Media & Communications: electronic resources
- Subject guide to the Library: Media and Communications [pdf]
- Contact the Media and Communications Subject Librarian: Kevin Wilson
Indexes and abstracts
FIAF plus indexes articles on film & television includes full text for many of the articles. Goldsmiths IT username & password required for off-campus use
Sociological Abstracts includes coverage of the sociology of the mass media. Available online from college. Goldsmiths IT username and password required for off-campus use.
MLA Bibliography includes coverage of journalism. Available online from college. Goldsmiths It username and password required for off-campus use.
Art Abstracts, an online service which includes coverage of photography and film. Available online from college. Goldsmiths It username and password required for off-campus use.
MIMAS (Web of Science), an up-to-date online service which indexes a wide range of our journals in the humanities and the social sciences. Ask at a Library enquiry desk for the username and password required for use in College.
Web resources
Box of Broadcasts - off air recording and media archive provided by BUFVC.
British Universities Film and Video Council
BUFVC MIG - Moving Image Gateway
Eastlondonlines - an independent news website run by the Media department, covering news along the new Overground line between Dalston and Croydon.
Henry Stewart Talks Journalism Series- Cutting edge commentaries on the critical issues facing journalism at the practical, theoretical and media industry level
HERMES, the BUFVC's database providing details for over 25,000 audio-visual programmes, and their distributors, available in the UK. It also includes a comprehensive listing of the paper materials held in the BUFVC library.
Internet for Audio Resources - free online tutorial to help you learn to use the Internet to find audio resources.
Internet for Video and Moving Images - free online tutorial to help you learn to use the Internet to find video resources.
Media & Communications resources on the internet, more selected links
The Media and Communications Studies Site- a British-based gateway to web resources useful in the study of media and communications. It links to numerous articles and resources in the areas of news media, TV and radio, film studies, gender, class and ethnicity, content analysis and communication theory.
Media courses and multimedia courses directory- gives details of over 4,000 media courses at all levels across the UK.
Popcultures.com- includes articles on consumerism, the culture industry, popular music and television.
TRILT (Television & Radio Index for Learning & Teaching)- index to British radio and TV programmes from 1995 onwards. Goldsmiths IT sername & password required
TVTiP- indexes the TV Times covering ITV & Channel 4 programmes from 1955 to 1985. Goldsmiths IT username & password required.
Virtual Training Suite - free online tutorial to help university students develop their Internet research skills.