We’ve all been there. You’ve got a huge exam in the morning, but you can’t tear yourself away from all those DVRed episodes of "The Bachelor," right? You need to find a place to study, free of all the distractions of home, but you’d also like it to stay open late, and be in close […]
Citywide Agency Preformance Reporting
How well are NYC’s agencies performing? Look to Citywide Performance Reporting (CPR) for a collection of performance measures from more than 40 city agencies. Search by agency or citywide theme to get performance measures data tables and pie charts. New data is added once a month. […]
Bloomberg Basics
Bloomberg Basics will teach the basic navigation and searching skills necessary to begin using Bloomberg. Instruction sessions are offered at the Digital Social Science Center in Lehman Library, and be sure to check out the Bloomberg Help Guide for navigation commands and tips. October 7th, 10am ~ 11am October 21st, 10am ~ 11am November 4th, […]
NYC Zoning Handbook
Everything you wanted to know about NYC zoning but were afraid to ask! It’s all here in the Zoning Handbook, 2011 edition from the Department of City Planning – now at your fingertips in the Journalism Library, call number KFX2079 .A2 2011g. What does FAR stand for? What is a restrictive declaration? What is a […]
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 […]
Labor Day Weekend Library Hours
The Journalism Library will be closed during Labor Day Weekend – Saturday, 9/3, Sunday, 9/4, and Monday, 9/5 – and will reopen on Tuesday, September 6th during normal hours (click here to view the calendar of hours). Have a great weekend! […]
Welcome, Fall MAs, PhDs, China and Spencer Fellows, and Knight-Bagehots!
Welcome, Fall MAs, PhDs, China and Spencer Fellows, and Knight-Bagehots! Today’s library presentation is here! Don’t leave home without these guides Stay connected: subscribe to the blog for research tips and announcements follow us on Twitter – JournalismLib follow Columbia University Libraries on Facebook send your research questions to journalism@libraries.cul.columbia.edu […]
Labor Day Stats
Did you know: the first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City? the mean travel time to work for New Yorkers is 39.2 minutes? there are currently 153.2 million people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force? Find these […]