The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (http://people-press.org) is one of many projects from the Pew Research Center and examines the public’s interest in the news, as well as attitudes of and toward the press. View their reports and publications on News Media Read their latest numbers on the public’s view of […]
Category: Research Tips
Facts for Features: Labor Day
Did you know that: the first observance of Labor Day – a parade of 10,000 workers – is believed to have taken place in New York City in 1882? 3.5 million workers face commutes to work of 90 minutes or more each day? there are 154.4 million, 16 years and older, in the nation’s labor […]
Welcome, Fall MS Students and Knight-Bagehot Fellows!
Welcome, new students! Just a few research tips from the Journalism Library: 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 web page Also, for a copy […]
Columbia Websites Restored to Service
All columbia.edu websites have been restored to service. We will continue to monitor the situation in case further problems arise. Thank you for your patience. […]
Resource Spotlight: AP Stylebook Online
Need a convenient way to check the AP Stylebook? Try Columbia University Libraries new online version – AP Stylebook Online! This online version offers the same A-Z guide to usage, spelling, and punctuation, and offers a pronunciation guide with audio files. Bookmark this resource at the following URL: https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/clio7793945 (This resource is available only to current faculty, […]
2010 World Cup Soccer
Following the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa? You can find selected web links to news and other information in the "Sports News From Africa" section of the News and Information Services on Africa library research guide: http://www.columbia.edu/library/africa/cuvl/Gennews.html#sports Kick it around! […]
World Bank Data Products Now Freely Available
Great news for current students, graduating students, alumni, and faculty! The World Bank has recently made their data products freely available without subscription through their new open data site (http://data.worldbank.org), with more than 2,000 financial, business, health, economic, and human development statistics. Most of these products were previously only available through subscription. What kinds of […]
LibX for Columbia University Libraries
Have you used the Columbia University Edition of LibX? It’s a Firefox extension, providing direct access to Columbia’s resources and allowing you to conveniently search the Columbia University Libraries online catalog, CLIO, and follow embedded visual cues in Google Scholar, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and The New York Times Book Review. Just look for the […]