Information since 1868

Journalism

Introduction to Library Research

Basic Reference Resources

• Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law REF PN4783.A83
• Encyclopedia of American civil rights & liberties REFKF4748.E53 2006
• Encyclopedia of American journalism  REF PN4855.E53 2008
• Encyclopedia of the First Amendment REF KF4770.E53 2009
• Journalism : A guide to the reference literature REF Z6940.C38
• Media and American courts : A reference handbook REF KF9223.5.A9154
• Museum of Broadcast Communications encyclopedia of radio (3 vols.) REF TK6544.M84
• Penguin atlas of media and information REF P91.B29
• Television & cable factbook REF TK6540.T453
• World press encyclopedia: A survey of press systems worldwide REF PN4828.Q53

*REF indicates a print resource located in the Reference stacks on the 1st Floor of the Fogler Library.

Finding Books and Articles

Use the following online catalogs to find books, videos, microforms etc. on your topic:

• URSUS - Fogler Library catalog
• Maine InfoNet (Maine statewide catalog)

To search for journal articles relevant to your topic use the following online indexes:

• Academic Search Premier
• Communication Abstracts
• Communication and Mass Media Complete
• JSTOR
• Lexis/Nexis Academic
• Maine Newsstand
• Proquest Newspapers
• Project Muse  

- find out how to locate full texts of articles retrieved from online databases that have this icon (turn on your audio)

Identifying Scholarly Journals vs. Popular and Trade Magazines

Selected Online Resources

• Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest
• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers - Newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and information about US newspapers from 1690
• Committee to Protect Journalists
• Election Reform Legislation
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
• FindLaw Supreme Court Cases
• First Amendment (University of Minnesotta Law School)
• Freedom of Information - Network of global freedom of information movements
• Library of American Broadcasting (University of Maryland Libraries)
• National Institute on Money in State Politics - track campaign contributions in state politics
• NSP/ACP Student Media Sourcebook - resources for student journalists
• Pew Center for Civic Journalism
• Power Reporting: Resources for Journalists
• Poynter Institute Computer-Assisted Reporting Bibliography
• Project for Excellence in Journalism
• The Pulitzer Prizes
• Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press   
• State of the News Media: An Annual Report on American Journalism
• Student Press Law Center - issues of student journalism in colleges, public high schools, and private schools.
• Television News Archive - Vanderbilt University's extensive archive of television news (requires free registration)
• U.S. Census Bureau - data by topic

Evaluating Web Resources (University of Southern Maine)

Where to go for assistance

• Ask at the Reference Desk:  Hours
• Ask a Librarian:

If you wish to make an appointment with the subject reference librarian, contact Joe Fernandez.

Revised: 07/08/2009
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