Online Research Resources
Background Research & Information
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Company and Non-Profits Research
CB Insights (Note: Users must register an account with a UNC email address. Contact Kenan Flagler Library Research Services at Researchtools@kenan-flagler.unc.edu with questions).
Corporation Search, North Carolina Secretary of State
Entrepreneurship Research and Policy Network
Factiva (Tech Note: Click on Company/Markets to start).
GlobalData Intelligence (Note: From login screen, select “IP Access” to access database. Then select “Consumer” in the “Access Your Subscriptions” menu).
Mergent Historical Annual Reports
Mintel Academic (Note: Must create a free account with @unc.edu email to access Mintel).
Orbis (Begin typing “University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill” and select UNC-CH from the dropdown when it appears. Note: This resource does not currently work with Chrome browser. Note: Disable pop-up blockers to use this resource).
Osiris (Begin typing “University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill” and select UNC-CH from the dropdown when it appears. Note: This resource does not currently work with Chrome browser).
ProQuest Business Market Research Collection
ProQuest Entrepreneurship Database
Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2022
Tax Information for Private Foundations
UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade & Development)
Data & Statistics
2020 LDC U.S. Latino GDP Report
ACC Statistics (ACC sports statistics. Choose a sport and then go to the statistics page. Statistics are not available for all sports).
Business-To-Business Marketing 2022 (pdf)
Entertainment & Leisure Business Market Research 2022 (pdf)
ESPN Men’s Basketball NCAA Statistics
ESPN Women’s Basketball NCAA Statistics
Free Data Sources for Your Next Project
Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition
International Programs – Information Gateway
NCAA Statistics (Data for the current season. Choose a sport and then go to the statistics page. Some sports, including basketball, have both individual and team statistics).
PRIZM®Premier Segment Storyboards
Sports Business Research Network
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Think Tank Search powered by Google from Harvard University
Data-Driven Journalism
ProPublica Graphics & Data (News Apps)
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism
Transparency International – The Global Anti-Corruption Coalition
Fact-Checking Sites
OpenSecrets.org: Money in Politics
Finding Print Advertisements (Current & Historical)
ANA Educational Foundation Ad Award Archive
Communication Arts Print Ad Exhibit
Emergence of Advertising in America
Market Research and American Business, 1935-1965
Finding TV Advertisements
ANA Educational Foundation Ad Award Archive
Clio Awards advertising award reels through the University Libraries
Communication Arts TV Commercials Exhibit
Superbowl Commercials on YouTube
Images & Photos for Use
Black Illustration Image Packs
Cultural and Diverse Stock Photos | TONL
The Gender Spectrum Collection
Google Images (Limit to “free to use or share” at the bottom of Advanced Search [next to “usage rights”]).
InColorStock – Diverse Stock Images
Library of Congress Image Sets
Microsoft Bing Images (Once you do a search, click ‘filter’. Then select the ‘license’ drop down to see free use images).
New York Public Library Digital Collections
Prints & Photographs from the Library of Congress
Real Faces of Sales – LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Rudd Center Media Gallery Combating Weight Bias
Storyset Illustrations (FreePik)
UNC Photoshelter (Photos & video from UNC Office of Communication. Requires written permission to use for advertising or commercial purposes).
US Government Photos (Search for government photos and images by topic. Some photos are public domain, but some may be protected by license or copyright).
Women of Color in Tech Stock Photos
Longform Reports
News (Current)
Charlotte Observer Historical Archive
Greensboro News and Record Historical Archive
Nexi Uni (formerly Lexis Nexis)
TV NEWS from the Internet Archive
UNC’s Daily Tarheel (current issues)
News (Historical)
Accessible Archives – African American Newspapers
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
African American newspapers at Wilson Library on microfilm
African American Periodicals 1825-1995
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Charlotte Observer Historical Archive
Gale Primary Sources: Associated Press Collections Online
Greensboro News and Record Historical Archive
Newsreels from the Internet Archive
Newsreels Archive’s YouTube Channel
North Carolina Periodicals Index
ProQuest Black Studies Center Historical Newspapers
ProQuest Historic African American Newspapers
ProQuest Historic Mainstream Press Newspapers
ProQuest New York Times Historical Newspaper
ProQuest Wall Street Journal Historical Newspaper
U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present
North Carolina Information Sources
Corporation Search, North Carolina Secretary of State
Data and Reports for North Carolina Schools
Labor and Economic Analysis Division of N.C. Commerce
LINC (Log into North Carolina)
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
North Carolina Colleges and Universities (Last updated 2017)
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Statistics
North Carolina Vital Statistics
Prison Policy Initiative: North Carolina
UNC Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard for North Carolina Colleges & Universities
Tools for Journalists & Advertising/PR
AP Stylebook Online (Note: Limited to 10 concurrent users)
Buzzfeed’s News Standards And Ethics Guide
Edelman’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
Local News Initiative from Northwestern University
National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics
New York Times: Ethical Journalism – Pursuing the News
New York Times Social Media Guidelines for the Newsroom
Organization of News Ombudsmen
Poynter Institute Essays on Ethics & Trust in Journalism
Public Relations Society of America: Code of Ethics