Basic Guides
- Walford's guide to reference material
Location(s): Ent/Fish/Wild Library Reference Z1035.1 .W33
Magrath Reference Z1035.1 .W33x
Walter Sci/Eng Library Books (Level F) Z1035.1 .W33
Walter Sci/Eng Library Reference (Rm 206) Z1035.1 .W33
Wilson Z1035.1 .W33
Wilson Quarto Z1035.1 .W33
Wilson Reference Z1035.1 .W33 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Mass Media Bibliography: An Annotated Guide to Books and Journals for Research and Reference
Location(s): WILSON Stacks Quarto P90 .B582x 1990
WILSON Reference Quarto P90 .B582x 1990
JOURNALISM Reference Quarto Z5630 .B55 1990 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
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Bibliographies
- Bibliographies of Bibliographies
- World Bibliography of Bibliographies
Supplement information: A world bibliography of bibliographies, 1964-1974 : a list of works represented by Library of Congress printed catalog cards : a decennial supplement to Theodore Besterman, A world bibliography of bibliographies / compiled by Alice F. Toomey ; with a foreword by Francesco Cordasco. Location: Wilson Library Quarto Z1002 .T67 Regular Loan & Wilson Library Reference Quarto Z1002 .B5685 SuppN.
Location(s): Wilson Reference Z1002 .B5685 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Control of the media in the United States : an annotated bibliography
Location(s): TC Journalism Library Z5634.U6 B46 1992 Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference P96.C4 B46x 1992 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Blacks in Film and Television: A Pan-African Bibliography of Films, Filmmakers, and Performers
New York: Greenwood Press, 1990 Location(s): TC Wilson Library Reference PN1993.5.A35 G73x 1990 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Afro-American Cinematic Experience: An Annotated Bibliography and Filmography
compiled and edited by Marshall Hyatt. Location(s): TC Wilson Library Reference PN1995.9.N4 H9 1983 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Women and mass communications : an international annotated bibliography
Location(s): TC Journalism Library Z5633.W65 L45 1991 Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference P94.5.W65 L458x 1991 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Communications and society : a bibliography on communications technologies and their social impact
Location(s): UM MORRIS Briggs Library Z5630 .S43 1983 Circulating
TC Wilson Library HM258 .S43 1983 Regular Loan Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Violence and terror in the mass media : an annotated bibliography
Location(s): UM DULUTH Library Book P96.V5 S5 1988X Regular Loan
UM MORRIS Briggs Library P96.V5 S56 1988 Circulating
TC Journalism Library Z5633.V56 S56 1988 Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference P96.V5 S54x 1988 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Social context of the new information and communication technologies : a bibliography, The
Location(s): UM DULUTH Library Book QA76 .Z9 1987X Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference QA76 .Z827x 1987 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
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Library and Union Catalogs
For availability of resources check MNCAT
- Book, Manuscript, and Film Collections
- British Library general catalogue of printed books to 1975
360 vols.
- Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and the United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress
- Catalogue of the Book Library of the British Film Institute, London, England
- Motion Pictures, Television and Radio: A Union Catalogue of Manuscript and Special Collections in the Western United States
- Sources for Mass Communications, Film, and Theatre Research: A Guide
- The film catalog, a list of holdings in the Museum of Modern Art
- Catalogue. National Film Archive
- Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .L584x
- Catalogue of the Theatre and Drama Collection
Drama Collection: Listing by Cultural Origin. 6 vols. Drama Collection: Author Listing. 6 vols. Theatre Collection: Books on the Theatre. 9 vols. Drama Collection: First Supplement. 1973. 1 vol.
Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1665 .N4 1967) Further supplemented by Bibliographic Guide to Theatre Arts, 1975-.
- Researcher's Guide to British Film & Television Collections
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.4 .R47 1985
- Scholars' Guide to Washington DC Film and Video Collections
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 R68
- Motion Pictures: A Catalog of Books, Periodicals, Screenplays, Television Scripts, and Production Stills
Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1994 .U55x 1976
- Primary Cinema Resources: An Index to Screenplays, Interviews and Special Collections at the University of Southern California
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .A1 W47x 1975
- Periodicals and Newspapers
- British Union Catalog of Periodicals
5 vols. Supplement to 1960. 1 vol. New Periodical Titles, 1960-1968. 1 vol. New Periodical Titles, 1969-1973. 1 vol. New Periodical Titles, 1974, 1975, 1976, etc.
