"The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves-and the better the teacher, the better the student body."--Warren Buffett
Finding Articles
Subscription Databases:AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive provides a sensory journey of photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history. Book Review Digest provides excerpts from and citations to reviews of current adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction. Over 7,000 English-language books are covered by the database each year. Concise, critical evaluations are chosen from 109 leading American, British and Canadian periodicals in the humanities, social and general sciences, as well as library review media. Covering a wide range of review media and offering an enormous variety of reviews -- all carefully excerpted to convey the diversity of critical opinion on a title -- Book Review Digest is the most convenient way for patrons to obtain information on prominent new books. Deep backfile for The New York Times (1851-2005) with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images. Backfile for the New York times (1851-1993) with search capability using subject terms and topics for focused and targeted results in combination with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the Historical New York Times (1851-2005). Humanities Abstracts Full Text contains abstracting and indexing coverage for all 500 periodicals included in Humanities Index as well as the full text of over 160 periodicals, offering instant access to information from publications such as: American Journalism Review; American Poetry Review; Art Journal; Asian Folklore Studies; Canadian Journal of History; Central European History; Contemporary Review; Dance Magazine; Film Criticism; Journal of Popular Culture; Opera News; Perspectives of New Music; Scandinavian Studies; World Literature Today. Subjects: Archeology; Art; Communications; Drama; Film; Folklore; History; Humanities; Language; Literature; Music; Philosophy; Photography; Religion. Humanities International Index™ is a comprehensive database covering journals, books and other important reference sources in the humanities. It provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for over 1,900 titles and contains more than 1.6 million records. Formerly the American Humanities Index, this database contains bibliographic records from a multitude of U.S. and international journals, books and reference works. Humanities International Index provides citations and abstracts for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations. Major daily newspaper from Los Angeles. With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news. The McClatchy-Tribune Collection includes a 90-day archive of approximately 290 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune wire service. The data is updated daily. Backfile for the New York times (1851-1993) with search capability using subject terms and topics for focused and targeted results in combination with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the Historical New York Times (1851-2005). Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources and news wires; includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London as well as local and regional publications. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale Group and Macmillan Reference USA sources, including selections from Bioethics for Students. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center will also provide full-text magazines and newspapers, plus exclusive electronic access to selections from the Information Plus reference line.The result is a dynamic online library of current event topics- the facts as well as the arguments of each topic's proponents and detractors. Open Access Resources: EJournalist: A Refereed Media Journal
Finding Books & Media
Books- IUCAT is IUPUI's online catalog
- Search for print and electronic books, VHS, DVDs and CDs in IUCAT
- Call number ranges to browse: Journalism PN 4699-PN 5650; Broadcasting PN 1990-PN 1992.92; Sports Journalism PN 4784 .S6; Public Relations HD 59-HD 59.6; Advertising HF 5801-HF 6182
Ebooks
Ebrary-Discover over 20,000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas, sheet music titles and reports. For help on using this and other ebook services, view our eBooks tutorial. Dissertations and ThesesDissertations & Theses (ProQuest)-Doctoral dissertations and master's theses are a vital fund of scholarship for any discipline. The massive body of work available through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQTD) represents the most comprehensive source of academic research in the world.
Reference Materials
Online Reference MaterialsCredo Reference (formerly xreferplus) 9/09 New Title in Credo Reference: Key Concepts in Journalism Studies Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale) Reuters Handbook of Journalism Print Reference MaterialsAmerican Literary Journalists, 1945-1995 (Ref PN 451 .D538 v. 185) American Magazine Journalists 1850-1900 (Ref PN 451 .D538 v. 79) American Magazine Journalists 1900-1960 (Ref PN 451 .D538 v. 91) American Newspaper Journalists 1873-1900 (Ref PN 451 .D538 v. 23) Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism (Ref PN 4871 .B56 1989) Consider the Source: A Critical Guide to 100 Prominent News and Information Sites on the Web (Ref PN 4833 .B76 2007) Encyclopedia of American Journalism (Ref PN4728 .P35) Encyclopedia of Journalism (Ref PN4728 .E48 2009 v. 1-6) Historical Dictionary of War Journalism (Ref PN 4784 .W37 R68 1997) Literary Journalism: A Biographical Dictionary of Writers and Editors (Ref PN 4820 .A66 1996)
Organizations & Associations
American Society of Newspaper Editors Searchable home page of professional association for daily newspaper editors, which " focuses on leadership development and journalism-related issues". Hoosier State Press Association Indiana newspaper industry's trade association, "dedicated to protecting and empowering the great tradition of newspapering in Indiana". Magazine Publishers of America Searchable home page of magazine industry's trade association, whose mission is to "advance the interests of magazine publishers with the advertising community, the government, the press and the public". National Association of Broadcasters Searchable home page of radio and TV broadcasters' trade association, which "advocates on behalf of America's radio and television stations and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Courts". National Press Club Searchable home page of National Press Club, whose mission is to " provide people who gather and disseminate news a center for the advancement of their professional standards and skills, the promotion of free expression, mutual support and social fellowship". National Press Photographers Association Home page of the NPPA, which is " dedicated to the advancement of visual journalism, its creation, practice, training, editing and distribution, in all news media and works to promote its role as a vital public service". Newspaper Association of America Searchable home page of the daily newspaper industry's trade association, which " focuses on the major issues that affect today’s newspaper industry: public policy/legal matters, advertising revenue growth and audience development across the medium’s broad portfolio of products and digital platforms". Overseas Press Club Home page of the Overseas Press Club, which "seeks to maintain an international association of journalists working in the United States and abroad". Society of Professional Journalists Home page of SPJ, "the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior".
Web Resources
BlogsInnovation Journalism Journalism.iupui.edu Poynter Online Internet Tools Grammar and Style Grammar, usage, and style fact page lists over 100 annotated, Internet resources created by refdesk.com JournalismNet Mega site of journalism and news web sites with site search engine Journalist's Guide to the Internet Directory of resources for journalists created by professor of journalism and author of the book Journalist's Guide to the Internet Journalists' Tools Annotated directory of resources for journalists created by refdesk.com New York Times Navigator The home page used by the newsroom of The New York Times listing a set of links with a wide range of journalistic functions News Directory Search engine of over 14,500 English-language media sources: newspapers, magazines, television stations, colleges, visitor bureaus, governmental agencies and more Television news archives Three searchable databases are maintained by Vanderbilt University: evening news, special reports, and specialized collections PodcastsCUNY Podcasts-Issues in Journalism LearnOutLoud.com
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