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Dictionaries
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Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources. Coverage includes the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Also includes transcripts and audio from all National Public Radio programs. Available in both PDF and HTML full-text; updated daily. Coverage is from 1980-present.
From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library™ provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 5,060 titles—over 3,600 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
note: Also includes ProQuest Education, Health Management, Psychology, and Social Science journals, as well as ebrary ebooks.
Communication and media indexes, abstracts and full-text.
From GALE, this is a subject collection derived from the database Academic OneFile. A custom collection of more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature.
Communications journals from Sage Publishing covering Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Studies / Intercultural Communication, Television / Film Studies, Media Studies, Business Communication, Organizational / Management Communication, Written Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies.
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
note: Also available via Special Business Interface
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here or search one at a time below. ABI/INFORM Complete provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. The database covers finance, management, marketing, operations, accounting, business conditions, sports and business, entertainment, and case studies.
Print Location: http://ezproxy.ithaca.edu:2048/login?url=http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
Weekly info on Congress: reports on upcoming issues, wrap up of news, status of bills, behind-the-scenes action, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
AFRO-American Newspapers partnered with Google to provide this archive which covers over 100 years. The archive includes: Baltimore AFRO American, Washington AFRO American, and The AFRO American.
A searchable index of the Ithaca Journal newpaper from November 2002 to the present. Cited articles can be viewed on microfilm and in the print edition (for articles published in the last six months). NOTE: Members of the Tompkins County Public Library can access the Ithaca Journal online (1999+). Sign in with your TCPL card to access. Click here for information on getting a TCPL card.
The Old Fulton NY Post Card website includes a database that searches New York Historical papers (prior to 1922) including ones from Ithaca. Note: the design of the site is curious...
Index to articles in alternative news sources. Use to research topics that may not be well covered in the mainstream press; 1991 to current.
Black Newspapers is a collection of current newspapers providing access to news from 1989 to the present,including Afro-American Red Star, Call & Post (A&I), Chicago Defender, Houston Post (A&I), Michigan Chronicle, Muslim Journal (A&I), New Journal & Guide (A&I), New York Amsterdam News, and the Los Angeles Sentinel.
A Library of Congress and National Endowment for the Humanities site containing more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910.
Discover America's Story focuses on small-town, rural, and local articles and reports on what is happening in-town and in-county while providing a local point of view on bigger issues such as state, regional, national politics and world affairs. The product is rich with articles relevant to geographic locations often under-reported or overlooked by mainstream news coverage such as natural resources, agriculture, land use, water rights and farming. Small-town news, op-ed, business, arts, government and life in general are covered well, plus published legal notices and obituaries are included. [description from LexisNexis]
Ethnic Newswatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Contents include African American, Arab and Middle Eastern, Asian American, European, Jewish, and Native American publications, including the Spanish-language press.
GenderWatch is a full-text database containing 140 international publications plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. It is a repository of materials on gender issues worldwide, the evolution of the women's movement, and the changes in gender roles over the last twenty years.
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues.
Copies are available from January 17, 1953 through December 1, 1971 in PDF format. See the website for terms of use.
InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries. Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.
A database of several newspapers published in the state of New York, including the Buffalo News, Herald American (Syracuse), Indian Country Today (Oneida), New York Daily News, New York Observer (NY), New York Post (NY), New York Times, Newsday (Melville), Post-Standard (Syracuse), Post-Star (Glens Falls), Times Herald-Record (Middletown), Times Union (Albany), and the Watertown Daily Times.
The full-text of the NY Times. Includes all images and advertising. Search for names, events and concepts and view a summary of an article, a PDF image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper.
Full-text of The New York Times from 1980 - present. For Historical coverage please use ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2007)
Provides access to both national and international newspapers, and contains abstracts and indexing from the following papers (cover to cover): the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today. Abstracting and indexing for all titles and full text for the Christian Science Monitor begins 1/1/95. Coverage includes everything except obituaries (exclusive of famous people), sports tables, ads/classifieds, stock prices, and weather. Additional data provided by Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News: full text articles from 105 contributor newspapers. Additional data also provided by Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service: full text articles from 40 contributor newspapers. Total coverage includes over 500,000 articles.
