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Celebrating Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
The month of May is designated to celebrate Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage. The Research Center has featured several books and ebooks that deal with Asian/Pacific Islander in journalism and culture.
These books can be found on our GoodReads page, which is featured on our website. These books are on display in the book cases/shelves in the Research Center. If you’d like to check out one or more of these titles, please do.
Additionally, you can find several titles via our e-book collections. You’ll need to use your barcode for off-campus access to these resources. Please click through the following links:
Race and resistance: literature and politics in Asian America
Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the politics of cross-ethnic performance
Monitored Peril: Asian Americans and the politics of TV representation
Donate Books for Earth Day and help rebuild Haiti!
Tomorrow (April 22nd) is Earth Day! Want to celebrate? Bring in your old books and help the environment and donate your books to help rebuild Haiti’s educational efforts.
RSVP on our Facebook event page to pledge your support, and spread the word!
Here’s the link: “Rebuild Haiti” Book Drive
Also, check out the GoodReads page for resources on Earth and Environment resources that you can check out from the Research Center:
Featured Books in the Research Center
Thanks!
Latest Tweets for March
It’s the mid-way point for March, it’s time for the latest installment of our research tweets from 3/1/10-3/17/10:
- Fact Checking on Web Publications http://bit.ly/bsvWqd (via @sabram)
- latest blog post: Showcasing Women in Journalism: Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day, and the month …http://bit.ly/a7mCbh
- 18 Interesting Internet Firsts http://bit.ly/bL0eLM (via @techreaders @sabram)
- The Economics of Newspapers http://bit.ly/9pYcuI (via @sabram)
- Need #SXSW fix? Follow the newly launched @austinhoodr for updates & austin.neighborhoodr.com for images, blogs, and video. (via @antderosa)
- NYU, outside judges to select Top Ten Works of Journalism of the Decade (2000-2009). http://bit.ly/da0Ctd (via @Poynter)
- State of the News Media 2010: http://bit.ly/bmWQ2z (via @pewresearch)
- Celebrate Freedom of Information Day today 3/16 at NYPL: Open Access, Open Scholarship – Open Future. http://bit.ly/aJZzuX (via @nypl)
For up to the date tweets, follow us @cunygsjresearch, and if you haven’t already, please vote in our latest poll: http://bit.ly/cesozo
Showcasing Women in Journalism
Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day, and the month of March denotes Women’s History Month. For this reason, the Research Center has chosen to showcase some books on women in journalism. These materials are featured on our homepage via our goodreads page.
These featured books are located in our display cases and shelves around the library. Please ask for assistance, if you’d like to view one.
Catching up w/ February Tweets
Did you think we forgot about the weekly Twitter roundups? It just seems like February went by entirely too fast. So without further interruptions, here’s the latest Twitter updates from @cunygsjresearch, tweeted for the month of February:
- RT @resourceshelf: FY 2011 U.S. Budget now available via GPO Access http://bit.ly/bz2XSA
- The Death and Life of American Journalism: A Conversation tomorrow, Feb. 3rd: http://bit.ly/91Qlxk (via @thenation)
- We are on @FourSquare… stay tuned for more tips:http://bit.ly/dllPaG
- latest blog post: Celebrating Black History Month: In honor of Black History Month, the Research Center has fea…http://bit.ly/a44bBt
- OpenThesis.org Launches http://bit.ly/bUKPhd (via @LibraryStuff)
- New York Public Library’s Flickr photostreamhttp://bit.ly/9zeGgU (via @GuyKawasaki @MangoLanguages)
- Interesting article on NYC Compstat Data:http://bit.ly/cA98Eu
- Check out our new Political Reporting wiki:http://bit.ly/aUf6lJ
- latest blog post: What can the Library of Congress do for you?: The Library of Congress might be one of the bes…http://bit.ly/bubmA0
- RT @JoMCParkLib: Interested in day long conversation about journalism? Follow #paleycarnegie #paleynews (via @DeanJFolkerts)
- RT @AEJMC: The Future of Online News TOMORROW 12pm EST http://bit.ly/7v1hUy | RSVP Facebook http://bit.ly/bC0i8g
- Check out the upcoming seminars/speakers @ the Center for Communication: http://bit.ly/d7Nohh
- Report: More newspaper research coming from social mediahttp://bit.ly/9CTrpU (via @librarystuff)
- Two useful examples showing the Power of Research:http://bit.ly/blajMr & http://bit.ly/cxXBoh (hat tip to Jack Styczynski!)
