Research

Online Research

Search for scholarly & popular magazine articles using three great databases:
Research databases
We recommend these three databases for research in the School of Media & Journalism: Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and Communication and Mass Media Complete. Search all three of them together here.

Newspapers, Magazines, & Journals

The Park Library and the University of North Carolina Library subscribe to thousands of magazines, journals, and newspapers, both in print and online.

Front pages of the four newspapers Park Library receives daily

Read the News & Observer, Durham Herald-Sun, or Wall Street Journal in the Park Library

We’ve got online news, too. See our guides to finding:

  • Most journals are available online! Search the E-Journal Finder to find your favorite journal online.

But wait, there’s more!

  • Browse course guides for resources just for your class.
  • Browse these subject guides for resources on topics like print advertisements and finding news stories.

Books @ UNC

There are over 10,000 items (books, DVDs, chargers, and more) in the Park Library’s collection and over 8 million items in the UNC Chapel Hill Library system.

  • Browse the Park Library’s collection of 10,000 books.
  • Discover books written by School of Media & Journalism alumni and faculty in our Spearman collection. These books are also featured in display cases near the Park Library entrance. Learn more about Walter Spearman.

DVDs, CDs, and Videos

Videos Available Online at UNC

Hundreds of DVDs and videos at ParkPhotograph of some DVDs in the Park Library collection

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