Welcome, Summer 2009 Part-Timers! Please check out the following links to help you get started with your research! jump-start your electronic research with these databases scope out your beat with these resources don’t leave home without your Lexis Nexis and Factiva cheat sheet and a good place to start is always at the Journalism Library […]
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Columbia University Copyright Quick Guide
From the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia University Libraries, the Copyright Quick Guide shares information on the fundamentals of copyright, fair use, and a link to the U.S. Copyright Act. […]
Religion Resources – who believes what, how many of them are there, and where?
At Columbia, as well as on the web at large, there are some great resources for religion reporting. Here are some good places to get started… For statistical and survey data on religion in the United States, the Association of Religion Data Archives, a free website, is an excellent place to begin, with estimates on […]
PhD / Spencer Fellows Orientation 2008, Library Presentation
The PhD/Spencer Fellows Orientation 2008 library presentation is now available for viewing online – click on the presentation link below to relive the fun and get all of the research and information links! – Power Point Presentation […]
Photo/Multimedia Archive Resources
Just a couple of photo/multimedia archive resources: AP/Accunet Multimedia Archive – This resource is an archive of Associated Press photographs from 1844 to the present, audio files of radio broadcasts, text of wire stories (access restricted to Columbia affiliates) Internet Archive – The Internet Archive is a nonprofit founded in 1996 that provides access to […]
People, Experts, and Consumer Watch
The Basics: phone numbers & addresses I wish I could tell you we had some super-duper special people-finder tools. But we don’t. Here are some decent free sites instead. Verizon (www.verizon.com, then click on People Pages). The source. This is an online white pages. No reverse lookup, though. Infospace (www.infospace.com). This was one of the […]
Finding Master’s Projects and Theses by Topic
Journalism Master’s projects are not individually cataloged for CLIO. To find a list of Master’s projects from 1995 to the present, visit the Master’s project website. On this site you can retrieve a list of projects by year, listed alphabetically by author’s last name. To search through a list for a particular word or name, […]
Master’s Projects – Research and Resources
As you scour the city for your stories and come across that one compelling story for your Master’s project, here are some resource suggestions for your research: Close to home: There are over 20 libraries on Columbia’s campus. Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library contains good resources for research on art, architecture, urban planning, and […]