New CLIO

Have you seen the new CLIO?  With extra built in functionality, like book covers with search results, permanent URLs for each item, and the ability to text or email a title, location, and call number for an item, it’s a must-see! Feeling nostalgic?  You can still get to CLIO Classic!  Let us know what you think […]

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Where to begin? Start with a research consultation!

Need help jump-starting your project or thesis research?   Press the Help! button to set up a research consultation with the Journalism Librarian!  (or send email to:  journalism@libraries.cul.columbia.edu with your topic and some suggested dates/times for a meeting). […]

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New Resource: Columbia Image Bank

The Columbia Image Bank is now available as a collection within the ARTstor digital image library. Columbia students, faculty, and staff can search the Image Bank as a separate collection, or alongside all ARTstor content. The Image Bank includes over 65,000 images in a broad range of subjects, cultures, and periods, including photographs, drawings, renderings […]

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U.S. Government Publications at Your Fingertips!

Looking for Congressional proceedings, debates, and bill activity?  Check out the U.S. Government Printing Office website (GPO Acess) – http://www.gpoaccess.gov – for this and much more! Need a government publication?  Search the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) – http://catalog.gpo.gov – by authoring agency, title, subject, or keyword. […]

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iPhone App for SSRN

Check out SSRN’s new app for the iPhone and iPod touch!  SSRN [Social Science Research Network] database provides access to the latest social science and humanities papers from scholars around the world. Search for "journalism" as key term and find papers such as the following: Media Subpoenas: Impact, Perception, and Legal Protection in the Changing […]

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Service Alert, 10/31-11/1 – Lexis Nexis Academic

Lexis Nexis has scheduled a maintenance outage related to the end of Daylight Savings Time, from October 31st 9:00 pm until November 1st 5:00 am, Eastern Time.  Products affected include Lexis Nexis Academic, Congressional, and Statistical. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and would like to remind you that during this window, […]

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Service Alert, 10/7, 5pm: Lexis Nexis Academic Problems Mostly Resolved

The problems with Lexis Nexis Academic have been largely resolved by the vendor.  They are continuing to test to ensure that things are up-and-running, and while there may be one or two additional outages in the next couple of hours, for the most part that should be transparent to users. Thank you for your cooperation!  […]

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Service Notice, 10/7, 3:50pm: Intermittent Problems with Lexis Nexis Academic

There is a server failure at Lexis Nexis causing intermittent problems with Lexis Nexis Academic.  Because there are still 3 fully-functioning servers in the array, they suggest closing all browser windows and reconnecting in order to access the product while they work on a technical solution. I will keep you posted as I get updates […]

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