LIBRARY RESOURCES USED FOR IDENTIFYING PUBLISHERS
- Bacon's Magazine Directory Ref. Z86 .P4 B33 Print. Very complete directory of magazine
- Bacon's Newspaper Directory Ref. Z86 .N48 B33 Print. Very complete directory of newspapers
- Serials Directory Online. You can search this online directory by subject
- Writer's Market REF PN161 .W83 Print. Very basic listing of magazines
WIRES
- LexisNexis Academic Check the box for News Wire Services
- Associated Press (AP)
- Inter Press Service (IPS)
- United Press International (UPI)
- Center for Investigative Reporting
Journalism dedicated to revealing injustice since 1977. - Center for Public Integrity
Investigative journalism in the public interest.
Huffington Post Investigative Fund
Independent nonprofit organization that supports investigative journalism. - Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
Offers training, holds conferences, gives awards, and provides resources for investigative journalists. The Resource Center is particularly useful for practitioners. - Nieman Watchdog
Defines questions the press should ask. From the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. - ProPublica
Independent nonprofit newsroom producing investigative reports in the public interest.
- Google Blog Search (you can set up a blog alert)
- Tompkins County, NY
Online resource for Tompkins County government. - City of Ithaca, NY "Boards and Committees" links to agendas and minutes
- LexisNexis Academic National, international, news wires, transcripts, polls
- NewsBank America's Newspapers NY regional papers; no longer includes the Ithaca Journal
- NewsBank Ithaca News & Information Center This is the same information you can get from the Ithaca Journal's website, but it pulls in additional local news resources into a cleaner interface for local news
- ProQuest newspapers
32 newspapers; incl. the former Newspaper Abstracts Complete. - Ithacan (Ithaca College Student Newspaper)
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.
GENERAL PERIODICALS
- Academic Search Premier
- ProQuest
- General OneFile (formerly known as Infotrac)
- Biography resource center + Complete Marquis Who's Who In additon to Marquis Who's Who, this resource contains entries from a variety of encyclopedia resources.
- LexisNexis Academic Click on the People tab to access obituaries, elected officials, industry leaders, etc.
- FactCheck.org
- Facts.com Includes editorial cartoons & the current World Almanac.
- New York State Statistical Yearbook REF DESK HA 544 .A2
- World Almanac and Book of Facts
- Dickman Directory: Ithaca and Tompkins County REF DESK F 129 .I8 D53
- Editor & Publisher International Year Book REF DESK PN4700 .E42
- New York Red Book REF DESK JK3430.N5
- United States Government Manual United States Government Manual REF JK421 .A3
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. - New York State Statistical Yearbook REF DESK HA 544 .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. Editions are available online from 2002 to current. - Statemaster.com
Compilation of data from several sources. Users can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of state statistics and comparisons. - NationMaster
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. - Polling the Nations
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.
- Facts.com
- New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
- Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
CHECK ALL CONTEXTS: POLITICS, GENDER, CULTURE, RACE, ETHNICITY
- Alternative Press Index
Index to articles in alternative news sources. Use to research topics that may not be well covered in the mainstream press; 1991 to current. - Ethnic Newswatch
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
Full-text database containing 140 international publications plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. 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.