Indexing/abstracts: New York Times(1980-), Wall Street Journal(Eastern Ed. 3/04 -)(Western Ed. 1980-2004), Christian Science Monitor(1980-), Los Angeles Times(1982-) and Washington Post(Final Ed. 1980-)
This database's detailed indexing will help you quickly find the news information you need. Each issue of each newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so researchers have access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the papers. The indexing covers not only complete bibliographic information but also companies, people, products, etc.
Full text of The Wall Street Journal from 1984-present. For issues from 1889-1993, see the Wall Street Journal-ProQuest Historical Newspapers database.
On the Media is a National Public Radio Program that reflects on how the media covered events in the weekly news. It also discusses issues in the media such as freedom of information .
Worldwide public service broadcaster funded by license fees paid by households in the United Kingdom. The BBC broadcasts radio, television and on the Internet.
CommonDreams.org is a national nonprofit, progressive, nonpartisan citizens' organization founded in 1997 by political activists Craig Brown and his late wife, Lina Newhouser. The news site aggregates reporting and analysis from independent, mainstream, and foreign news outlets.
Academic community social network sponsored by the publisher SAGE.
Links to electronic newspapers, journals, and magazines from around the world. Compiled by MIT Libraries.
An independent news organization that strives to bring global issues to the masses through articles, headlines, videos, and blogs. Articles are completely original, written by GNN users or contributors. Search by countries, keyword, and/or topics.
Resource that connects professional journalists on deadline to sources. Users must register as a source or a reporter.
Links to newspapers, television and radio news stations, and magazines about news and current affairs from around the world.
A news site that charts relationships among prominent people and events. Search on a name to see connections on an interactive graph. Categories for News & Politics, Business & Media, and Celebrities provide automatically generated relationship maps. See relationships among companies or individuals; then find links to related news articles below the chart. Flash is required for the graphs.
Portal to newspapers, radio and t.v. stations, magazines, and international news. Can browse by state or search by city.
Links to newspapers by country. Gives information on political slant or leaning of the paper if there is one.
An online site about reporting, writing, and editing. Links to the top story of the day, along with links to the most recent articles submitted by various contributors and Institute staff members. Poynter's News University offers free self-directed courses such as Newsgathering Law & Liability: A Guide for Reporting or Watching TV News: How to be a smarter viewer.
Over 250 small town newspapers can be browsed and searched. Scanned newspaper archive from 1865 up to the current edition for some titles.
Progressive web magazine covering current affairs. It includes a mixture of original reporting and aggregated content.
Progressive news site that is dovoted to issues of equality, democracy, human rights, accountability and social justice. Reporters use independent voices and foces on undercovered issues. Included some aggregated news sources.
Print Location: Ref JK271 .A5
From the National Journal Group, this annual directory covers biographies of Congress & state governors; it also includes election results. Current ed. is at the Reference Desk. 1972+ General Stacks
Facts on File World News Digest provides Information on issues, events, and people from 1940 to the present. Features include country profiles, primary documents, key issues, newsmaker profiles, and newspaper editorials. The database incorporates World Almanac and Book of Facts.
Industry reports on the entertainment and media industry. Only one person at a time can view this e-book.
Print Location: REF AP2 .E2
Loose-leaf volumes that compile editorials of the day. Also a source to find political cartoons. Library has from 1995-2004. Continued by Facts.com
Print Location: REF DESK JA 51 E85
Gives descriptive information and overviews on countries around the world. Includes history, politics, economics, education, media (magazines, television, radio, newspapers), etc. Latest at REF DESK. Older editions in General Stacks.
The library retains the current 3 editions. The current edition is behind the Reference Desk. It is also available in Academic Search Premier.
A database of over 160 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press. Photos: more than 3.6 million photographs from 1825 to today, with about 3,000 new photos added every day. Graphics: more than one hundred thousand graphics, including maps, timelines, logos and graphs. Audio: over 4,500 hours of audio clips from the 1920s forward. Links to hourly newscasts on the home page under the audio tab.
Note: This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Ithaca College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
A digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form - includes links to video, images, animation, live music, audio, text, and software. Use the TV News Search and Borrow to find clips from news shows from 21 networks back to 2009. There is a fee to borrow the entire program. The Prelinger Archives includes over 5,000 videos, over 90 old time radio audio clips, 2,000 game videos, 250 independent news clips and much more (including educational films, advertisements and industry films)
Print Location: PER P87 .C59733
A bibliography of communication-related articles and books, arranged by subject category in each bimonthly issue. Lacks volume 4. No longer received.
