The librarian is: BLOGGING | Journalism Library, Columbia University

The Journalism Library Blog has MOVED! This site is no longer being updated as of July 2009. Come find us at our new location:

https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/journalism

See you there!

Need assistance collecting, managing, and citing your online research? Try Zotero or EndNote at the Library Tools & Widgets page. Plus come enjoy one of the many free workshops that the library offers - EndNote workshops are offered at the Digital Social Science Center (DSSC). Sign up today!

The Digital Social Science Center (DSSC) is located in Lehman Library in the School of International and Public Affairs on Amsterdam and 118th St.

It’s a great new space featuring computer workstations with 30 inch monitors, scanners, color printers, collaborative study areas, and presentation practice rooms.

Subject specialist librarians in the Social Sciences (including Journalism!) will be available to assist with software and equipment as well as reference and research. Check out DSSC hours and come join us!

Columbia University Libraries has recently rolled out the Columbia University Edition of LibX - a Firefox extension which provides direct access to Columbia’s resources. The LibX tool is a browser plugin, which allows you to conveniently search the Columbia University Libraries online catalog, CLIO, and follow embedded visual cues from Google Scholar, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and The New York Times Book Review.

If you haven’t tried LibX, it’s a great time to start! This is a fantastic tool and will save you lots of time in searching. And if you have any questions, please feel free to drop by the Journalism Library or send email to widget-help@libraries.cul.columbia.edu.

Installation instructions:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/tools/libx_tool/install.html

User guide:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/tools/libx_tool/guide.html

After installation, look for the crown at sites like Amazon.com to make CLIO-searching a breeze!

Library resources for MA students, handouts from Evidence and Inference course, Fall 2008 -

• Columbia
• Beyond Columbia

Did you miss the Bloomberg training in Journalism? Fear not! The Business & Economics Librarians offer Bloomberg training throughout the year, and there are 2 trainings left for the fall semester -

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/training.html

The trainings are free, but reservations are required. See the web site for details.

Remember to check back periodically at the Library Classes and Instructional Workshops web site for additional training in a variety of topics in research and technology.

There are a number of new selections available in the Journalism Library! Come check out the following:

* Burden, Peter. (2008). News of the World? Fake Sheikhs and Royal Trappings. London: Eye Books Ltd.

* Rubino, Anna. (2008). Queen of the Oil Club: The Intrepid Wanda Jablonski and the Power of Information. Boston: Beacon Press.

* Scharnhorst, Gary. (2008). Kate Field – The Many Lives of a Nineteenth-Century Journalist. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

* Stout, Glenn. (2008). Everything They Had – Sports Writing From David Halberstam. New York: Hyperion.

* Sunstein, Cass R. (2008). Republic.com 2.0. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Or find them first in CLIO!

The MS Orientation 2008 library presentation and handouts are now available:

- Power Point Presentation
- Scoping Out Your Beat
- Nexis Factiva Cheat Sheet
- Databases List

Q: What library services will I have access to after I graduate? Will I have access to Lexis Nexis and Factiva?

A: For 3 months after graduation, all graduates will continue to have access to the same resources that were available to them when they were students. Columbia University alums are welcome to use the libraries on campus after obtaining the Alumni Library Card upon graduation at the Library Information Office. Lexis Nexis and Factiva are currently not included in the list of electronic resources available to alumni, but there are many benefits and services available at Columbia University Libraries, including access to ProQuest newspapers. For a full listing of electronic services available to alums, click here.

Q: May I use photographs downloaded from AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive on my personal blog? May I copy a journal or newspaper article in its entirety to my personal blog?

A: All materials obtained from Columbia University Libraries databases are for research, instructional, and educational uses only. Please see the Copyright and Fair Use category on this blog for further information.

Photos from the AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive may be downloaded for class-specific projects only, and you must credit the AP in your project.

With journal articles, you may incorporate bibliographic citations into your personal blog, but copying the entire article would be in direct violation of our database license.

Q: Will my Columbia ID give me access to the Medical Library?

A: Yes! With you Columbia ID, you may access the Medical Library and all libraries on campus.

More Questions and Answers from Orientation Library Sessions coming soon!

The Journalism Library is open 7 days a week during the Fall semester. For an up-to-date look at the library’s hours, as well as library resources and services, please go to the Journalism Library’s web page.