Researching International Mass Communications TopicsLibrary Resources that will help!: Researching International Mass Communications Topics Library Resources that will help! Debora Cheney The Foster Communications Librarian Head, The News and Microforms Libraries Drop by Office Hours: 1-3 Monday, Wednesday and Friday @ News and Microforms Library (Ground Level, Pattee, West) Call: News and Microforms Reference Desk 863-0377 E-Mail: Dcheney@psu.edu


The Country Report Assignment: The Country Report Assignment Topic of interest: What role has/does television play in Brazilian culture and politics? Goal: Learn as much as you can quickly about Brazil and its television use and history.


Where to Start: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/socialsciences: Where to Start: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/socialsciences Communications & Media Studies Link


The Communications and Media Studies Home Page: http://www.libraries.psu.edu: The Communications and Media Studies Home Page: http://www.libraries.psu.edu Research Guides for Comparing Media and World Media Systems


Use the resources on this Guide: Use the resources on this Guide


Start by using reliable background sources included in the Guide: Start by using reliable background sources included in the Guide Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications World Press Encyclopedia CIA World Fact Book Country Profiles (BBC)


Here’s some ideas I found interesting and relevant:: Here’s some ideas I found interesting and relevant: Development of newspapers, television stations and networks in Brazil originally closely related to growth toward democratic government TV Globo is the largest television station/network in Brazil and has a “checkered” government relationships in the past News and telenovelas play an important role in the cultural life of Brazilians—there may be/have been some connection between telenovelas and portrayal of political views (Research?) Television and newspapers are readily available to most Brazilians—despite poverty and education rates. There is a great deal of concern about the role imported television has had on loss of cultural identity Plans to convert to digital television (nationally) by 2019


Slide8: Next: get more focused--find additional information and developments: Magazines and Trade Publications ProQuest Research Library database—excellent for cross-disciplinary research in magazines, trade, and, even, scholarly journals


Slide9: Your search results can be sorted into different TYPES of publications—Scholarly journals, magazines, trade publications, and selected US newspapers


What trade publications tell us…: What trade publications tell us… Brazilian journalist Arnaldo Cesar Ricci Jacob, a former IPS correspondent and currently head of journalism in Rio de Janeiro for the Bandeirantes television network, stressed the importance of television in Brazil, where it is the source of news for almost the entire population. The seven television networks reach 99.6 percent of the Brazilian population of 187 million people. But the country is "introspective," so the media are not very interested in international relations, he said. The meeting ended with a speech from Carlos Tiburcio, special adviser to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who indicated that at least three media watch organizations have been formed in Brazil, signs of a movement to assess responsibility and promote accountability in journalism. This movement has grown since the October elections, in which Lula was reelected. During the campaign, the press played a dominant role in "exaggerating" corruption scandals in his administration, attributing guilt to members of the executive branch and the governing Workers' Party when their cases were still under investigation by parliament and the courts, Tiburcio said.


NEXT: Where to find International News Sources?: NEXT: Where to find International News Sources? All international news sources are available via the Libraries' E-Resource List (A-Z): News Sources Newsbank: Electronic Image Newspapers Read, browse, and search issues of Al-Hayat, Stein, Le Monde, and El Pais PressDisplay: Electronic Image Newspapers Access to 200 daily newspapers from many countries A 60-day searchable archive Use Newspapers from Other Countries to determine what print newspapers are available in the News & Microforms Library on the Ground Floor of West Pattee Library. The News & Microforms Library is also an excellent source for suggestions on additional newspaper databases. LexisNexis Academic News coverage from U.S. and international publications Search topic to find stories, op-ed articles, and more from English-language newspapers around the globe Useful tool to compare how news events are covered by different media outlets Some news content is selected vs. full coverage World News Connection Provides translations of latest international headlines Russian Newspapers Database Full-text files of over 40 Russian newspapers including some in English, for example, the Moscow Times Includes official government sources (ITAR-TASS, Rossiiskaia gazeta , Krasnaia zvezda ), independent media and partisan publications Archives more than 20 additional Russian newspapers


Newspaper Databases? Why?  Use the Library’s Newspaper databases available at: http://www.lias.psu.edu/NEWS.html: Newspaper Databases? Why? Use the Library’s Newspaper databases available at: http://www.lias.psu.edu/NEWS.html Hints: Limit by date Search a specific newspaper or region (where possible) Use newspaper databases for more complete content access to 1000’s of international news sources Search across many news sources and many years content


Press Display: Press Display


World News Connection: World News Connection


LexisNexis Academic: LexisNexis Academic


Next: Research studies and scholarly journals: Next: Research studies and scholarly journals Scholarly Journals Databases A. Scholarly Journals/Research Databases: ABI/Inform (ProQuest) (Business focus) Database of scholarly journals, trade magazines, and other periodicals and business news sources, primarily U.S.-focused; Good source of current business news and analysis of media companies and industry trends from trade publications; Search for entities ("MTV Asia") or topics ("media ethics"); Full-text articles. Communications and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) (Communications focus) Comprehensive resource of scholarly journals and other periodicals related to communications and mass media, most containing full-text articles. Communication Abstracts (Communications focus) Good source for information on communications issues on a world-wide scale from a variety of publishers, research institutions, and information sources; Directs users to the location of full-text articles, or prompts "Get It" for articles that may be obtained via Interlibrary loan (ILLiad). HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index (Hispanic/Latin American focus) Contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, and other materials from more than 500 journals about Central and South America, Mexico, The Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. ProQuest Research Library Complete (Cross-disciplinary focus) Database of U.S. and international periodicals covering a broad range of subjects, including communications; Current and archived full-text articles available. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Political focus) Articles on news media, press freedom, media controls, etc. in political and scholarly journals.  


CMMI (Communications and Mass Media Index): Your place to start: CMMI (Communications and Mass Media Index): Your place to start Enter Search terms


CMMI(Communications & Mass Media Complete): CMMI (Communications & Mass Media Complete) Use GET IT and other Links to locate articles


GO--GET IT! (Usually): GO--GET IT! (Usually) By “clicking” on the Get It! link you may be directed to a source for the full-text of the article—click on “GO” to reach the full-text


CMMI: Why Use it?: CMMI: Why Use it? Indexes articles in Scholarly and Trade Journals on every topic related to mass media Abstracts for summary of article content—review to ensure article is on topic Full-Text and Get IT! Links to Scholarly and Trade Journals Cited Reference lists to review for related articles—find related articles quickly and review article focus


Use Citation Linker to find Cited Sources: Use Citation Linker to find Cited Sources First enter your journal and volume information This will allow you to locate and electronic versio of your article in any of the Libraries many databases


Don’t forget books—much research is being published in book form on the mass media in other countries: Don’t forget books—much research is being published in book form on the mass media in other countries


Create Footnotes and a Bibliography: Create Footnotes and a Bibliography KnightCite: Just plug your source information into a form and this tool automatically generates a citation! (Available formats include MLA, APA and Chicago, and can even format unique multimedia and communication sources.) Dianahacker.com: This site, based on information compiled by leading expert Diana Hacker, contains specific, accurate citation guides for those in the Humanities, Social Sciences, History, and the Sciences. For additional help, click on the 'sample papers' link for a look at real student papers that correctly cite and document their sources.


When you can’t find information on your topic?: When you can’t find information on your topic? for help at the Social Sciences Library Reference Desk (2nd Floor Paterno Library) OR the News and Microforms Library Reference Desk (Ground Floor, Pattee, West) Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of help!