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- Link
- https://repository.duke.edu/dc/adaccess
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Advertising, Design, Media Studies, Radio Studies
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Databases, Information Sources
Ad*Access offers a database of over 7,000 advertisements from American and Canadian newspapers, 1911-1955. It covers five main areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, using images from the collection at Duke University. The database is browsable by date, company, product, headline, and keyword, with large searches being conveniently divided into years with the number of hits indicated. The images can be viewed in enlarged form at 72 or 150 dpi, and are accompanied by basic catalogue information.
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- http://independentradio.wordpress.com/
- Category
- Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Radio Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Blogs
A blog on things of interest to the study of independent radio in the UK, especially the three digitisation projects: LBC/IRN Audio Archive; The Wessex Film and Sound Archive Commercial Radio Collection (1973-1990); The Programme Sharing Archive: The Felicity Wells memorial Collection of independent radio (1973-1990). All three projects are led by Professor Sean Street of the Media School, Bournemouth University, and are hosted by the BUFVC. The blog has been largely dormant since the databases went live.
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- http://www.dnafiles.org
- Category
- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Genetics, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, Update, Web Links
The DNA Files is an American radio series on the ‘genetic revolution’, broadcast on National Public Radio stations. The documentaries and features explore not only the science of genetics, but its ethical, social and legal implications. The site features programme summaries, PDF files of transcripts, and audio excerpts (using Real) from the programmes. There are web links to resources, and some entertaining ‘ethical scenarios’ to explore.
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- Link
- http://homepage.mac.com/oldtownman/recording/notes.html
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies, Radio Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Technology, Web Links
A timeline for the history of sound recording technology, starting with Edison and the first cylinder recordings, and including film, videotape, television and radio. Includes a list of sources and web links. This site has been inactive since July 2012.
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- Link
- http://www.museum.tv
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Advertising, History, Media Studies, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Databases, Information Sources, Streaming/Download
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is based in Chicago and covers the history of (primarily) American radio and television. Its impressive website includes a database of its holdings of TV and radio programmes, TV commercials and newscasts; a selection of documentaries that can be viewed online (using Real); the Radio Hall of Fame with biographies, pictures and streamed audio of inductees; the Civil Rights collection; and The Encyclopedia of Television.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/archives/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Advertising, Biology, Botany, Dance, Film Studies, History, Media Studies, Nature, Radio Studies, Sports Science
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Footage Sources, Information Sources, Web Links
The RGO is a database of over 650 film, television, radio and related documentation collections and artefacts in the United Kingdom and Ireland, designed for use by researchers. These physical artefacts combine to represent all the key practices within screen history including the magic lantern, film, television and the digital present. They include magic lanterns and slides, optical toys, film production equipment, television and video equipment, cinema equipment and fittings, artwork for animation, sets and costumes, sound technology, toys and games and documentation such as photographs, scripts, sheet music and personal papers. The database covers national and regional archives as well stockshot libraries and collections held by local authorities, museums, institutions of further and higher education, industrial companies and private individuals.
Each record has live e-mail and weblinks, and the data is regularly updated by the BUFVC’s Information Service.
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- Link
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/trilt/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources, TV/Radio listings, Video Sources, Web Links
TRILT is the most comprehensive online listings of television and radio programmes on all major channels receivable in the UK, including regional variations. Listings data is available several days in advance of transmission and will build up as an archive of programme information, going back to 1995. Selected programmes of value to HE/FE are enhanced and there are weblinks and indications of sources of post-transmission videotapes, including the BUFVC’s off-air recording backup service. BUFVC members can now use it to order their off-air requests dependent on their individual entitlement options.
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- Link
- http://www.sterlingtimes.co.uk
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Media Studies, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download, Web Links
The site has clips from children’s television programmes from and good links to other television related sites, particularly children’s television. Unfortunately it has a lot of dead links.
Other Online Moving image
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- Link
- http://www.mediauk.com
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Media Studies, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources
An online media directory covering television, radio, newspapers, magazines and ‘newsfeeds’.
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- Link
- http://www.terramedia.co.uk
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Film Studies, History, Media Studies, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources
This interesting site focuses on the history of the media. At the core of the resource is Chronomedia, a timeline of important moments in the history of all communications media, from 1885 to 2008.
Other useful resources include British Historical Media Statistics, which includes information on cinema admissions and British usage of radio, television and video; a collection of documents on media themes; and an entertaining selection of quotations about the media, arranged by theme.
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