Biographical information on people worldwide throughout history across all disciplines.
Objective articles on people who are prominent in the news, in national and international affairs, the sciences, the arts, labor and industry. Click "Search within this Publication" in the upper right. Indexes the print volumes found in Reference at CT100 .C8.
Print Location: REF DESK JK1083 .B55
Published annually, it contains in-depth profiles of members of Congress. Current ed. at the Reference Desk. Prior 4 years are in the General Stacks.
An A-Z listing of war correspondents throughout world history. The appendix lists major wars and lists key correspondents & the papers they wrote for.
Blog of legal, communication, and library news in service to the programs in the Park School of Communications and Legal Studies.
Blog by Hariman, Northwestern University and Lucaites, Indiana University.
Website by Craig Silverman that reports on media corrections, retractions, apologies, and clarifications. His book by the same name can be found in the library.
Mindy McAdams, professor of online journalism, discusses issues of online journalism practice from an educator's perspective.
Zinio calls itself, "the world's largest newsstand and bookstore." Magazines can be purchased and read online.
An independent charity evaluator. Provides evaluative information about the financial health of over 5,300 of America's largest charities.
Consumer website focused on the communications industry: internet, TV & Radio, Cable & Satellite, phones & cell phones, and media ownership.
By Daniel Chandler and Rod Munday, Oxford University Press, 2011. From the publisher, "The Dictionary of Media and Communication is an authoritative and wide-ranging A-Z providing over 2,200 entries on terms used in media and communication."
Print Location: REF P87.5 .D449 2005
Covers over 1,400 terms in United States mass media history. Includes legal terms, companies, theories, new media topics, etc.
Digitized directories of American newspapers (1869-1922) in image format with both low and high-quality images in PDF format. Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory was first published in 1869. In the 1880's it dropped the Rowell portion of the name. In the early 1900s, it was absorbed into Ayer's American Newspaper Annual.
Print Location: REF P91.28 .B33
Comprehensive list of web sites providing media news and editorial content.
Print Location: REF Z286.P4 B33
Lists magazine titles by a market classification scheme outlined at the start of the volume. Information for each title includes advertising costs and lead times, a short profile, circulation, publisher and contacts.
Print Location: REF Z286.N48 B33
Lists newspaper titles by geography, circulation, intended audience, and various other classifications. Information for each title includes advertising costs and lead times, circulation, publisher and contacts.
Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, market research reports, SWOT reports, market share information, company histories, chronologies, journal articles, and interactive charts. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers. It also lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=233005
A criss-cross directory searchable by local street address or by phone number. Includes persons residing at that address and estimated median income levels.
Print Location: PN4700 .E42
Encyclopedia of the newspaper industry with listings for all dailies worldwide and all community and special interest U.S. and Canadian weeklies. Tables profile newspaper ad trends, circulation size by population groups, rankings by circulation size and more.
Lists online newspaper archive projects by nation and by state. Distinguishes free collections from fee-based ones.
Created by the Digital Library Center of the University of Florida, NewspaperCat is a catalog of digital historical newspapers providing links to over 1,000 full-text online newspapers in the United States and the Carribean.
Print Location: http://phoebe.ithaca.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=198014
Annual directory of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of New York government. The current edition is behind the reference desk. Most prior editions from 1897+ are in general stacks.
Links to departments and agencies and all three branches of New York State government.
Newswise is a service for reporters. Helpful resources on their website include a Contact Directory that identifies media contacts at colleges and organizations and lists of awards and grants for journalists.
Reverse lookup directories allow you to find from where a phone number originates and owner of the number (if listed). Yahoo! put together this list of online reverse lookup directories. Try starting with AnyWho. See also: the print Dickman Directory behind the Reference Desk in the library. In addition to being able to look up the owner and location of phone number, this print directory lists the neighbors on each street in Tompkins County as well as wealth codes (the general income of the residents of that street). It is also called a "criss cross" directory.
Bibliographic information and current pricing of popular magazines, journals and other periodicals. It contains a listing of over 178,000 U.S. and international titles, including newspapers. Historical data is included for an additional 20,000 titles. Pertinent information for over 85,000 serial publishers worldwide is available, including in some cases email and web addresses.
by James L. Aucoin. University of Missouri Press, 2005.
