Hello all you beautiful Journalism Students! Are you enjoying the great weather? Well, there is more headed our way and next week is a chance for you to enjoy it! So, be safe, have fun, and if you get tired of being away from us, then feel free to stop by. Spring Break Hours: Saturday, […]
Government Information 101: Part 2, Gov Resources
In the previous post, I discussed the basics of U.S. government (its levels, branches, and how to approach finding government information). Now I'll list some of the best places to find government information, both by government branch and with a list of popular documents. First, here are a few places to start a search for […]
Government Information 101: Part 1, U.S. Gov Basics
New to the U.S., or just need to brush-up on some government basics? Here's a quick run-down of U.S. government at various levels and how to find government information. (I'll be writing two follow-up posts that tell where to find primary source information for each branch of government, and show an example of a gov […]
Writing Resources for Master’s Projects
Working on your second draft and can't quite get the story to flow? Trying to tighten up your writing, or hammer out some grammatical details? These resources have you covered! (Call numbers are in bold below. All books are located in the Journalism Library or online.) Feature Writing Feature and magazine writing, by David Sumner […]
CLOSING AT 3pm 2/13/2014
Due to the weather the library will be closing at 3pm today. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please be safe on the way home. […]
CNTS Dataset on Domestic Conflict Events (International Coverage)
In addition to the wealth of data that is publicly available through federal, state, or local government sources, at Columbia you have access to a number of other rich datasets. You can access these datasets through the Numeric Data Catalog and the Spatial Data Catalog, which are maintained by the DSSC Data Service at Lehman […]
2014 Data Visualization Contest
We are excited to announce the 2nd annual Data Visualization Contest for the Journalism Library! Submit your data visualizations to journalism@library.columbia.edu by 5pm on Monday, May 5th to be included. (Only CU Journalism students are eligible for this contest.) The winning entry will be printed as a poster and displayed with your name (and the project […]
CLOSING Due to WEATHER
Journalism Library will be closing at 5PM Tuesday, January 21st, 2014, due to the snow storm. PLEASE get home safe and we will see you tomorrow! […]