Welcome to Columbia! Today’s library instruction presentation slides are available for download! Please contact me if you have any questions as you start the year – journalism@libraries.cul.columbia.edu – and don’t forget to check the Journalism Library website and blog for updates on resources and research tips. […]
Category: Research Tips
CRS Report for Congress – The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition, July 2009
The July 2009 report issued by the Congressional Research Service on the U.S. Newspaper Industry can be found here – http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40700.pdf […]
Public Records – Criminal Records, Political Contributions, Real Estate Records
Looking for sources on criminal records, political contributions, and real estate records? Then look no further than this public records guide. […]
Welcome, Summer 2009 Part-Timers!
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 […]
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 […]
Photojournalism on the Web
From the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), here is an excellent guide to photojournalism links – Photojournalism on the Web: A guide for practicing and student photojournalists Also, check out 10 x 10, a site that uses RSS feeds of news from across the web and presents the photos associated with the headlines. […]
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 […]
Guide to the Weather
Putting the final touches on your Master’s projects and looking for some weather information data from the past? Try… The Quickie Guide to Finding Past Weather (While Remaining Unable To Do Anything About It) by Deborah Wassertzug: For recent past (back to 2001), Weather Underground is a good, quick source. Just type in a zip […]