Over 70,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 300 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use.
Vocational guide to writing for magazines. Covers designing, interviewing, and editing.
Print Location: REF P92.U5 H77 1987
Garland Pub., 1987.
Scholarly overview of international media topics. Covers all media types (advertising, books, Internet, etc.) & media outlets (radio, television, etc.). Provides history, theory, and topical issues such as ethics, reporting of disasters, and copyright.
Print Location: REF PN4855 .E53 2008
A to Z encyclopedia that covers journalism associations, history, practice, key individuals, laws and legislation, broadcast stations and major papers, and technology.
Print Location: REF P92.U5 H55 1998
Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, c1998.
note: Print Location: P92.U5 H55 1998
Organization that promotes integration of African countries that promotes Africa's role in the global economy while addressing social, economic and political problems that come from globalization.
Multi-national organization that aims to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region, as well as justice and the rule of law as per the UN Charter.
Declassified documents pertaining to national security obtained by FOIA requests. Contains collections such as the Torture Archive (primary sources related to the detention and interrogation of individuals by the United States).
The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary.
Website with a current Monthly Budget Review, Budget Projections, Economic Projections, Status of Discretionary Appropriations, Historical Budget Data Spreadsheets for Selected Estimates and Projections, and a rnGlossary of Budgetary and Economic Terms.
A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, Joint, or Special Committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law. In addition, hearings may also be purely exploratory in nature, providing testimony and data about topics of current interest. Most Congressional hearings are published two months to two years after they are held. Only hearings released to GPO from the committees are made available on GPO Access. Coverage from 1985 - present.
The Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies. Search or browse for documents and publications. Use the Advance Search form to search by date or specific publication title (Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Bills, Hearings, the United States Code, etc.). Fulltext primary source documents are available in both PDF (downloadable) and XML formats.
U.S. government agency that regulates radio, television, wire, satellite and cable communications. The site includes: headline news, links to bureaus and offices (such as the Office of General Counsel / Court Filings), Public Comments page, an online Complaint form, a Consumer Center, Rules and Regulations (CFR title 47), etc. Most recently, the FCC links to Broadband.gov, a separate page addressing the National Broadband Plan and FFC.gov/data (an online clearinghouse for data sets).
Digital facsimile of these government documents. Covers 1861-1960 with some gaps. Also available in print and microfiche at JX233.A3rn
Digital facsimile of these government documents See also IC Library stacks & microfiche at: JX233 .A3 for earlier volumes
Gateway to European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Go to the Documents tab to connect to EUR-LEX (E.U. Law), the Bulletin of the E.U., and other agency materials.
The GAO investigates and reports on the use of government funds for Congress. Full text copies of the reports are available by searching the site.
Database of defense-related U.S. policy statements.
This website offers research and policy information on multi-state legislation. Particularly helpful is the Issues & Research tab.
Portal to court law libraries and legal information from New York State. Go to Courts > Decisions to find recent decisions.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides background reports to Congress yet they were not distributed to government document collections. Citizens had to write their Congressional representatives to obtain copies. The Open CRS site has indexed and posted copies of these valuable documents.
Member countries are committed to democracy and the market economy. There is an OECD iLibrary that contains books, papers, and statistics of the OECD. It is a mixture of free and fee-based information.
Multi-national organization of Western nations committed to democracy, and other social justice issues such as: poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs, corruption, etc.
User friendly website that contains biographies of Supreme Court justices, case decisions, and some audio transcripts of select cases.
The official website of the Supreme Court provides recent and pending case opinions, the current calendar, oral argument transcripts and a docket database. Go to Oral Arguments > Argument Transcripts for transcripts. Go to Opinions > Bound Volumes to browse the U.S. Reports. Slip opinions are also available.
Database of United States legislative information including: bills, resolutions, the Congressional Record, treaties, Committee Reports, Public Laws, Roll Call Votes, etc.
UNESCO's CI sector provides resources and information to communication issues worldwide. Programs include: International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) and Information for All Program (IFAP). Issues include: access to information, capacity building, content development, freedom of expression, media development, and memory of the world. Users can sign up for the CI Weekly News for updates.
Print Location: REF DESK PN4783 .A83 2011
Journalism style manual that includes basic media law information.
