Looking for historical U.S. Census maps? Try Social Explorer – a database product that helps to visually analyze and understand the demographics of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports. Explore thousands of historical data maps, from the first US Census in 1790 to the present. Census – Population Density, […]
Category: Electronic Resources
Europe’s Energy Data Visualization
Europe’s Energy project, a joint effort with the Open Knowledge Foundation and using data from Eurostat – the statistical office of the European Union, gives users a set of visual tools to understand EU member states’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Take a look! […]
Strike a Pose – The Vogue Archive at Columbia
The Vogue Archive at Columbia University Libraries provides a searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month. Articles, covers, photo shoots, illustrations, and advertisements have been digitized in this collection. Search articles by text, title or author, letters to the editor, advertisements by company brand names, and more! […]
NYC’s Rat Information Portal
Looking for NYC Department of Health findings on inspections for rats? The Rat Information Portal, commonly known as RIP, has information searchable by property address, tax block and lot, or by selecting an area or property from a map. Information about inspections, violations, compliance, exterminations, and cleanups are available as far back as January 1, 2006. […]
Spotlight on the DART Center for Journalism & Trauma
The DART Center for Journalism & Trauma has a wonderful resource – the DART Research Database: The Definitive Bibliography of Scholarship on Journalism & Trauma – a collaborative effort by Columbia Graduate School of Journalism IT Department, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, and the Dart Research Lab at the University of Tulsa. This searchable bibliography […]
Database Spotlight: Ethnic NewsWatch
Looking to search ethnic and minority newspapers? Try Ethnic NewsWatch! Ethnic NewsWatch (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates), a full-text database of newspapers and journal articles from ethnic, minority, and native press. Ethnic NewsWatch includes both English and Spanish languages titles from across the U.S., and the interface includes the ability to narrow your search […]
Who Owns the Media?
Did you know that News Corporation has over 15.5 million unique monthly visitors to their websites, The Washington Post over 10 million, and Yahoo! News over 40 million? Find these statistics and more at Who Owns the News Media from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, an interactive database of companies that […]
SPOTLIGHT: The Nieman Reports
The Nieman Reports is a publication from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and contains a wealth of information on journalism as an industry, what it means to be a journalist, rights and responsibilities of news organizations, and more – explore CUL’s subscription Nieman Reports issues here. Check out the current Winter issue and […]