The librarian is: BLOGGING | Journalism Library, Columbia University http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com from the library of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha en New Selections in the Journalism Library! http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/24/new-selections-in-the-journalism-library/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/24/new-selections-in-the-journalism-library/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:03:36 +0000 journalismlibrary General Columbia Libraries Libraries Books http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/24/new-selections-in-the-journalism-library/ 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!

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

]]> http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/15/ms-orientation-2008-library-presentation-and-handouts-are-now-available/feed/ Questions (and Answers!) from Orientation Library Sessions… http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/13/questions-and-answers-from-orientation-library-sessions/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/13/questions-and-answers-from-orientation-library-sessions/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:52:21 +0000 journalismlibrary General Electronic resources Columbia Libraries Graduating students Copyright and fair use http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/13/questions-and-answers-from-orientation-library-sessions/ 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!

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The following are a number of useful research links for you as you start the term. You can find most of these, and other links, on the J-School Current Students page, as well as the Journalism Library web page.

Columbia University Libraries

CLIO, Columbia’s library catalog

AP Multimedia Archive contains photos, audio, and stories from the Associated Press, dating back to as early as 1844. The content is copyrighted but can be used for school projects.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers (NYT and other newspapers, scanned as PDF, back to 19th century) (Access restricted to current Columbia affiliates)

Ethnic Newswatch (full text of ethnic newspapers from US & Canada, English and Spanish language) (Access restricted to current Columbia affiliates)

Infoshare Online (all kinds of data about NYC by neighborhood, community district, and more!) (Access restricted to current Columbia affiliates)

Scoping Out Your Beat is a guide that will help you get started as you begin to research and explore your beat neighborhoods.

]]> http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/welcome-fall-2008/feed/ Journalism Library at Columbia University http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/journalism-library-at-columbia-university/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/journalism-library-at-columbia-university/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:55:30 +0000 journalismlibrary General Columbia Libraries http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/journalism-library-at-columbia-university/ 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.

]]> http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/journalism-library-at-columbia-university/feed/ Evidence and Inference presentation links: Archives and Manuscript collections http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/27/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-archives-and-manuscript-collections/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/27/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-archives-and-manuscript-collections/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:13:05 +0000 journalismlibrary General http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/27/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-archives-and-manuscript-collections/ Archives and manuscript collections may be housed:

  • within larger research library systems, such as academic libraries (e.g. the Labadie Collection at University of Michigan,
  • at museums (e.g. the Collections and Archives at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum),
  • or at the source of the material itself (e.g. the Associated Press Corporate Archives).

    • They are unparalleled sources of primary materials such as letters, original manuscripts, and collections associated with individuals often include personal effects (such as Herbert H. Lehman’s collection of dog figurines).

    Locating archives and manuscripts:

  • At a research library, to access collections held there, use their own system (at Columbia, here are tips for using CLIO to find archives & manuscripts).
  • If you are at a research library and doing a more general search, ArchiveGrid should be accessible to you. It includes the archival and manuscript holdings of thousands of libraries, museums, and archives from around the world.
  • However, ArchiveGrid doesn’t include everything. When searching for a collection of papers from an individual, WorldCat can also be of assistance.
  • If you’re without access to ArchiveGrid or WorldCat, Google sometimes helps.

    • How archives are described:

    Archival collections are described using guidelines which are different from those used in cataloging books in a library collection. EAD, or Encoded Archival Description, is the technical standard used for encoding archival finding aids.

    Finding aids are your point of entry into a given archival collection.

  • Finding aid for the Roone Arledge papers (Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library).
    • ]]>     http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/27/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-archives-and-manuscript-collections/feed/     Evidence and Inference presentation links: Library catalogs, national libraries, journals, and databases http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/20/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-library-catalogs-national-libraries-journals-and-databases/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/20/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-library-catalogs-national-libraries-journals-and-databases/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:15:57 +0000 journalismlibrary Electronic resources Libraries MA Class http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/20/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-library-catalogs-national-libraries-journals-and-databases/ Library catalogs:

  • The MARC record (Wikipedia)
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings (Wikipedia)
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute library catalog
  • Library of Congress catalog: “vanilla,” and “enhanced“
  • JOLIS, the Joint World Bank-IMF library catalog
  • Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, catalog
  • The Prelinger Library
  • WorldCat

    • “Hybrid” databases (bibliographic information, plus full text):