Print Location: P91.3 .V635 2012
Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio or video clips from BBC archives. Contain information on the different types of press available in the country.
Print Location: REF PN4784 .T4 T76 2007
(3rd ed. 2007). This handbook covers news writing, interviewing, story forms, TV production, convergence issues, etc.
Part of the Poynter Institute, this is a nonprofit news service that, "helps people find and share good journalism online, so they can make more informed decisions as citizens."
Combination of web & audio files provides a primer to a variety of topics such as how to cover: the Business of Health Care, Private Companies, the Business of Sports, S.E.C. filings, Financial Statements, use & interpretation of numbers and the Economy, etc.
Columbia Journalism Review is a magazine published six times per year. It was founded in 1961 and reports on and analyzes issues in the news. CJR.org offers an online guide of "Who Owns What" that lists major media companies and what stations or papers they own. The also publish Online News Startups, a guide to digital news startups.
Print Location: PN4784 .E5 P38 2007
Columbia, MO : Investigative Reporters and Editors, 2007.
Extensive Guidlines for digital publishing from the Washington Post. Pages include: Sourcing, Attribution, Self-Publishing, Taste and Tone, Social Media, Third-Party Content, Corrections, and Clarifications.
A national media watch group that monitors media bias and censorship.
This resources is a project of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education and run by the Harvard Kennedy School's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. The mission is to, "promote knowledge-based reporting and curate scholarship relevant to journalism". Tabs provide resources to three groups: Journalists and Instructors.
Print Location: P94 .H353 2011
Cheney, May & Munshi. New York: Routledge, 2011.
Print Location: PN4724 .H36 2009
Wahl-Jorgensen & Hanitzsch (eds.). New York: Routledge, 2009.
Print Location: PN4781 .I578 2009
Primer on how to investigate the government, businesses, nonprofits, health care, and various other information sectors. Includes tips on writing techniques and ethics.
Ensures quality in the profession as well as being useful as an educational tool.
Defines questions the press should ask. From the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
The SPJ is an organization of professional journalists whose mission is to protect freedom of speech and of the press and to promote excellence in the profession. Their Code of Ethics provides behavioral guidelines for reporters.
A database of over 160 years of history as witnessed by The Associated Press. Photos: more than 3.6 million photographs from 1825 to today, with about 3,000 new photos added every day. Graphics: more than one hundred thousand graphics, including maps, timelines, logos and graphs. Audio: over 4,500 hours of audio clips from the 1920s forward. Links to hourly newscasts on the home page under the audio tab.
Note: This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Ithaca College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
A research portal to hundreds of digital collections about New York State's people, places, and institutions. Search the digital collections from libraries, museum, and archives.
Search or browse editorial cartoons from 1997 to current by searching the Cartoon Research Library Database.
Find numerous political cartoons by current topics or major events. Cartoons can be sent as e-mails or licensed for use through this site.
Browse editorial cartoons by subject: Arts, Entertainment &the Media; Business, Labor &the Economy; Crime & Terrorism; Education; Environment; Families and Family Life; Human & Civil Rights; International Affairs; Judiciary; Medicine & Health Care; Minorities & Race Relations; Politics & Political Reform; Religion; Science and Technology; Sports; Wars, Weaponry & Military Forces; & Women
Search LIFE Magazine images by keyword, browse by decade, or explore featured events, people, or places, from the 1860s - 1900s. Names of photographers and the dates that photos were taken are identified.
Published March 20, 2012 in the New York Times, this interactive map of Congressional Districts allows users to compare old and new districts by enterring a zip code. By Jeremy White, Ford Fessenden and Matthew Ericson.
Images digitized from the collections of the New York Public Library, includes illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, and illustrated books. Images may be downloaded 'for a wide range of educational, creative, and research purposes'. High resolution images may be obtained for personal or commercial if permission is obtained from the NYPL Photographic Services and Permissions division.
Contains photos of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) from the Mandeville Special Collections Library at UC San Diego.
Program on WCNY (Syracuse PBS) hosted by Susan Arbetter that covers New York state government and politics. You can stream the video programs or listen to podcasts.
Founded in 1880, this is the daily (M-F) college newspaper of Cornell University. For historical news, try searching the Digital Archive for the paper.
Historical issues of the Ithaca College student newspaper (1926-2002). Searchable by word for every article, photograph caption, and advertisement from the newspaper. Search current issues at The Ithacan Online.
