Although our physical space is closed, the Communications Librarian and staff are available to provide reference services and to support your research, teaching and learning. We are happy to locate digital resources for classes or research. The Librarian is available for online research consultations via Zoom and in-person (by appointment) and can provide online instruction for classes. Please feel free to email us at: comlibrarian@library.illinois.edu or use our “Ask a Librarian” chat reference service on our website for support.
While our space is closed, you can take a virtual tour of our library!
Find Library Resources
- Scholarly Article Databases: Communication and Media
- Scholarly Article Databases: Film/Cinema Studies
- Scholarly Article Databases: Other Subject Areas
- Cinema Studies Library Guide
- Streaming Video Resources
- Scriptwriting Resources
- Newspaper Databases
- LibGuide: Finding Online Newspapers
- Online Newspapers
- List of Print Newspapers in Comm Library
- Online Journals
- Online Databases
- Online Reference Tools (encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, etc)
- Laptop Printing Instructions
Citation Resources
- APA Style
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Citing Online Advertising & Business Sources in APA
- MLA Style
- Online Style Guides (APA, Chicago, MLA)
- Writers Workshop
International Satellite TV News Lounge
- How do I listen to the news?
- How many channels do I have access to?
- How do I upload news content for classroom use?
- More info
Loanable Equipment
Class Resources (Current Semester)
- Access to online collections during COVID-19
- ADV 283 (Fisher, Hitchon, Mabry-Flynn)
- ADV 483 (Taneja, Sar)
- ADV 588 (Oh)
- CMN 260 (Kelpinski, Liao)
- CMN 396 (Van Duyn)
- HIST 200 (Fu)
- LLS/HIST 279 (Lira)
- MACS 101 (Carillo-Fuchs, Haugen, Helmke, Irving-Thomas, Malo, Peng)
- MACS 101 Mid-Term
- Guide to Searching Google
- Course Guides from Previous Semesters
Additional Comm & Media Resources
- Ad $ Summary
- Advertising Resources
- American Archive of Public Broadcasting
- Course Advertisements
- Evaluating Web Resources
- Finding News Sources
- Finding Scholarly Articles
- Guide to Searching Google
- How to Find Advertisements
- Journalism Reporting Resources
- Journalism Reporting Resources: Local
- Latina/o Media Resources
- Resources for Rhetorical Studies
- Subject Guide for Finding Primary Materials
- WILL Resources