RESOURCES FOR MA JOURNALISM STUDENTS –


AT COLUMBIA



Columbia University Libraries

http://libraries.columbia.edu/


List of Subject Specialists and Contact Information

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/services/colldev/liaisons.html


CLIO

http://clio.columbia.edu/




NEWS RESOURCES


Alt-Press Watch

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ATV6023

Full-text database of selected newspapers, magazines, journals of the alternative and independent press, such as Anarcho-Syndicalist Review, Chicago Reader, Dissent, Off Our Backs, Poverty and Race.


AP/Accunet

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AQX6229

Archive of Associated Press photographs from 1844 to the present, audio files of radio broadcasts, text of wire stories


Ethnic NewsWatch

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ATL9844

Full-text newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from the ethnic, minority, and native press in the U.S. Coverage is from 1960 to date.


Factiva
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AUQ3920
Full-text database of news sources and company and market data; Click on “Companies/Markets” tab for company reports, financials, stock quotes, list of competitors; data can be exported to Excel.


InfoShare

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ATT6078
Database of statistics about New York City from 1980 to the present. Consists of official statistical data from U.S., New York State, and New York City agencies. Includes population statistics, housing data, immigration trends, socio-economic indicators, birth and death data, hospitalizations, and more. Data is presented for the geographies that are unique to New York City.



Lexis Nexis Academic

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AND3603

Full-text database of over 18,000 sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, SEC filings and international company reports, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works.


ProQuest

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ANH8357

Full-text articles from several thousand magazines, journals, newspapers, etc. covering many subjects


ProQuest Historical Newspapers

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AUN8518
Full-text and full-image articles from major American newspapers: Atlanta Constitution (1868-1925), Boston Globe (1872-1901), Chicago Tribune (1890-1958), Los Angeles Times (1881-1968), New York Times (1851-2001), Wall Street Journal (1889-1987), Washington Post (1877-1988), every page from every issue in PDF files.




ARTS RESOURCES


Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/avery/

Reference 212-854-8403, avery@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


Arts & Humanities Citation Index:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio2054244

Database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities


Humanities Full-text:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AMG2761

Covers noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as lesser known specialized magazines


MLA Bibliography:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AKU2886

Indexes critical materials (books, journals, essay collections, dissertations, etc.) on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore


Subject and Research Guides:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/avery/guides.html

Link to a variety of arts and architecture topics



BUSINESS RESOURCES


Business and Economics Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/

Reference 212-854-7804 (Subject Specialists: Jim Coen, Kathleen Dreyer, Peng Xu), business@libraries.cul.columbia.edu

Biography Resource Center:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AQX5846

A database of full-text biographies of persons living and deceased from all over the world; for more biographies, click here.


Company and Industry Resources


Bloomberg:

Current and historical financial quotes, business newswires, descriptive information on over 52,000 companies worldwide; terminals available in Business & Economics Library and Stabile Student Center at the Journalism School; Bloomberg help guide


Business & Company Resource Center:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AUZ7900

Information on publicly-traded companies, particularly for rankings and market share


U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (formerly EDGAR):

http://www.sec.gov/

Click on "Filings and Forms (EDGAR)" to search company filings


Orbis:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6352633

Provides private company information on U.S. traded companies, as well as companies world-wide traded on other exchanges.


ReferenceUSA:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6854046

Provides information on U.S. and Canadian business, health care, and residential listings; Search by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, yellow page listing, revenue, location, number of employees or any combination of the above


Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ANX4239

Includes company profile information and financials; comprehensive overview of industry profiles and competitors, discussing major players in a particular industry;

links to company news


Thomson ONE Banker:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5020753

Provides access to financial data on public companies, as well as merger and acquisition information and market data



Nonprofit Organization Information


Charity Navigator:

http://www.charitynavigator.org

Financial information on nonprofit organizations, including revenue, expenses, etc., browsable by name, category, and includes “top 10” lists as well as news articles, studies, blogs


Guidestar:

http://www.guidestar.org

Free (basic account creation required) general information; includes access to nonprofit IRS 990 Forms


Nonprofit Organizations Subject Guide:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/guides/nonprofit.html

Research guide created by the Business & Economics Library; includes both print and electronic resources available for nonprofit research



POLITICS/POLITICAL SCIENCE RESOURCES


Lehman Social Sciences Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/lehman/index.html

Reference 212-854-3794 (Subject Specialist: Fadi Dagher), lehman@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


U.S. Government Documents Collection -

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/index.html

Reference 212-854-3794 (Subject Specialist: Jerry Breeze), lehman@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


CQ.com:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APZ9141

A legislative tracking and news service for the U.S. Congress, plus full text of CQ Weekly; includes face book, office locations, phone numbers, and email addresses for members of Senate and House; key voting records


CQ Homeland Security:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AVB7835

A one-stop intelligence service for up-to-date and comprehensive homeland security information; daily news and analysis on the latest homeland security spending and policy issues


CQ Voting and Elections Collection:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4996822

Research and reference tool on voting and elections; integrates data, analyses, explanations, and historical material


Google U.S. Government Search:

http://www.google.com/unclesam

Portal searching government sites and publications (.gov, .us, .mil)


JSTOR:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AMG1286

Full-text articles from more than 600 scholarly journals – arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences


Social Sciences Citation Index:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio2054244

Provides access to citations in social sciences, including political science


Sociological Abstracts:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ATG2613

Citations and abstracts of journal articles in the social and behavioral sciences


U.S. Government Information 101 Research Guide:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/usgd/101.html


Worldwide Political Science Abstracts:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AUB7418

Provides access to citations and abstracts of journal articles in political science




SCIENCE RESOURCES


Biological Sciences Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/biology/index.html

Reference 212-854-4715, biology@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


Chemistry Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/chemistry/index.html

Reference 212-854-4709, chemistry@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


Engineering Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eng/index.html

Reference 212-854-2976, engineering@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


Geology Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/geology/index.html

Reference 212-854-4713, geology@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


Geoscience Library at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/geosci/index.html

Reference 845-365-8808, (Subject Specialist Amanda Bielskas) geology@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


Mathematics & Science Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mathsci/index.html

Reference 212-854-4712, mathsci@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


Physics & Astronomy Library –

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/physics/index.html

Reference 212-854-3943, physics@libraries.cul.columbia.edu


General Science Full Text:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AMG2758

Database of leading journals and magazines, biographical sketches, symposia, conferences, review articles, book reviews, selected letters to the editor, and special issues of journals published as supplementary issues, review issues, or laboratory guides


MEDLINE:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4066287

Database of biomedical journal articles; e-Link available in MEDLINE, but not available in PubMed, which is the version of MEDLINE available to the public


Science Direct:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ANN2482

Abstracts and full articles for scientific research from more than 1500 science journals


science.gov:

http://www.science.gov/searchdbs.html

Gateway to over 50 million pages of science information provided by U.S. government agencies


SCOPUS:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6273999

Indexing, abstracting, and citation linking to journals in many sciences fields (as well as social sciences, business, and medicine)


Today's Science:

http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AVB8806

Presents articles from scientific journals, magazines, and newspapers on the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them