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN4832 .B75 1955
- Catalogue Collectif des Periodiques: Du Debut du XVII Siecle A 1939
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN4832 .F7x
- Catalogue of the Newspaper Library, Colindale
Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN4737 .B74x 1975
- Film and Television Periodicals in English
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .A65x 1979
- New Serial Titles, 1950-1970
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN4832 .N4x
- Union List of Film Periodicals: Holdings of Selected American Collections
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993 .B72x 1984
- Union List of Serials in Libraries of the United States and Canada
Location: Wilson Reference Folio AL1 .U54x 1965
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Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Compendia
- Dictionary of quotations in communications
Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P90 .D488 1997 Non-Circulating
UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P90 .D488 1997 Non-Circulating TC Wilson Library Reference P90 .D488 1997 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Communication Disciplines in Higher Education: A Guide to Academic Programs in the United States and Canada
Location(s): TC Wilson Library Annex Sub-Basement (Journalis) Quarto P91.5.U5 E56x 1993 Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto P91.5.U5 E56x 1993 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- History of the mass media in the United States : an encyclopedia
Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P92.U5 H54 1998X Non-Circulating
UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P92.U5 H55 1998 Non-Circulating
TC Journalism Library Quarto P92.U5 H54x 1998 Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto P92.U5 H54x 1998 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- ABC-CLIO Companion to the Media in America
Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P92.U5 H58 1995 Non-Circulating
UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P92.U5 H58 1995 Non-Circulating
TC Wilson Library Reference P92.U5 H58 1995 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Mass media : a chronological encyclopedia of television, radio, motion pictures, magazines, newspapers, and books in the United States
Location(s): TC Journalism Library Reference P92.U5 H77 1987
TC Wilson Library Reference P92.U5 H77 1987 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- International encyclopedia of communications
Location(s): UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating
TC Journalism Library Reference Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating
TC Magrath Library Reference (Encyclopedia) Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating
TC Wilson Library Annex Sub-Basement (Journalis) Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Dictionary of media literacy
Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P91.3 .S527 1997 Non-Circulating
TC Journalism Library P91.3 .S527 1997 Regular Loan
TC Wilson Library Reference P91.3 .S527 1997 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
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Dictionaries
- Communications Standard Dictionary
Terms and definitions in the science and technology of communications. Location(s): WILSON Stacks P87.5 .W4 1983 Location: WALTER Stacks P87.5 .W4 1983 Location: WILSON Reference TK5102 .W437 1989 Location: WILSON Business Reference TK5102 .W437 1989 Location: WALTER Reference TK5102 .W437 1989 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
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Film Reviews & Synopses
For availability of resources check MNCAT
- 5001 Nights at the Movies: A Guide from A to Z.
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .K19
- American Film Directors: With Filmographies and Index of Critics and Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.0 .P7 H57
- Australian Film Index: A Guide to Australian Feature Films Since 1900
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .A8 A957 1992
- Cinema, The Magic Vehicle: A Guide to Its Acheivement. Journey One: The Cinema Through 1949
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .G25 v.1
- Cinema, The Magic Vehicle: A Guide to Its Achievement. Journey Two: The Cinema in the Fifties
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .G25 v.2
- Dictionary of 1,000 Best Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.8 .P5
- Dictionary of Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .S3213
- Film Criticism: An Index to Critics' Anthologies
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .B37x 1975
- Film Review Index
An extremely valuable index to English-language reviews and criticism of nearly 8000 selected feature films made around the world from 1882 to 1985. Sources cited are from popular magazines, scholarly film journals, reference anthologies and collections of the work of individual critics.
