Macdonald-Kelce Library: Journalism: Best Bets

Best Bets

Start with one of these databases:

Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text U.S. newspapers (including the Tampa Tribune & Tampa Bay Times) and various-language news resources offering diverse viewpoints.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, primary sources, and ebooks in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and business.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Quality research solutions for communications and mass media closely-related fields of study with over 770 indexed journals and 450 in full-text.

Search almost everything

Search across the entire library catalog (books, DVDs, government documents)
and most of the library databases (journal articles, images, newspapers).

Browse the Stacks

Books are arranged on the shelf by subject. Go to the P's for books on mass media, or browse the TR's for photography books.

Library of Congress Classification

Call Number Subject Area

P87-96 Communication and Mass Media

P93.5 Visual Communication

HF 5801-6182 Advertising

HM 263 Public Relations

PN 4699-5650 Journalism and the Periodical press

PN 1990-1992 Broadcasting

TR 1-1050 Photography

Another Way to Search

Use Google Scholar for a broader search.

If you find an article or book, not in full-text, request it from another library.

Article/Book Request Form
Form to manually enter book or article requests. You must sign in with your UTampa login
View Requests

Email questions about requests to ILLRequest@ut.edu
Google Scholar
A great place to start research that includes many UTampa databases. (PDF Handout Notes)

Introduction to Library Research
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