Friedsam Memorial Library: Journalism/Mass Communication Resources Guide

FRIEDSAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Journalism/Mass Communication (JMC) Resources Guide

Finding Library Materials: The Friedsam Retrieval of Information and Resources (FRIAR) Online Catalog is used to determine the location of books and media resources at Friedsam Memorial Library. To login type mpac in lower case letters. Click here for complete instructions. FRIAR may also be used to find out whether a periodical is owned by the library.

Finding Periodicals/Journals: Print periodicals at Friedsam Memorial Library are alphabetical by title. Most periodicals must be checked out at the periodical window. Hours for the periodical collection window are 8:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M.

Click here for a guide to finding periodical articles for your JMC classes.

Click here to view sample subject periodical titles found at Friedsam Memorial Library.

Periodical Indexes and Abstracts: to locate periodical/journal articles, use the following indexes and/or abstracts (listed alphabetically):

Communication Abstracts - P90 .C6, Index Unit 5, Main Level; 1978+; use to locate more scholarly material in the area of communication, journalism, and mass communication in 100 journals and 30-40 books each year.

EbscoHost (login id and password required) - indexing and some full-text for basic journals in many disciplines, including journalism and mass communication; St. Bonaventure University staff, faculty, and students must obtain id and password from the reference librarian.

Health Reference Center - indexing and some full-text for health, nutrition, and fitness articles for the consumer.

Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995 - P87 .M35 1997, Index Unit 5, Main Level; edited by Ronald J. Matlon and Sylvia P. Ortiz, tables of contents and indexing for scholarly articles in journals representing communication, journalism, mass communication, and speech.

Useful Reference Sources: The following sources can be found in the Friedsam Memorial Library collection. These sources may provide pertinent and related information regarding your topic. See a reference librarian at the Information Desk for help.

Cates, Jo A. Journalism: a Guide to the Reference Literature - Ref PN4731 .C38 1990, Main Level; listing of reference books useful to journalists and other writers.

Encyclopedia of Television News - Ref PN4888 .T4E53 1999, Main Level; terms, institutions, and people in the area of television.

The Encyclopedia of the British Press: 1422-1992 - Ref PN5114 .E53 1992, Main Level; history, personalities, terms, ideas, places, and events.

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media - Ref PN4867 .G34, Main Level; multivolume directory of newspapers, magazines, journals, radio stations, television stations, and cable systems.

Working Press of the Nation - Ref PN4875 .W6, Main Level; directory information for newspapers, magazines, television, and radio in the United States.

The Writer's Market - Ref PN161 .W83, Main Level, latest copy is on Reserve (ask at the Circulation Desk; annual publication on how to sell what you write.

Journalism/Mass Communication Internet Resources: The World Wide Web (WWW) can provide access to much useful information, however, users should check the authenticity of each Internet resource consulted. Links to WWW sites are provided below. The last link is to a list of WWW search engines that can be used to look for sites on the Internet.

ABC: http://www.abc.com

American Communication Association: http://www.americancomm.org/

American Radio Works: http://www.americanradioworks.org/

CBS: http://www.cbs.com

Center for Future Civic Media: http://civic.mit.edu/

Center for Media Literacy: http://www.medialit.org/

CNN: http://www.cnn.com

Crayon: http://crayon.net/
Create your own newspaper.

CyberAtlas: http://cyberatlas.internet.com/

Environmental Media Services: http://www.ems.org/

FACSNET: http://www.facsnet.org/
Online data source for journalists.

FAIR: http://www.fair.org/
Fairness & accuracy in reporting.

Finding Data on the Internet, a Journalist's Guide: http://nilesonline.com/data/

Freedom Forum Online: http://www.freedomforum.org/
Stories and documents related to free speech and freedom of the press.

International Center for Journalists: Advancing Quality Journalism Worldwide: http://www.icfj.org/

Investigative Reporters and Editor's, Inc.: http://www.ire.org/

Journalism & Media References & Resources: http://jmc.sbu.edu/faculty/dwilkins

JournalismNet: http://www.journalismnet.com

Journalism.org: http://www.journalism.org/

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas: http://knightcenter.utexas.edu/

Local TV News Media Project: http://www.localtvnews.org/

The Media Channel: http://www.mediachannel.org

Museum of Broadcast Communications: http://www.museum.tv/home.php

NBC: http://www.nbc.com

NewsDirectory.com: a Guide to English-language Media Online: http://www.ecola.com/

The Newsfilm Library at the University of South Carolina: http://www.sc.edu/library/newsfilm/

Newspaper Archives on the Web: http://metalab.unc.edu/slanews/internet/archives.html

NewspaperLinks.com: http://www.newspaperlinks.com

NewsWatch, A Consumer's Guide to the News: http://www.newswatch.org/

Newswise: http://www.newswise.com/
A comprehensive resource for reporters who write about science, medicine, business and the economy.

Online Communication Studies Resources: The University of Iowa: http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/

Origins of American Animation: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html

PBS Online Newshour: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press: http://www.people-press.org/

Project New Media Literacies: http://newmedialiteracies.org/

ProPublica: Journalism in the Public Interest: http://www.propublica.org/

The Pulitzer Prizes: http://www.pulitzer.org/navigation/index.html

Radio Days: http://www.otr.com/index.shtml/

STATS: http://www.stats.org/

Television News Archive: http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/
From Vanderbilt University.

VOANews.com: http://www.voanews.com/
Cyber companion of the government sponsored Voice of America broadcast service.

World Newspapers: http://www.world-newspapers.com/

For assistance contact the Friedsam Memorial Library Information Desk at:

Reference, Friedsam Memorial Library
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
Telephone: 716.375.2164 Fax: 716.375.2389
E-mail: ref@sbu.edu

Disclaimer:
Friedsam Memorial Library and St. Bonaventure University do not monitor or have any control over the information accessed on the Internet or the World Wide Web from links provided through this Web site. The library cannot be held responsible for content on these external web sites. The presence or absence of a particular resource should not be interpreted to designate endorsement or lack of endorsement of a site or page by Friedsam Memorial Library. It is the responsibility of each individual user to evaluate the quality of every information resource that is consulted.