Home of the Tompkins County Museum and many primary sources relating to Ithaca and Tompkins County.
Free weekly news about Tompkins County, New York. Issues are available as pdf files.
Headquartered in Boston, GlobalPost has over 65 correspondents in 50 countries. They produce orignal daily reporting internationally. There are almost 20 partners that syndicate the stories.
A digital collection from The University of Arizona Libraries, this database includes publications from Tucson, El Paso, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sonora, Mexico from the mid-1800s to the 1970s.
From the Center for Research Libraries, this databases describes international newspapers.
Founded by Pacific News Service in 1996, NAM collaborates with over 2000 ethnic news organizations to disseminate stories. Readers can chose stories by ethnicities or by special beats.
The "world's largest newspaper site" allows users to browse a world map of news. Use a search box to focus on a location. There is a language feature for translations.
The Sports Network collects sports information from around the world and distributes it throughout the United States and Canada. LexisNexis file from 1994-current.
A library on the campus of Cornell University devoted to contempoary issue oriented resources that are not typically found in research and public libraries. It was dedicated to Anne Carry Durland in 1974. It is open to all.
Worldwide professional organization in the field of communication research (more About IAMCR). They have compiled a list of Open Access Journals in the field of communications.
Established in 1977, the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education promotes diversity in the field through learning programs and resources.
Organization of foreign journalists established in 1975 and based in Belgium.
AEJMC sets standards for excellence in journalism and mass communication education and research.
A diverse group of 125 alt-weekly news organizations that cover every major metropolitan area in North America.
Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University. Assists citizen media creators navigate legal issues & risks.
Consortium of journalists, publishers, owners, and academics that are concerned with the future of the journalism profession.
Alliance of communicators for sustainable development including: BBC World Service Trust, Conservation International, CGIAR, GEF, GlobeScan, IFEJ, IPS, IUCN, One Planet, Reuters Foundation, Southern Caucus, TVE, UNEP, World Bank, & WBCSD.
Organization that trains and disseminates citizen media video. Here is their vision statement.
Clearinghouse for information concerning the five freedoms (speech, press, assembly, petition and religion) guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution
Organization the centers on the free press and free speech. They operate the Newseum in Washington, DC.
Organization that monitors freedom, democracy and human rights worldwide. The publish the following reports: Freedom in the World, Freedom on the Net, Freedom of the Press, Nations in Transit, Countries at the Crossroads, and Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa,
British based-site with news from the world of censorship, including reports on restrictions placed on journalists and different legal battles intended to secure the rights of journalists across the globe. There is also a journal called Index on Censorship.
Global news agency that commits itself to underreported stories. Global themes include: Poverty, Civil Society, Sustainable Development, Globalisation and the South, Dialogue among civilisations, and Human Rights &Gender issues. Member of the COM+ Alliance of communicators for sustainable development.
Founded in 1968 IREX is a nonprofit organization that provides leadership and programs that improve education, independent media and foster civil society development. Reports such as the Media Sustainability Index are posted to their website.
Non-profit news consortium that consists of journalism organizations focused on investiative reporting.
Offers training, holds conferences, gives awards, and provides resources for investigative journalists. The Resource Center is particularly useful for practitioners.
Founded in 1997 by Norman Solomon, the IPA assists progressive & grassroots organizations get coverage in mainstream media.
Worldwide journalism organization that, "gives voice to people at the frontlines of conflict, crisis, and change"
Foundation that provides grants to projects that transforms journalism and communities. The Research & Publication tab includes fulltext pdf copies of reports.
Community of media innovators that gather to discuss the changing ecology of news production and dissemination.
Site is provided by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists. Includes a link to The State of the News Media Annual Report as well as other research reports and analysis.
Organization the offers, "important but overlooked news from around the world." News You Might Have Missed (NYMHM) covers overlooked news and underserved communities.
A project of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University that explores the future of journalism in the digital age.
Front pages from US newspapers and international newspapers are posted daily. Geographic and alphabetical by title searching is available.
Non-profit site includes guides for student journalists on: photographer's rights, teamwork, directing the news, teaching, and legal issues, etc.
Organization that is a coalition of groups (journalists, librarians, consumer and labor organizations) that advocates for more open government.
