Newspapers
- New York Times Website This link opens in a new window Complete access to the New York Times online edition (nytimes.com) from 1980 through the present. Users must create an account using their LUC email, to gain access to nytimes.com from any web browser or smart phone app, on or off campus, with no monthly limits on article access. This resource is limited to current students, faculty, and staff. Note: HSL students/faculty/staff need to sign up via http://accessnyt.com
- Washington Post (website) This link opens in a new window Unlimited access to WashingtonPost.com content. First time users need to create an account from https://www.washingtonpost.com. Click Sign In, then click Sign Up. Enter your LUC email address and agree to the terms of service. Go to your "Account Settings", click on the "My subscriptions"; tab, and click "Activate free digital access" to get free access to the Post. Email verification will follow.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window Full-text news articles covering business, economics, and finances. Coverage: 1984 - present. Users must register to access resource. Every 180 days users must refresh (or click through the Libraries’ link again). Please register here: WSJ.com/LUC before attempting to access this resource.
- Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window Access to the Los Angeles Times full-text newspaper covering many topics from the perspective of the American West including immigration, entertainment, and environmental issues. Coverage: 1985 - present.
- Access World News This link opens in a new window Full-text newspapers, magazines, web-only content from U.S. and international news sources. Coverage: 1978 - present.
- Chicago Tribune (1985-current) This link opens in a new window Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
- Chicago Defender This link opens in a new window Full-text historical newspaper covering African American life, civil rights, segregation, radicalism, and anti-lynching legislation. Coverage: 1909-2010.
- AP Newsroom This link opens in a new window Photographs, graphics, charts, news stories, and audio clips provided by The Associated Press. International in scope. Coverage: 1826 - present.
Databases
This list contains all the databases used for research in the School of Communication. Not sure where to start? Look through the other tabs to see these databases organized by discipline or resource type.
Communication Related Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Full-text articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources that covering a broad range of academic study.
- Alternative Press Index 1991-Present This link opens in a new window Comprehensive index of alternative sources, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering international and interdisciplinary subjects. Coverage: 1991-present.
- ComAbstracts via CIOS This link opens in a new window Abstracts of articles on communication and journalism from scholarly journals. Coverage: 1915 - present.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window Articles on communication and mass media from scholarly journals. Coverage: 1900 - present.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Comprehensive reports about current events; including social, economic, political, and environmental issues. Coverage: 1923 - present.
- IBIS World Industry Market Research This link opens in a new window U.S. industry reports including key statistics and ratios, SWOT analysis, industry performance and outlook, competitive landscape, major companies, supply chain influences, market share concentration, key success factors, operating conditions, and trends.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window Full-text scholarly journal articles and ebooks related to the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Coverage: 2-5 years from current.
- Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window Research reports on consumer markets and products in the United States. Includes related demographic data and analysis, market opportunities and strategies, and articles on trends in global consumer markets. Coverage: new reports added weekly. Create an account for access using your Loyola ID.
- MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window Index with some abstracts and some full-text journal articles, books, series, translations, and dissertations on the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film. Includes. Coverage: 1900s - present.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Full-text articles on news, business, and legal sources, radio and television transcripts, federal and state court cases, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and law reviews. Coverage: 1790 - present.
- OmniFile Full Text Select This link opens in a new window Full-text articles, images, abstracts, and citations covering education, general science, humanities, social sciences, and business. Coverage: 1982 - present.
- Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window Comprehensive information on social issues with different perspectives.
- Passport GMID This link opens in a new window Access to a global market research database providing statistics, analysis, reports, surveys and breaking news on industries, countries and consumers worldwide.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new window Full-text journals covering literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies. Coverage: 1993 - present.
- SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new window A mapping application that creates thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. To access, first create a personal workspace.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window Abstracts and indexes from international journals in sociology, social psychology, and behavioral sciences. Coverage: 1952 - current.
- Sports Market Analytics This link opens in a new window Market research and industry news covering the sporting goods and sports marketing industry including sports equipment sales, sports participation, fan market, sports broadcasting, consumer expenditure, sport venue revenues, sports sponsorship and sports marketing. Coverage: 1996 - present.
- SRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service) This link opens in a new window Access to media rates and data for the advertising industry. Includes advertising rates, editorial or programming content, circulation and other information for a variety of advertising media, including radio, television, newspapers, and magazines.
- Statista This link opens in a new window Statistics, reports, infographics, and surveys on business, media, finance, politics and a wide variety of topics. Includes industry and consumer reports, market outlooks, and country reports. Coverage: focus is on current (not historical) statistics.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window Data sets and statistical sources from the United States government covering American history, demographics, and census data.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary index of scholarly journals with citations. Coverage: 1980 - present. Limited to five simultaneous users.