LibGuides: Broadcasting and Journalism: Broadcasting for Radio & Television

Recently Acquired Books & E-Books

Broadcast News in the Digital Age: A Guide to Reporting, Producing, and Anchoring Online and on TV

Media Production: A Practical Guide to Radio and TV

A Complete Guide to Television, Field, and Digital Producing

Radio 2.0: Uploading the First Broadcast Medium

Women in Radio: Unfiltered Voices from Canada

Radio Broadcasting: A History of the Airwaves

Writing for Television, Radio, and New Media

Losing Our Voice: Radio-Canada Under Siege

Digital Broadcasting: An Introduction to New Media

Recommended Resources for Broadcasting

Reuters Newsfilm for Education This link opens in a new window
(Screenocean / Reuters) Stock news footage from over 130 years of history, for use in television, film, education, advertising, and more.

- Users may edit footage for length to combine it with other content, provided that they do not alter or distort the editorial meaning of the footage.
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Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) Provides access to research in areas related to communication and mass media. Many journals have indexing, abstracts, and full-text from their first issues to the present.
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Communications and Mass Media Collection This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to research in areas related to communications and mass media.
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CARDonline Lite (Canadian Advertising Rates and Data) This link opens in a new window
(Brunico Communications) An online version of Canadian Advertising Rates and Data, providing advertising rates, data and media planning information for advertising, marketing, PR and communications professionals, including directory listings and contact names and numbers.

- The "Lite" version of this product, to which we subscribe, does not offer users access to the login-protected features of the full CARDonline service found under "Sign in".
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Media Names and Numbers This link opens in a new window
(Sources) This online resource gives instant access to up-to-date contact information for print and broadcast media outlets across Canada, searchable by media type, subject, geography, language, ownership, and spokesperson expertise.

- Our subscription is for up to 50 simultaneous users only.
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Safari Books Online (also known as O'Reilly for Higher Education) This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest / O'Reilly) Provides full-text access to thousands of e-books and videos in IT, Business, Math, Engineering, Design, and other topics.

- If prompted for your 'Academic email' while in the Safari platform, enter your full Seneca Polytechnic e-mail address. If it does not work the first time, enter it a second time. If still unsuccessful, try a different browser.
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LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) This link opens in a new window
(LinkedIn) Online video training tutorials on various topics, applications, and software packages including audio and video production, 3D animation, AutoCAD, Maya, web design, computer programming, and business and office applications.

- Seneca students, faculty, and staff must first register to use this service by creating a separate LinkedIn Learning account through the "Login to LinkedIn Learning" link on the college's LinkedIn Learning page.
- This product was acquired and licensed by Continuing Education, not Seneca Libraries. It is only on our site as a courtesy and research convenience.
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Telecommunications Database This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Part of ProQuest Central. Resource for anyone researching the telecommunications industry or its technology. The database includes more than 140 titles, with more than 115 available in full text. It allows you to search over 600,000 records, dating back to the early 1990s.
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Curio.ca (including CBC News in Review) This link opens in a new window
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)) Educational videos from CBC and Radio-Canada: documentaries from television and radio, news reports, archival material, stock shots and more. Our subscription includes selected, not complete, News in Review content only.

- Faculty: For the ability to add videos to a playlist, you must set up a separate Curio account. Please e-mail librarians@senecapolytechnic.ca from your Seneca faculty e-mail account for instructions.
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Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
(Films Media Group / Infobase Learning) The Master Academic and Technical Education collections of educational and news films from Films Media Group and Infobase covering a wide range of subject matter. Studios represented include PBS, BBC, Films For Humanities & Sciences, National Geographic, TED, and others.

- Users who wish to create Playlists, Favorites, and Preferences must set up their own Films on Demand account (separate from their Seneca User Name and Password) by clicking "Your Profile" and then "Sign up".
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NFB.ca (National Film Board of Canada) This link opens in a new window
(National Film Board of Canada) Public performance rights to selected films produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Documentaries, animations, alternative dramas, trailers, and interactive productions on the Web.

- Faculty: To access certain CAMPUS titles and added features for instructors within this database, you must set up a separate NFB CAMPUS account. Please e-mail librarians@senecapolytechnic.ca from your Seneca faculty e-mail account for instructions.
- Videos in this platform labelled "PARTNER" and "CANADA SCREENS" are not part of the academic subscription licence offered by NFB. When in the database, to see only those titles to which we have access, change "Availability" to "Campus" or "Free".
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Kanopy This link opens in a new window
(Kanopy) Full-length streamed videos including popular documentaries, feature films, and professional educational films covering the arts, business, education, global studies, health, media and communication, science, social science, and technical training.

- Users must create a separate Kanopy profile to use this service, using a Seneca Polytechnic email address to set up the account.
- Mobile access requires use of a separate Kanopy app.
- Kanopy videos will not display in classes delivered via MS Teams or Zoom. Share the link for the film instead, ask viewers to open another browser tab and view the film or scene, and then return to class in Teams or Zoom.
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Ad Standards
A non-profit advertising self-regulatory organization enhancing legal compliance and ethical advertising practices, and building the public’s confidence in Canadian advertising across all media.
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Administrative tribunal that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in the public interest, setting regulations and monitoring Canadian radio and television services to ensure they meet their programming obligations.
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
The CBSC deals with complaints and questions from the public about the programming of private broadcasters in Canada. It reviews these complaints against a set of industry codes that set out the guidelines for Canadian broadcasters. These codes cover issues such as ethics, violence, equitable portrayal, and journalistic practices.
Broadcast Dialogue
Canadian Broadcasting industry's publication of record with a comprehensive reader base in Canadian media.
History of Canadian Broadcasting - Canadian Communications Founadtion
The History of Canadian Broadcasting contains a comprehensive, up-to-date database of radio and television station histories, ownership, networks, and programming, as well as a collection of research articles on broadcasting in Canada.
North American Broadcasters Association
Non-profit association of broadcasting organizations in Canada, United States and Mexico committed to advancing the interests of broadcasters locally and internationally.
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Supporting communities through local news, information and entertainment programming.
Ontario Association of Broadcasters
Established to serve the common interests of privately owned radio and television station operators in the province