Location(s): Location: WILS Ref Quarto PN 1995 .F4 656x Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Holt Foreign Film Guide
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .B37x 1989
- Images of Australia: 100 Films of the New Australian Cinema
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .A8 R36 1991
- Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Film Periodicals: 1930-1972
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .B63x 1974
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .M34 1994
- Magill's Cinema Annual
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.3 .M34
- Magill's Survey of Cinema: English Language Films. First Series
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .M3
- Magill's Survey of Cinema: English Language Films. Second Series
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .M32
- Magill's Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .M34 1986
- Magill's Survey of Cinema: Silent Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.75 .M33 1982
- New York Times Film Reviews: 1913/68
Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1995 .N4
- Variety Film Reviews, 1907-1980
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1995 .V34
- VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1992.95 .V554
- West German Cinema Since 1945: A Reference Handbook
Location: Wilson Reference 1993.5 .G3 H435 1987
- West German Cinema 1985-1990: A Reference Handbook
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .G3 H426 1992
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Filmographies, Videographies, Discographies
For availability of resources check MNCAT
- 775 Categories, Styles, Trends and Movements Defined, with a Filmography for Each
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .L63 1993
- American Film-Index 1908-1915: Motion Pictures, July 1908-December 1915
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .L26
- American Film-Index 1916-1920: Motion Pictures, January 1916-December 1920
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .L262 1984
- American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States.
Feature Films, 1893-1910. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1911-1920. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1921-1930. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1931-1940. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1961-1970. 2 vols.
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .A57
- American Movies Reference Book: The Sound Era
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .U6 M53
- Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .A48a
- Bowker's Complete Video Directory
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1992.95 .B69x
- British Film Catalogue, 1895-1985: A Reference Guide
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .G543 1986
- Cinema Sequels and Remakes, 1903-1987
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .S29 N69 1989
- Dictionary of 1,000 Best Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.8 .P5
- Eighty Years of Cinema
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .A1 C78 1977
- Feature Films: A Directory of Feature Films on 16mm and Videotape Available for Rental Sale, and Lease
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .F39 v. 8
- Films For, By, and About Women
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W6 S9
- Films of the Eighties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography to Over 3400 Feature-Length English Language Films....
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993 .N78 1991
- Filmography of the Third World, 1976-1983: An Annotated List of 16mm Films
Location: Wilson Reference HC 59.7 .C975 1985
- Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain
Vol 1: 1894-1939; Vol. 2: 1940-1949; Vol. 3: 1950-1959
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .H85 1989
- From Page to Screen
Location: Wilson Reference 1997.85 .W58 1990
- Hispanic Image On the Silver Screen: An Interpretive Filmography from Silents Into Sound, 1898-1935
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .R54 1992
- International Film Index, 1895-1990
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .G62x 1991 v. 1-2
- Japanese Films: A Filmography and Commentary, 1921-1989
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .J3 B78 1990
- Short Stories on Film and Video
Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.85 .E45 1985
- Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9,000 Performers, Directors, Producers and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .V38 1995
- Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 W38
- Video Source Book
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1992.95 .V52
- Women's Films in Print: An Annotated Guide to 800 16mm Films By Women
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D3
- Working Women on the Hollywood Screen: A Filmography
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W6 G34 1989
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Biographical Works
For availability of resources check MNCAT
- Biography Index: A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines
Quarterly, with annual (formerly three-year) cumulations. The best known and most often used biographical index, it covers over 3,000 periodicals and numerous books. Search by name or occupation. Location(s): Wilson Reference CT214 .B56x Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Dictionnaire des Cineastes
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .S23x 1990
- Motion Picture Directors: A Bibliography of Magazine and Periodical Articles, 1900-1972
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .P7 S38x 1973
- Motion Picture Performers: A Bibliography of Magazine and Periodical Articles: Supplement
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 S38x 1971 Suppl.
- Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Stars
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .Q56 1996
- Silent Film Performers: An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for Over 350 Actors and Actresses
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 L54x 1996
- Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .F67 1995
- "B" Directors: A Biographical Directory
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 D593 1985
- American Screenwriters
Dictionary of Literary Biography, v. 26
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PS 21 .D55x v. 26
- American Screenwriters. Second Series
Dictionary of Literary Biography, v. 44
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PS 21 .D55x v. 44
- British Film Actor's Credits, 1895-1987
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .P3 1988
- Contemporary Authors
 A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for more than 100,000 authors in the U.S. and around the world. Please note: our license only allows for one simultaneous user. If you are denied access please try again later. Location(s): Also owned in print in Wilson Library's Reference Collection Z1224 .C65x Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Dictionnaire des Cineastes
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .S23x 1990
- Dictionnaire des Personnages du Cinema
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1995.9 .C36 D52 1988
- Directory of African Film-Makers and Films
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .A35 S48 1992
- Dictionary of Film Makers
Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .S313
- Directory of American Film Scholars.