Connects enterprising journalists with knowledgeable sources.
International organization for news media professionals and visual communicators.
Association of professional digital journalists founded in 1999. Administers the Online Journalism Awards, provides resources for journalists, and champions best practices.
Trade association, "dedicated to representing high-quality online content providers before the advertising community, the press, the government and the public."
Organization that conducts national surveys on the politics and the media. Includes data sets, reports, and links to polls.
Students and faculty from Sonoma State University track overlooked news that appears in independent journals and newsletters. An annual list of the top 25 censored stories are compiled.
An association of newspapers around the world that brings "distinguished voices from around the world to local audiences everywhere," and "strengthening the independence of printed media in transition and developing companies."
Professional organization that serves the electronic news profession. Their Best Practice tab covers an array of topics.
International association for news directors and electronic journalists. Provides conferences, news, and resources to professionals providing information through the electronic media. The RTNDF is the the "educational arm" of the association.
A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free legal assistance to journalists since 1970." Users can sign up for news feeds. The Reading Room tab includes online issues of The News Media & The Law, a quarterly magazine (2000+). They also provide the following guides: The First Amendment Handbook, The Open Government Guide, and The Reporter's Privilege (examines reporter's privilege in each state).
Advocacy organization that defends journalists, fights against censorship, and works to improve the safety of journalists worldwide. They publish the Press Freedom Index.
The SPJ is an organization of professional journalists whose mission is to protect freedom of speech and of the press and to promote excellence in the profession. Their Code of Ethics provides behavioral guidelines for reporters.
International organization located in France that supports the ideals of newspaper reporters and publishers worldwide.
A digital archive of the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States from Hoover to Bush (1929 to present); see also IC Library stacks at: J80 .A283. The site also includes: inaugural addresses, radio addresses, fireside chats, debates, convention speeches, and party platforms.
Full text UN documents from 1993+; General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, & Trusteeship Council from 1946+
The official website of the Supreme Court provides recent and pending case opinions, the current calendar, oral argument transcripts and a docket database. Go to Oral Arguments > Argument Transcripts for transcripts. Go to Opinions > Bound Volumes to browse the U.S. Reports. Slip opinions are also available.
The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary.
Declassified documents pertaining to national security obtained by FOIA requests. Contains collections such as the Torture Archive (primary sources related to the detention and interrogation of individuals by the United States).
Contains over 65,000 documents relating to New York State. Three main collections include: 1. New York State Government Publications (Regents exams from 1957 to current), 2. New York State Scanned Documents Collection (broadsides, maps, manuscripts, and special collections) and 3. Education Laws and Policy documents
"WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organization dedicated to bringing important news and information to the public."
Portal to public records information. Users can search by zip code or a city/state. Frequent users can install a toolbar button.
Listing and links to various investigative tools and sources such as death records, public and vital records, etc.
Interactive social media platform for story telling. Users can drag and drop information from other social media sites to build story ideas.
A privately funded non-for-profit member organization, NPR.org produces news, talk, and entertainment programs. Member stations offer national and local programming.
Alexa provides data such as rankings on websites. Users can insert a URL and click "Lookup Sites" to view data. The "Top Sites" tab has three viewing tabs: Global, By Country, and By Category.
Current population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the US Census Bureau. Includes the Annual Survey of Manufactures, Economic Census, Current Population Estimates, Business Patterns, and American Community Surveys. The Guided Search walks you through each step in picking the data and/or geographies
you want to download.
Organization that audits circulation statistics and generates reports to assist advertisers and publishers with media sales. Current reports require membership; see the "Free Reports" in the index to the right.
PAD works with the New York Statistical Information System (NYsis), Regional Economic Development, and Consumer Demographics and Market Strategies (CDMS). Contact information can be found here. Cornell is home to a U.S. Census Research Data Center (RDC). It is located at the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research (CISER).
Archives data on arts, media, and cultural policy.
Print Location: REF DESK HF5905 .E38
Provides a wide variety of information on newspaper markets including retail sales, population breakdowns, income, retail stores, newspapers published and subscription information, etc.
Organization that tracks campain money in state-level elections.
The Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) is a survey research center at Marist college in Pougkeepsie, New York.
Data tool from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard that visulizes the flow of the media.
A central data source and handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Use the search form to generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics.
Economic, demographic and statistical information from various state agencies.
