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Including individual books and groups of books held by Cowles Library

iLink Catalog

Search for books at Drake Go there...

OCLC WorldCat

A national catalog used for locating books all over the country. Go there...

Including research databases that are subscribed to by Cowles Library and not available to the general public

1- Newspaper Databases

All newspaper databases available at Cowles Go there...

Academic Search Complete

Index to over 10,000 periodicals with 5300 providing full-text articles in a wide range of academic disciplines. Go there...

Chicago Tribune

Full-text of the newspaper. 1985 - current Go there...

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Full-text of 200+ journals in the area of Mass Media & Communication Studies. Also, includes indexing of 300+ additional titles. Go there...

Communication Studies

Electronic access to the full text of 17 journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Index is based on Communication Abstracts Thesauri. Subjects include Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Studies, Television / Film Studies, Media Studies, Business Communication, Organizational / Management Communication, Written Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies Go there...

Des Moines Register

Full-text of the newspaper 1999 - current Go there...

Ethnic NewsWatch

Full-text coverage of 240 valuable resources for providing different viewpoints & perspectives from the ethnic, minority, and native press. Select database from pull-down menu to begin searching. 1990 - current Go there...

Facts.com: the web authority for current events research

Includes: Facts on File World News Digest, Issues and Controversies on File, Today's Science on File, World Almanac, and World Almanac Encyclopedia. Go there...

Lexis-Nexis® Academic Universe Online

Full-text newspapers and periodicals, and reference sources in a variety of subject areas including business, medical, law, etc. Varies by title, as early as 1977 - current Go there...

MRI (Mediamark Research Inc.): University Internet Reporter

"The leading database of key magazine planning resources." Users have access to database that provides summary tables of key audience and product usage data from national probability samples. Users must create their own account by clicking on "Register for a FREE account." Go there...

Nation Digital Archive

The Nation is America's oldest continuously published weekly magazine. The archive is an assemblage of primary source material from the most thought-provoking writers & activists of this period. 1865 - 1999 (2000 & 2001 will be added soon) Go there...

New York Times Archive

Full-text including scanned digital images of the New York Times. Coverage includes 1851-three years ago. Go there...

Newsbank full-text newspapers

Full-text of 163 newspapers from around the country. Examples are: Des Moines Register, Chicago Tribune, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Kansas City Star, and many more Varies (most begin in the mid-1980s to current) Go there...

Newspaper Source

Provides full-text for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, 18 international newspapers, and 6 newswires. Also includes the Christian Science Monitor & The Los Angeles Times Varies (usually mid-1980s to current) Go there...

Regional Business News (formerly Business Wire News)

Full-text of 52 + regional business publications, including the Des Moines Business Record Most recent 30 days Go there...

Times Delphic Index

Search titles and subject terms from all Times Delphic articles at Drake University from 1980 to present. (Index of earlier issues available in library. Full text available on microfilm.) Go there...

Wall Street Journal

Full-text of the newspaper 1986 - current Go there...

Including lists of subject specific journals owned by Drake or accessible electronically

American Journalism Review

American Journalism Review is a national magazine that covers all aspects of print, television, radio and online media. The magazine, which is published six times a year, examines how the media cover specific stories and broader coverage trends. AJR analyzes ethical dilemmas in the field and monitors the impact of technology on how journalism is practiced and on the final product. Go there...

Columbia Journalism Review

Columbia Journalism Review’s mission is to encourage and stimulate excellence in journalism in the service of a free society. It is both a watchdog and a friend of the press in all its forms, from newspapers to magazines to radio, television, and the Web. Go there...

News media yellow book

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SRDS TV & cable source

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Including sites that are generally free and contain content deemed to be pertinent to the subject

ABC News

Home page for ABC News channel. Go there...

American Journalism Review

In addition to its own publication, this site also provides hundreds of links to a variety of media sources; newspapers, magazines, TV networks, TV affiliates, radio stations, newswire services, and media companies. Go there...

C-SPAN

C-SPAN provides coverage of a variety of public affairs events. Our mission is to provide public access to the political process. Go there...

CNN News

Home page for CNN News channel. Go there...

Fox News

Home page for Fox News channel. Go there...

Freedom Forum

The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three priorities: the Newseum, First Amendment freedoms and newsroom diversity. Go there...

Iowa Freedom of Information Council

The Iowa Freedom of Information Council was organized in the fall of 1976 and formally incorporated in 1977 as a non-profit consortium of newspapers, radio and television stations, media associations, educators, publishers, broadcasters and others interested in openness in government and First Amendment rights. Go there...

Iowa Newspaper Association

Home page for the Iowa Newspaper Association with links to newspapers all over the state. Go there...

Online Newspapers

Thousands of newspapers from all over the world that are available on the web. Go there...

Poynteronline

The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists. No matter what their job title may be, journalists come to Poynter in a search for excellence. Go there...

Television News Archive

The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989. Go there...

WorldPress

With "News and Views From Around the World" this site contains links to newspapers, blogs and much more. Go there...