Library Resources
Scholarly Databases (for scholarly articles)
- ProQuest One Business (for business and labor)
- Communication Source
- How to Evaluate Sources (with examples)
- Scholarly Article Databases: Other Subject Areas
Magazines and Newspapers
- Academic Search Ultimate (magazines + academic articles)
- Nexis Uni (general magazines and newspapers)
Books
- Online Catalog (books at UIUC and I-Share)
Suggested keywords for searching:
Communications, Digital Communication, Global Media, Mass Media, Media Companies, Media Distribution, Media Industry, Media Policy
Motion Picture, Motion Picture Industry, Film, Film Industry, Internet, Journalism, News, Broadcasting, Press, Radio, Newspaper, Books, Publishing, Advertising, Magazine, Cable Television, TV, Television, Video Distribution, Video Games, Telecommunications, Music, Music Industry
Antitrust, Concentration of Ownership, Conglomerate Consolidation, Deregulation, Horizontal Integration, Industrial Concentration, Media Convergence, Media Imperialism, Media Monopoly, Media Ownership, Merge, Merger, Monopoly, Vertical Integration
Business, Commerce, Commercialization, Industrial Organization, Labor
Democracy, Democratization
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