Davidson College Library Research Guide for CIS 253 and CIS 453

Ethics in Journalism & Critical Issues in Mass Media Professor Buckner Spring 2006 Reference Works Books Articles Starting Points News Sources Other Databases Notable Journals Web Sites Using RefWorks Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Biographical Works | General Works Biographical Works American Magazine Journalists, 1741-1850. Ed. Sam Riley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1988. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 73] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 73 American Magazine Journalists, 1850-1900. Ed. Sam Riley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1989. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 79] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 79 American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960, First Series. Ed. Sam Riley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1990. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 91] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 91 American Magazine Journalists, 1900-1960, Second Series. Ed. Sam Riley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1994. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 137] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 137 American Newspaper Journalists, 1690-1872. Ed. Perry Ashley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1985. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 43] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 43 American Newspaper Journalists, 1873-1900. Ed. Perry Ashley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1983. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 23] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 23 American Newspaper Journalists, 1901-1925. Ed. Perry Ashley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1984. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 25] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 25 American Newspaper Journalists, 1926-1950. Ed. Perry Ashley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1984. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 29] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 29 American Newspaper Journalists, 1950-1990. Ed. Perry Ashley. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1993. [Dictionary of Literary Biography vol. 127] Reference R 928.1 D554 v. 127 Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism. Ed. Joseph P. McKerns. New York: Greenwood, 1989. Reference R 920.5 A57b Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . Political Commentators in the United States in the 20th Century: A Bio-Critical Handbook. Dan Nimmo and Chevelle Newsome. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997. Reference R 920.5 N713p Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners/ Elizabeth Brennan and Elizabeth Clarage. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx, 1999. Reference R 920.5 B8381w General Works Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. Ed. Norm Goldstein. 39th ed. New York: Basic Books, 2004. Reference R 808.066 S938 Encyclopedia of American Journalism. Donald Paneth. New York: Facts on File, 1983. Reference R 070 P191e Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Ed. Ruth Chadwick. 4 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1998. Reference R 170.3 E561 Encyclopedia of Ethics. Ed. Lawrence C. Becker and Charlotte B. Becker. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2001. Reference R 170.3 E56 2001 Encyclopedia of Television. Ed. Horace Newcomb. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004. Reference R 791.45 E56 Freedom of the Press: An Annotated Bibliography. Ralph McCoy. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Univ. Press, 1968. Reference R 016.32 M131f See also: Freedom of the Press, a Bibliocyclopedia: Ten-Year Supplement (1967-1977). Ralph McCoy. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Univ. Press, 1979. [Reference R 016.32 M131f, 1967-77 Freedom of the Press: An Annotated Bibliography, Second Supplement (1978-1992). Ralph McCoy. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Univ. Press, 1993. [Reference R 016.32 M131f, 1978-92 Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. 140th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2005. Reference Desk R 016.07 A97 International Encyclopedia of Communications. Ed. Erik Barnouw. 4 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1989. Reference R 001.5 I61 Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. Robert V. Hudson. New York: Garland, 1987. Reference R 302.23 H886m Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. Useful subject headings include: Broadcasting Journalism Mass media Newspaper publishing Newspapers Press Law To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first). To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. WorldCat Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan. Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war"). Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Articles Starting Points | News Sources | Other Databases | Notable Journals Starting Points Academic Search Premier (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. OmniFile Full Text Mega (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. News Sources Magazines | Newspapers | Other News Sources Magazines Academic Search Premier (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers. Contains the full text of The Economist from June 1990 to present (but see LexisNexis Academic, which tends to be more up-to-date), as well as the full text of The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, and many other news magazines. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Alternative Press Index. College Park, MD: Alternative Press Centre, 1969- . Library has: 1995 to present Reference Index Area R 050 A466 Indexes articles in periodicals such as The Advocate, The Nation, The Utne Reader, and other "radical" or "alternative" periodicals. Readers' Guide Abstracts (1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Newspapers Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2001) Provides the full text of the New York Times; page images can be viewed and downloaded as pdf files. For articles after 2001, search LexisNexis Academic. