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Library Seminar for Journalism 4301

Library Seminar for Journalism 4301. Presented by: Stephanie Lichtenauer Librarian for Journalism & Mass Communication. Overview. Popular or Scholarly Sources? Finding Scholarly Articles Finding News Articles Finding Specific Journals or Newspapers Finding Books Time for Research!.

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Library Seminar for Journalism 4301

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  1. Library Seminar for Journalism 4301 Presented by: Stephanie Lichtenauer Librarian for Journalism & Mass Communication

  2. Overview • Popular or Scholarly Sources? • Finding Scholarly Articles • Finding News Articles • Finding Specific Journals or Newspapers • Finding Books • Time for Research!

  3. POPULAR Written by journalists Glossy paper, photos Advertisements General audience Current event topics Short, broad overviews SCHOLARLY Written by scholars Credentials are listed Includes works cited Academic audience Discipline-based topics Lengthy, in-depth Peer-review process Popular or Scholarly?

  4. Peer-Review Process • Author submits article to journal • Journal editor sends the article to the “peers” (other experts in the field) to review the article • Peer reviewers approve or reject the article • Article must be approved by majority of reviewers to be published

  5. POPULAR Time Newsweek People New York Times Columbia Journalism Review SCHOLARLY Journal of Mass Media Ethics Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Journalism & Mass Communication Educator Examples of Publications

  6. Finding Scholarly Articles • Article databases available from CU’s Libraries • Contain info / full text not available on the Internet • Hundreds available to CU students & faculty • Sorted by subject – Journalism • Communication and Mass Media Complete • ComAbstracts • Find the databases on the Libraries’ website • “Find Articles & More” • http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/

  7. Finding News Articles • News databases available from CU’s Libraries • Contains info/full text not available on the Internet • Don’t pay $4.95 for an article from the NY Times! • News Databases • LexisNexis – a standard news source • Factiva – heavy on international news sources • They include newspapers, TV transcripts, etc. • Find news databases on the Libraries’ website • Find Articles & More: News & Newspapers • http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu

  8. Find a Journal / Newspaper • If you need a specific journal or newspaper… • Use the E-Journal Finder • Search by Title • New York Times • Denver Post • Journal of Mass Media Ethics • E-Journal Finder is on the Libraries’ website • http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu

  9. Finding Books • Find books at CU • Chinook, the CU Libraries’ catalog • Search by title or keyword • Search by Subject • “Journalistic Ethics” • “Mass Media -- Moral and Ethical Aspects" • Other options (outside CU) • Prospector – catalog for CO and WY libraries • Interlibrary Loan

  10. Time for Research • Open lab time for research • Ask me questions • Free printing while here! • After this class • Contact me by email or phone • Use the website created for this class • Use VPN to access resources from off-campus

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