Print Location: REF DESK HA544 .A2
Annual publication from The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government that covers demographic and population information such as: births, deaths and household characteristics by county and selected cities, economic information, elections, government finances, employment, health, human services, housing, education, criminal justice, agriculture and the environment among others.
This site by the Center for Responsive Politics eports on PACs, donors, soft money and lobbyists in U.S. elections.
A compilation of public opinion surveys, containing the full text of questions and responses from 14,000 surveys from 1986 to the present in the United States and more than 80 other countries. Each record includes the polling organization responsible for the poll, the sample size and the date the poll was released.
note: Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
HuffPost Pollster, formerly known as Pollster.com, publishes a comprehensive listing of all pre-election poll results combined into uniquely interactive charts. The Pollster blog provides a daily running commentary and analysis that explains, demystifies and critiques political polling.
Sponsored by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, SeeThroughNY allows taxpayers to access, share, compare and analyze data from county, city, town, and village government across the state. Includes salaries for NY state employees.
Survey institute founded in 1980 at Siena College, New York. In addition to national and state-wide polls, SRI conducts the Siena New York Poll that focuses on New York voter's sentiments.
Compilation of data from several sources. Users can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of state statistics and comparisons.
The site is, "a campaign established by journalists and statisticians to improve the understanding and use of statistics by government, politicians, companies, advertisers and the mass media."
Print Location: REF HA202 .U5
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. The final edition from the US Census is the 2012 edition. The 2013 edition forward are availbe at the IC reference desk in print.
October 26, 2012- present. "TVEyes' provides real-time coverage of all terrestial & sattelite TV and radio broadcasters in all regions of United Kingdom. It provides a time-efficient and economical way to find out what is being said about any issue, any subject or any person through video and audio files including transcripts." -LexisNexis source information
Site includes the following databases: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends; Multilateral Peace Operations; Data on Military Expenditure; Data on Arms Transfers; Data on Arms Production; Database on National Export Control Systems
Provides survey research, data and analysis. Publishes the annual Cornell National Social Survey and the Empire State Poll.
UNdata pools major UN databases and those of several international organizations - browse, search and download data from a large number of statistical databases. Data categories include: agriculture, education, employment, energy, environment, health, human development, industry, information and communication technology, national accounts, population, refugees, trade, and tourism.
Print Location: HV6787 .U52 2007
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Social, demographic and economic information. Includes the American FactFinder resource. USA Counties is a subdvision that contains over 6,500 data items.
The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary.
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries. Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.
Provides access to both national and international newspapers, and contains abstracts and indexing from the following papers (cover to cover): the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today. Abstracting and indexing for all titles and full text for the Christian Science Monitor begins 1/1/95. Coverage includes everything except obituaries (exclusive of famous people), sports tables, ads/classifieds, stock prices, and weather. Additional data provided by Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News: full text articles from 105 contributor newspapers. Additional data also provided by Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service: full text articles from 40 contributor newspapers. Total coverage includes over 500,000 articles.
The official website of the Supreme Court provides recent and pending case opinions, the current calendar, oral argument transcripts and a docket database. Go to Oral Arguments > Argument Transcripts for transcripts. Go to Opinions > Bound Volumes to browse the U.S. Reports. Slip opinions are also available.
Footage released by Al Jazeera network under a Creative Commons license. As of October 2009 the repository contains Arabic and English video footage from the war on Gaza.
Non-profit corporation funded by cable and satellite affiliates that provides public access to daily political events such as congressional debates. See also: C-SPAN's Video Library (programs from 1987+)
Index to television news broadcasts from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN as well as special events coverage. Users must register prior to searching. Tapes can be borrowed for a fee paid by the requestor. 1989+
Collection of broadcasts from the the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas. Interviews from the the early 1960s broadcast features leading senators, artists, and politicians from the period.
Video instructional series hosted at Learner.org. Teaches writing, reporting, editing and communicating. Produced by Peter Berkow in association with KHSL-TV/Chico, CA, 1995. Users must register at the site before viewing on demand.
According to the About page, Newsy is the, "only video news service that allows users to compare bias by highlighting nuances in reporting."
A part of the Internet Archive, the TV News Search & Borrow lets users identify television news clips (3 years including 20 networks). If the full episode is needed, users can borrow it for a $50 processing fee.
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