Media Scan

Media Scan is a bibliographic database featuring articles indexed from daily newspapers, and is specifically designed for students and researchers in Australian Secondary schools, TAFE Institutes and Universities. Media Scan has been indexing newspapers since September 1991. Each article is allocated subject headings, but it was not until the start of 1996, that the articles were given SCIS Subject Headings.

Media Scan was originally developed to assist students prepare for VCE Cat1. Over a period of time Media Scan incorporated many more articles covering a wider range of subjects, and so introduced interstate papers into the database. Coverage 1991 - .

Media Scan indexes the following newspapers:

• Sydney Morning Herald (1996-)
• The Age (1991-)
• The Australian (1991-)
• The Herald Sun (1991-)
• The Bulletin (1991-)
• The Courier Mail (1995-)
• Sunday Mail (1994-)
• Adelaide Advertiser (1997)
• West Australian (1996-1997)