Using Databases for Media, Public Relations & Journalism

Alison ScottLiaison Librarian –

Arts, Humanities & Creative Enterprise

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Library Databases

• Newspaper Source Plus (Ebscohost)

• Factiva

• Media Directory

• Australian Public Affairs – Full Text (APA-FT) (Informit)

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• Newspaper Source Plus (Ebscohost) provides full-text access to major newspapers and news wire services from around the world.

• It is US-focused, so Australian sources are considered “International Sources”.

• Use Australia* as a search term to limit results to Australian content.

• Dates may be in US format mm-dd-yy.

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• FactivaAn interdisciplinary news, current affairs and research database, including full text of all major Australian newspapers, except:

• Australian Financial Review – abstracts only• Business Review Weekly – abstracts only

(We do hold print subscriptions to these) • Mostly plain text editorial, i.e. not photos or

advertising.• Also contains company information.

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• Media Directory

Provides contact details for most Australian media outlets. (N.B. CQUniversity Library no longer subscribes to Margaret Gee's Media Guide.)

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• Australian Public Affairs – Full Text (APA-FT) (on Informit)

• Australian sources in the social sciences and humanities, including social, cultural and political issues, the environment and government policy. - index from 1978, full text from 1995.

• Until about 2000, APAIS indexed all feature articles in major metropolitan newspapers, however in the last few years less newspaper content is included due to its availability in other databases.