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The Library welcomes recommendations from staff and students, provided they are current editions and support the learning, teaching and research interests of the University. Make your request through the Collection Recommendation Service.

Featured Journals

Media, Culture and Society
Leading peer-reviewed journal, covering media issues from an international perspective.
Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management
Academic journal covering communication and social media, as well as fashion blogs and writing.

The library offers over 200,000 print and electronic books. Print books are arranged by shelf number, which are found using LibrarySearch and on the book binding, the most relevant numbers are -

Subject	Shelf Number
20th century Britain	941.082
Digital Culture	303.4833
Economics	330
Journalism and newspapers	070
Literature	800
Media Law	343.41
Media Studies	302.23
Modern history	940
Politics	320
Radio broadcasting	384.54
Radio history	791.44
Social Media	302.231

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Journals provide up to date research in your area of study, they may be available in print or electronic format and can be found using LibrarySearch. A list of all current journals can be found using the Journals A-Z, the most relevant are -

Journalism & Communication Monographs
Journalism & Communication Monographs (JCM) is a quarterly journal that presents in-depth, long-form research on specific topics. It provides a venue for scholarly works, particularly those that provide a critical or applied synthesis of significant scholarship. Works especially are encouraged that speak to the broader field of journalism
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
A quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on research in journalism and mass communication. Established in 1924,it is the oldest refereed scholarly journal in mass communication and provides leadership in scholarship for the field. It... publishes original articles and book reviews on topics including but not limited to theoretical and methodological developments in journalism and mass communication, international communication, media technologies and society, advertising, public relations, journalism history, media law and policy, media management and economics, political communication and health communication.
Journalism: theory, practice and criticism
interdisciplinary journal that publishes both theoretical and empirical work and contributes to the social, economic, political, cultural and practical understanding of journalism
Journalism and Media
An international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on journalism and the media, published quarterly online by MDPI.
Journalism Practice
Publishes reflective, critical and research-based studies focused on the professional practice of journalism
Journalism Studies
A global forum for the study and critical discussion of journalism, including theories, conceptual frameworks, methods, and political/ethical/social dimension
Media and communication
An international open access journal dedicated to a wide variety of basic and applied research in communication and its related fields. It aims at providing a research forum on the social and cultural relevance of media and communication processes.
Media, Culture and Society
Leading peer-reviewed journal, covering media issues from an international perspective.
New Media and Society
A peer-reviewed journal, looking at the key issues surrounding emerging technologies.

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Databases bring together specialist collections of articles, images and electronic books. A list of all current databases can be found using the Databases A-Z, the most relevant are -

British Pathe Film Archive This link opens in a new window
Over 3500 hours of filmed history consisting of over 90,000 individual items and over 12 million still images. 1896-1978.
Business Source Complete
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With premium full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals, this database is an essential tool for business students. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more. See - Business Source Complete to learn more.
Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
Passport provides data and insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, helping you to analyse market context and identify future trends.
See - Getting started with Euromonitor to learn more..
FIAF - International Index to Film Periodicals This link opens in a new window
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FIAF is a bibliographical index offering in-depth coverage of academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present day.
Financial Times This link opens in a new window
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The Financial Times is one of the world's leading news organisations, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy.

First time users will need to register for an account using their university email address. There is no requirement to provide a telephone number - the system will allow users to enter 00000. Please refer to FT.com’s privacy statement at the footer of the FT.com webpage before registering.
Please note this is not a service monitored by UCA.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar is a freely available search tool that helps you to find academic articles and books on the web. It searches publishers’ websites, university research repositories and other kinds of scholarly sites. It provides a broad and interdisciplinary search and includes the ability to track the number of times an article has been cited by other authors as well as direct links to UCA online collections. For more information see - Using Google Scholar.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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An archive of scholarly journals covering the visual arts, including architecture, film studies, fine art, art history, the performing arts, religion, folklore and language, 1884-2009.
Mintel This link opens in a new window
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Expert reports with detailed information on consumer buying patterns, product and service sector performance and emerging trends.
See - Mintel to learn more.
Nexis This link opens in a new window
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Research across global news and business sources. For more information see - Newspapers - Nexis.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
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PressReader provides interactive, digital access to nearly 7,000 of the world’s best newspapers and magazines.

If you use PressReader on campus a 7 day "token" is generated which allows you to use a direct link to access the site off campus for 7 days. You can set up a personal PressReader account to access additional features (via Sign In option).
See - Exact Editions to learn more.
Sage Journals This link opens in a new window
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International, peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research titles published on behalf of over 400 scholarly and professional societies.
Statista This link opens in a new window
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Insights and facts across 170 industries and 150+ countries. See Getting started with Statista to learn more.
WGSN: Insight This link opens in a new window
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WGSN Insight provides trend analysis and consumer behaviour reports on technology, marketing, design, retail and business strategy across a range of industries, including gaming, entertainment, beauty and AI.
See - Getting started with WGSN to learn more about how to setup and use WGSN.

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Moving Image Resources

BoB This link opens in a new window
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BoB is on demand TV and radio service for education which allows staff and students to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels; and search our archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts. See - Using BoB to learn more about how to setup and use BoB.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Kanopy is a video streaming service with a Netflix-style interface which can be accessed via the link above or using the Kanopy mobile app for Android and iOS.
Login required off campus to watch films (log in with your UCA details to create a Kanopy login).
BFI Player This link opens in a new window
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The BFI video on-demand streaming service, showing critically acclaimed classic, cult and archive films.
To create or reactivate an account go to the Academic Subscription Page
See the FAQ for further instructions on creating an account.

Image Resources

Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
Over 2.5 million rights-cleared and high quality images from 46 of the world's leading collections.
VADS This link opens in a new window
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Over 140,000 images from over 300 art and design collections in the UK, free for use in education. For more information about searching, viewing and saving images see - VADS.

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Archives offer access to rare and unique insight into the work of artists and creators, and often include original letters and artwork. Details of all the collections can be found in the ArchiveSearch, the most relevant for journalism and media are -

Tessa Boffin Archive
Photographer and performance artist, this collection reflects her artistic practice developed around LGBTQ, gay and lesbian culture and producing work in response to HIV/AIDS. A selection of digitised archives are available on ResourceBank

Typographic Circle
Poster collection (2008 - 2015). Founded by Maggie Lewis in 1976, Typographic Circle brought together people with an interest in typography and type.

Working Press Archive
Books by and about working class artists and other marginalised groups of artist. Collected by Stefan Szczelkun,1986-1996 - contains correspondence, conference material, publicity, published book collection, pamphlets and zines. Working Press Zine front covers on ResourceBank.

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