  • ProQuest Digital Dissertations (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates)
  • Medline (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates)


    • Full text journal collections:

  • Interdisciplinary:JSTOR: the scholarly journal archive (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates)
  • Publisher-based:SAGE Full Text Collections (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates)

    • National libraries:

  • Wikipedia entry
  • US: Library of Congress, National Agricultural Library, National Library of Medicine
  • National Libraries of the world (via IFLA)
    • ]]>     http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/11/20/evidence-and-inference-presentation-links-library-catalogs-national-libraries-journals-and-databases/feed/     Arts/culture reporting resources for MA class http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/20/artsculture-reporting-resources-for-ma-class/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/20/artsculture-reporting-resources-for-ma-class/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:43:54 +0000 journalismlibrary MA Class Literary journalism Arts/culture journalism http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/20/artsculture-reporting-resources-for-ma-class/ CLIO is Columbia’s library catalog. A journal title search will tell you which journals we receive, print or electronic versions.

    JSTOR is a multi-disciplinary full text journal repository, with an emphasis on historical back issues of journals. The archive can be searched or browsed.

    ProQuest Digital Dissertations has the downloadable full text of dissertations completed in the US back to 1997, and an index of completed dissertations back to the 19th century.

    ProQuest Historical Newspapers has the searchable full text of a number of US newspapers, back to the 19th century. Results are shown in PDF format.

    Readers Guide Full Text and Readers Guide Retrospective are indexes to articles that have appeared in general interest magazines and journals, and which may not be covered by other databases.

    ]]>     http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/20/artsculture-reporting-resources-for-ma-class/feed/     Science reporting resources for MA students http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/18/science-reporting-resources-for-ma-students/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/18/science-reporting-resources-for-ma-students/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:45:04 +0000 journalismlibrary Science journalism MA Class http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/18/science-reporting-resources-for-ma-students/ CLIO is Columbia’s library catalog. A journal title search will tell you which journals we receive, print or electronic versions.

    General Science Full Text: (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates) A multidisciplinary database that indexes articles in general science periodicals back to 1984 (with full text available from 1995 on for selected titles).

    PsycINFO: (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates) The premier database for literature in psychology and related disciplines, PsycINFO includes references back to 1880.

    MEDLINE: (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates) The premier database for finding research articles in the biomedical sciences. Columbia offers students and faculty access to Medline via the OVID interface, which has a more sophisticated search mechanism, and which makes locating online full-text versions of articles indexed in Medline simpler, via Columbia’s “e-Link” feature.

    Medline is also accessible free to the public via PubMed, at http://www.pubmed.gov/ There are not as many bells and whistles in PubMed, and it doesn’t automatically link you to full text of journals, as the OVID interface does.

    Scientific American Archive Online: (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates) The full text of the magazine, with images, archived back to 1993.

    Web of Science (access restricted to current Columbia affiliates) is a workhorse database which compiles bibliographic citations to articles across all disciplines (including the sciences). Using Web of Science, you can find out how many times a particular article has been cited, which is an important measure of its impact.

    Science Libraries at Columbia: The science libraries at Columbia are: Biological Sciences Library, Chemistry Library, Engineering Library, Geology Library, Geoscience Library (at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), Health Sciences Library (at Health Sciences campus, 168th St.), Mathematics & Science Library, Physics & Astronomy Library, and the Psychology Library.

    ]]>     http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/09/18/science-reporting-resources-for-ma-students/feed/     Resources for News21 2007 http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/06/19/resources-for-news21-2007/ http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/06/19/resources-for-news21-2007/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:51:51 +0000 journalismlibrary Electronic resources Columbia Libraries Religion reporting News 21 http://journalismlibrary.blogsome.com/2007/06/19/resources-for-news21-2007/ Today, we’ll be looking at the AP Multimedia Archive, which is a source for content (images, audio, and text) from the Associated Press, back to as early as 1844.

    If you’re looking for maps, here is a link to databases licensed by Columbia University Libraries that have maps in them. The CIA World Factbook is a very good source of simple reference maps. Another good online source for maps is the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection from the University of Texas. They’ve scanned hundreds of maps and made them available online.

    You may want to see some of the religion reporting resources I have mentioned previously on this blog. Also, remember that in addition to the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary (whose holdings are listed in CLIO, you have access to the Jewish Theological Seminary Library, which has a separate catalog, ALEPH.

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