LibGuides: ART 315: History of Graphic Design: Databases

Databases featuring Design Content, Media, and Advertising

Each database has its pros and strengths. Explore the descriptions to find the best place to start your search. Each of these is Design related databases features research journals, newspapers, media, journals, and more that relate to design, media, and advertising.

Communication and Mass Media: Gale OneFile This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive database helps researchers get the word out about the communications and mass media fields. Communications and Mass Media brings together information found in more than 350 journals.
Academic OneFile: Gale This link opens in a new window
Indexes about 13,000 scholarly journals across most academic subject areas from 1980 to the present. Over 38,000,000 articles are available, with some full-text.
Academic Select: Gale OneFile This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile Academic Select is a collection of more than 5,300 titles from a wide variety of scholarly disciplines. It includes journals, magazines, and newspapers in the social sciences, humanities, general interest magazines, science and technology, and news sources.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Covers more than 160 major US regional newspapers. Contains full text of national and syndicated content.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Contains full text general news and reference information, as well as legislative, legal, business, financial, and health sources. Includes the full text of major newspapers including the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Le Monde. Updated daily.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Premier is an excellent multidisciplinary research database that contains scholarly journals as well as magazines, newspapers, and trade publications. Much of the content is full text.
Opposing Viewpoints: Gale In Context This link opens in a new window
Gale In Context's Opposing Viewpoints supports virtually any curricular need. Its informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help students develop critical thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Exclusive Viewpoint pages bring balance and perspective to every controversy using targeted arguments from recognized subject-matter experts and top journalistic sources.