MSNBC Presidential Election Results Widget – Also, check out the following sites – Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections – http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/ElectionNight2008/pe2008elecnighttime.php – includes data and maps for the electoral vote counts and a timeline for poll closings. This site also features past Presidential Election results since 1789 as well as an electoral college calculator […]
Category: Electronic Resources
News21 Presentation – Company and Executive Research
Factiva and ThomsonONE Banker (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates) are two central sources for doing background research on public companies and on executives. For more business research resources, visit the Business & Economics Library website. Of particular importance on the site: the 24/7 Help feature is a searchable knowledgebase that guides you through databases […]
What’s a Swish Pan? (Film Language Glossary)
Check out the Film Language Glossary (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates, you must be on campus to connect), brought to you by the folks at Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning and Columbia’s School of the Arts. Each term is illustrated with a film clip that demonstrates the technique. […]
A Comic Book That Teaches About Fair Use
The Duke University Center for the Study of the Public Domain has produced a comic book that explains how copyright restrictions and the principle of fair use apply to documentary filmmakers. The information is presented in an entertaining format, with clear and easy to follow examples. You can view the comic book online, download it, […]
Broadcast Journalism Links
Master’s projects: To locate broadcast Master’s projects from prior years, visit the index, available online at: www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/jour/masters/ TV projects are available to borrow from the Journalism Library (ask at the Circulation Desk for project title and year it was completed). Radio projects are also available at the Journalism Library, and online at: www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/radio/masters/index.asp Stock footage […]
Resource Spotlight: AP Multimedia Archive
Haven’t tried the AP Multimedia Archive yet? (Access restricted to current Columbia affiliates.) Here’s some of what you’re missing… Photographs taken by AP photographers, back to 1844, searchable by caption (try keywords Lincoln funeral car, then click Search) Radio reports (try keyword Hindenburg, click the “Audio” option on the left-hand menu, then click Search) Info-graphics […]
NYPL – Morningside Heights Branch
What’s happening at our local Morningside Heights branch of the New York Public Library? Check out their main page for events, hours, and a link to sign up for the NYPL newsletter – http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/man/cl.cfm […]
Branch Out Using NYC’s Branch Libraries
An indispensable part of getting to know your beat neighborhood is exploring its public library branch. Public libraries across the U.S. draw local residents for events and group meetings, and in New York, branch libraries of the New York Public Library system (serving Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island), as well as branches of the […]