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. LexisNexis Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of news wires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. To find U.S. news: do a "Guided News Search." In the first drop down menu, "News Category," choose "U.S. News." In the second drop-down menu, "News Sources," select the appropriate region or state. Enter key words and then adjust the date range as appropriate. To find articles from magazines: do a "Guided News Search." In the first drop-down menu, choose "General News" as the news category; in the second drop-down menu, choose "Magazines and Journals." Enter your keywords and select an appropriate date range. Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point !. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. NewsBank: North Carolina Newspapers (Approx. 1985 to present) Contains the full text of 23 North Carolina newspapers and ten national newspapers. ProQuest Newspapers (1980s to present) Indexes, abstracts, and provides selected full text from the following major national newspapers: The Christian Science Monitor (1988 to present), Los Angeles Times (1985 to present), New York Times (1999 to present), Wall Street Journal (1982 to present), and Washington Post (1987 to present). Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Wall Street Journal Index (1981 to present) Provides indexing for the newspaper. Some full text is available beginning in 1984. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Other News Sources AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive (1826 to present [images]; 1997 to present [text]) A collection of image, graphics, and text databases from the Associated Press (AP). Over 700,000 AP photographs dating from 1826 to the present are available in two collections: the International Archive (U.S. state, regional and national photographs; international photographs) and the Euro/Asian Archive. The Graphics Database contains diagrams, maps, and charts dating from 1999. The text database contains the full text of AP reports from 1997 to the present. Note: Photographs and graphics from the Archive cannot be sold, syndicated, loaned or used for advertising or for trade without the written consent of AP. In addition, users cannot republish any of the photographs on a Web page. LexisNexis Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) As well as the full text of English-language and foreign-language newspapers, LexisNexis also contains transcripts of radio and television broadcasts, the full text of news wires, and the full text of documents and transcripts selected and translated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. World News Connection (1995 to present) Contains full-text, English-language summaries and translations of foreign news reports, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, non-classified technical reports, and other local media sources from around the world. Covers political, scientific, socioeconomic, technical, and environmental issues and events. These materials are provided by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Note: The Library also has earlier years of the FBIS Reports: 1978-1996 [microfiche]: Government Information Microfiche Cabinets, call number PrEX 7.10:FBIS- 1996-2001 [CD-ROM]: Government Information CD-ROMS, located in the top drawer of the cabinet behind the Reference Office. Search Syntax Truncation: use a question mark ?. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Other Databases America: History and Life (Prehistory to present [historical time period covered]; 1964 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Time period searches: search by decade or century only. To search for a decade, use the format xxxxD (example: 1940D). To search for a range of decades, use the format xxxxD xxxxD or the format xxxxD OR xxxxD. Note: For more than five decades, search by century (see below). To search for a century, use the format xxxxH (example: 1900H). To search for a range of centuries, use the format xxxxH xxxxH. CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (1991 to present) A collection of resources on international affairs. Includes citations to journal articles and books; also includes the full text of over 400 working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, policy briefs, and economic indicators. A small selection of journals and books are also available full text. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Contemporary Women's Issues (1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health. Search Syntax Truncation: automatic. Phrase searching: automatic. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. PAIS International (1937 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. To locate articles from previous years, consult Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin, 1915-1972, shelved in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 P976. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Social Sciences Abstracts (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Sociological Abstracts (1963 to present) Indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Notable Journals American Journalism Review Also available full text in LexisNexis and OmniFile Full Text Mega. Columbia Journalism Review Also available full text in LexisNexis and OmniFile Full Text Mega. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics Library has 1996 to present Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly Library has 1995 to present. Web Sites For tips on finding information on the Web efficiently, see our guide ""How to Search the Web." Be sure to evaluate what you find! American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Journalism.org, the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Committee of Concerned Journalists Pew Center for Civic Journalism Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Poynter Institute Using RefWorks Need help managing your references? Try RefWorks! You can use it to organize your citations, keep track of your notes on books and articles, and generate bibliographies. Find out more; consult our guide on Using RefWorks. Connect to RefWorks Tips & Further Help How to Narrow or Broaden your Search How to Identify a Scholarly Article How to Use RefWorks How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document)

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