Lately, we've had many questions in the Journalism Library about finding building histories, owner names, code violations, market value, and similar things. Here's a round-up of the most useful tools to find that information! (Photo below is a 1902 panorama of NYC from the Library of Congress.) Dept. of Buildings: BIS (Building Information System) http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bsqpm01.jsp […]
CRS Reports: Valuable Sources
Looking for in-depth, expert research on current issues? CRS Reports are a great resource! The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is an arm of the Library of Congress that exists to keep members of Congress informed about issues related to pending legislation. CRS staff are subject experts in a variety of fields and they produce nonpartisan […]
Fall 2013 Hours
Fall is here. This means we shall be open seven days a week for your library needs. Our fall hours are: M-Th: 1-8pm F: 1-6pm S: 10-6pm Sn:2-8pm So pop on by and enjoy all we have to offer! […]
Closed for Holiday
Journalism Library will be closed August 31 through September 2, 2013. We will re-open normal Fall semester hours on September 3, 2013. […]
Master Index back up and running!
Hello all you fabulous J-School students! Just wanted to let you know that the Masters Index lists are now up and functional on our library web page, which you can check out here: http://library.columbia.edu/locations/journalism/masters.html. It is current though 2011. 2012 and 2013 will be available online by the end of the Fall semester. Always feel […]
Student Success Story
We are excited to share the work of recent J-School graduate, Jefferson Mok – the winner of the Journalism Library Decorate Our Wall data visualization contest work "The NRA Network," illustrating the wide distribution of funds around the country, has been used by CNN! Please check out his work here at http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/nra-donations/. WE ARE SO […]
August Hours 2013
Last month of the summer, and we have new students starting, which means, NEW HOURS! M-Th: 1-8pm Friday: 1-6pm Sat:10-6pm Come on in and read, research, and relax in the A/C! […]
Welcome-aboards and a Fond-farewell
Dear Journalism School Community! I am happy to share the arrival of two new, wonderful additions to the Journalism Library – Tracy Sagalow (tas2156@columbia.edu) is the new Journalism Library Supervisor, the person to whom you can address access issues, course reserves, overdue fines, fires, floods and other facilities-related concerns. Tracy re-joins the Columbia Libraries community […]