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 P37
- Directory of Eastern European Film-Makers and Films, 1945-1991
Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1998.2 .D55 1992
- Directors Guild of America. Directory of Members
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 D52
- Famous People on Film
Location: Wilson Reference CT 86 .Z9 E45
- Film Directors: A Complete Guide
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .A2 D568
- Film Writers Guide
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1996 .F447
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Movie Character Actors
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 Q56 1986
- Illustrated Guide to Film Directors
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 Q85 1983
- Illustrated Who's Who in British Films, The
Location: Wilson Reference PN1988 .A2 G485
- International Directory of Cinematographers, Set and Costume Designers in Film
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 I55
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
5 vols.: v. 1 Films; v. 2 Directors/Filmmakers; v. 3 Actors and Actresses; v. 4 Writers and Production Artists; v. 5 Title Index.
Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.8 .I58
- Italian Film: A Who's Who
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .S74 1994
- Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema 1896 to Present. New York: Continuum, 1991
Location: Wilson Reference 1998.2 .A24 1991
- Twenty-Five Black African Filmmakers: A Critical Study, With Filmography and Biobibliography
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 P477 1988
- Who's Who in American Film Now
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .U6 M65 1987
- Who's Who in Hollywood
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .R34 1992 v. 1-2
- Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook
Location: Wilson Reference P94.5 .W65 W667 1996
- Women Who Make Movies
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 S57
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Credits
For availability of resources check MNCAT
- Actor Guide to the Talkies, 1965 Through 1974, An
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A6694
- Actor Guide to the Talkies; A Comprehensive Listing of 8,000 Feature-Length Films From January, 1949 Until December, 1964, An
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D53
- Cast of Thousands: A Compendium of Who Played What in Film, A
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .C65 1992 v.1-3
- Directors and Their Films: A Comprehensive Reference, 1895-1990
Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .B85 1993
- Film Actors Guide
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 P389
- Film Directors: A Guide to Their American Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .P24
- Film Directors Guide: Western Europe
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 P3
- Films For, By and About Women
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W6 S95
- Forty Years of Screen Credits 1929-1969
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 W37
- Guide to American Film Directors: The Sound Era, 1929-1979
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 L34
- Guide to American Screenwriters: The Sound Era, 1929-1982
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .L24 1984
- Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D285 1991
- Memorable Film Characters: An Index to Roles and Performers, 1915-1983
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .C36 L5 1984
- Motion Picture Film Editor, The
Location: Wilson Reference TR899 .A83
- Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .S26 L46 1983
Supplement, Through 1987. 1989. Supplement 2, Through 1993. 1994.
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .S26 L46 Suppl.
- Title Guide to the Talkies, 1964 Through 1974; 1975 Through 1984
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A6695
- Title Guide to the Talkies; A Comprehensive Listing of 16,000 Feature-Length Films From October, 1927 Until December, 1963
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D55
- Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits, 1903-1995
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W4 L383 1996
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Theses and Dissertations
For availability of resources check MNCAT
- Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations on the Subject of Film, 1916-1979
Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .F53x 1979
- Index to Theses With Abstracts Accepted for Higher Education Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards
Location(s): Wilson Reference Quarto Z 5055 .G69 A84 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
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Indexes
For availability of resources check MNCAT
- Critical Index: A Bibliography of Articles on Film in English, 1946-1973, Arranged by Names and Topics, The
Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .H4
- Index to journals in communication studies through 1995
Superseded by the online database Communication and Mass Media Complete. Location(s): TC Wilson Library Reference P87 .M38x 1997 Non-Circulating Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- New Film Index, The
Location: Wilson Reference PN1994 .M315x
- Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Indexes articles in general interest magazines. 1969-1982 also available online via the Reader's Guide Retrospective (coming soon). Location(s): Quarto AI3 .R48
WILSON Reference; MAGRATH Reference Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Minneapolis Tribune and Star. Index
Location: Wilson Reference AI 21 .M53 Desk
- New York Times Index
In print in Wilson Library - see "More Information" for details. The complete run of The New
York Times newspaper is available in the Periodicals/Reserve area in the basement of Wilson Library and via our online archive. See the "News Sources" page at: http://www.lib.umn.edu/articles/news.phtml for other options to online versions of the New York Times.
