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Copyright Basics
Written by the University of Minnesota's copyright librarian, Nancy Sims, these pages can offer some insight into the basics of copyright law.

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Use Google Scholar to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, research institutes, and scholarly repositories from colleges and universities. If you are using from off-campus access, change the "Library Settings" to University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Look for the "FindIt@U of M Twin Cities" links in your Google Scholar search results to access full text and PDFs.

Transformative Works and Cultures
Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC) is an international, peer-reviewed journal published by the Organization for Transformative Works. TWC publishes articles about transformative works, broadly conceived; articles about media studies; and articles about the fan community.

Academic Search Premier
A great place to start your research on any topic, search multidisciplinary, scholarly research articles. This database provides access to scholarly and peer reviewed journals, popular magazines and other resources.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Search for journal articles on topics such as communication, mass media, film, television, marketing, business communication, health communication, and more.
Film and Television Literature Index with Full-Text
Search articles on film and television studies' topics including theory, preservation, restoration, writing, production, cinematography, reviews from "Variety" back to 1914 and more.

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Last Updated: Aug 4, 2020 11:28 AM