Using Databases for Media, Public Relations

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Using Databases for Media, Public Relations
Journalism

• Alison Scott
• Liaison Librarian Arts, Humanities Creative
  Enterprise

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Using Databases for Media, PR Journalism

• Library Databases
• Newspaper Source Plus (Ebscohost)
• Factiva
• Media Directory
• Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APA-FT)
  (Informit)

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Using Databases for Media, PR Journalism

• 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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Using Databases for Media, PR Journalism

• 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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Using Databases for Media, PR Journalism

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

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Using Databases for Media, PR Journalism

• 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.