have a more in-depth discussion of your research. Here is my contact info:
Jennie Gerke
jennifer.gerke@colorado.edu
303-735-6804
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