The University Libraries also own a print edition of the Index covering from 1851-present. It includes a subject index to articles in the
New York Times giving references to the date, page, and column of articles
in the paper as well as brief synopses of the articles themselves. Location(s): Also owned in print: WILSON Reference Quarto AI21 .N45 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Newsbank
 Limited access to America's Newspapers of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--click on the link for St. Paul Pioneer Press. Portal for other Newsbank databases including America's News Magazines and the Latin American Newspapers Location(s):
- Times (London) Index
Covers 1906- until the present. A subject index to articles in the Times (London), giving references to the date , page and column of articles in
the paper. The Times of London newspaper is available in the
Periodicals/Reserve area in the basement of Wilson Library. Location(s): WILSON Reference Quarto AI21 .T46 Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
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Electronic Resources
The following databases are available either on LUMINA, or on CD-ROM in Wilson Reference or Wilson Periodicals
- Archives USA
The University Libraries cancelled this resource effective Dec 31, 2005 -- It will be replaced by ArchiveGrid from the Research Libraries Group soon. [Resource no longer available]
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
 A comprehensive index to more than 12 million biographical sketches in more than 3,400 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering over 4 million contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. Please note: BGMI allows only one U of M - TC user at a time. If you are denied access, please wait 15 minutes and try again. Location(s): Also owned in print : Wilson (3rd Floor, non-circulating) QUARTO CT 214 .B51x Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- ComAbstracts
 This index provides abstracts to articles from the major journals in the field of communication. A total of 100 journals indexed, with the earliest starting in 1915. List of journals indexed Location(s): For Print version See: MAGRATH Ref (Index);WILSON Ref p87.c59733; JOURNALISM Reference
- ComIndex
Provides author and title indexing to articles from 55 international journals and annuals from the communication field. 1970-1997. Location(s): WILSON Reference and MAGRATH Reference Diskette P90 .C66x Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Digital Dissertations
 Dissertations and theses from over 1000 universities. Doctoral dissertations are indexed for almost all North American graduate schools and many European universities. Masters theses from selected schools only. Provides bibliographic citations for older titles. Abstracts are included for dissertations since 1980 and for masters theses since 1988. Some dissertations, beginning with 1997 publication dates, are available digitally. These include the University of Minnesota and other CIC member universities. Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- ERIC (Access via FirstSearch)
Notice: To save & reallocate money ERIC (Access via FirstSearch) will be cancelled & thus no longer available effective July 1 2007…please switch to another version of ERIC. The University of Minnesota is retaining the CSA and free govt. versions of ERIC. [Resource no longer available]
- LexisNexis Academic (ON CAMPUS USE ONLY)
 LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included.
- Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
 Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) assists both generalists and specialists in keeping abreast of cutting-edge developments in disciplines
concerned with the nature and use of language. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and
semantics. Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.
Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- MLA International Bibliography
 Indexes scholarship on English and American Literature, folklore, language and linguistics, and dramatic arts. Covers over 4,400 periodicals published worldwide in all languages, as well as critical monographs, reference works, conference proceedings, and abstracts of dissertations.
Location(s): Wilson Reference Quarto PB6 .M61x Check MNCAT Record for Location and Availability
- Social Sciences Citation Index (included in Web of Science)
 Covers the social sciences, including anthropology, history, industrial relations, information science and library science, law, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, political science, public health, social issues, social work, sociology, substance abuse, urban studies, and women's studies.
Provides bibliographic citations, plus author abstracts "for approximately 60% of the articles in the database." Each citation also includes a list of references cited in the source article. In addition, it is possible to retrieve a list of works that have cited a specific author or a specific earlier work.
Indexes articles, reviews, letters, etc. from over "1,950 journals across 50 social sciences disciplines. It also indexes individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals."
- Star Tribune (archives via ProQuest Newsstand)
 This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Full text available from 1986 - Current.
- Wilson business abstracts
Wilson Library Business Reference CD-ROM HF5001 .W55x
- World News Connection
 Full-text summaries of foreign newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. Formerly published as FBIS and JPRS Reports.
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