- QUIZ: How Millennial Are You?http://bit.ly/c75WWg #millennials (via @pewresearch)
We’ll resume our regularly scheduled weekly roundups next week!
What can the Library of Congress do for you?
The Library of Congress might be one of the best free resources out there, but you’ll first need a cheat sheet on where to go and how to find it, as the Library of Congress’ website is a bit much for a first-time user. Here’s the link to get you started:
But, you ask, how might I take advantage of this veritable treasure trove?
You could start by visiting the Digital Collections and Programs section of the LOC site, where you can, say, sift through scanned images of long-defunct newspapers to wonder at the evolution of American journalistic idioms; track down presidential nominees or treaties; or simply browse around among archived, ‘historic’ Web pages.
Or if none of that piques your interest, you might try The Wise Guide, where you can go to find monthly entrees to some of the more curious or provocative gems the LOC has tucked away in its cache.
These links are really just a taste of what the Library of Congress has to offer, check back soon for more free resources from the Library of Congress and others. If you have any free resources you’ll like to see featured here, please let us know!
-with Joel Jennings
Celebrating Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, the Research Center has featured several books and DVDs that deal with African American journalists, journalism and culture. Please consider stopping by and checking out one today. These materials are featured on our homepage via our goodreads page.
These featured books are located in our display cases and shelves around the library. Please ask for assistance, if you’d like to view one.
Missed our Tweets last week?
Here’s the latest Twitter roundup for the week of October, 19-October 23, 2009:
- In defence of newspapers and serendipity http://retwt.me/15ZNl
- Anonymous sources harms the credibility of news stories http://bit.ly/3bIAg8 #RYCU (via @aejmc)
- £33m Saves World’s Greatest Newspaper Collection 4 the Nation http://bit.ly/IS6We (via @resourceshelf)
- From the Research Center’s Blog: Catch up w/ the Tweet Roundups this month, http://bit.ly/3YDL3J
- Please vote in our new poll on the Research Center’s webpage: http://www.journalism.cuny….
- State of the Blogosphere 2009 Report http://bit.ly/5eyhI (via @ellyssa)
- Check out http://www.videosurf.com/ – Video Search Engine
- Poll: Which of our databases do you use most frequently to find newspaper articles? http://bit.ly/2C1pl
Remember to follow us @cunygsjresearch for the latest tweets.
Catch up w/ the Tweet Roundups this month
October seems to be flying by so fast — we’ve skipped the Tweet Roundup for the whole month so far. Let’s play catch up now:
Here are the tweets from 9/28-10/2/2009:
- New iPhone App from @APStylebook, http://tinyurl.com/yco99sd (via @Poynter)
- Where the News Comes From — And Why It Matters: http://tinyurl.com/y9c6uw6 (via @pewresearch)
- An Interactive Map of Banned and Challenged Books http://ff.im/-8STLu (via @MLx)
- Social Networks, Blogs Grab Bigger Share of Web http://bit.ly/1m1vY (via @resourceshelf)
- Newspapers Go to Washington, http://bit.ly/3zcTmo (via @LISNews)
- Podcast: @LRainie on the role of librarians in navigating social networks & information overload in the digital age http://is.gd/3OQ1S
- RT @pewresearch News media is less influential in shaping Americans views on health care than on other issues.http://tinyurl.com/yam5xce
- Hectic Life of Working Women: http://bit.ly/3Nacpf
- CUNY J-School Research adjunct Anne Mintz honored by Special Libraries Association: http://bit.ly/3dt4VS
- Value of Information, http://bit.ly/w9Neu (via Stephen’s Lighthouse)
- Google Launches 9 New Ways to Search – http://bit.ly/jYdjs (via @mashable)
- From the Research Center’s Blog: Need help starting your research? http://bit.ly/2jaPbx
- Death of the Newspaper, http://bit.ly/131HNs
- My “Dare to Dream” Journalism Curriculum, http://bit.ly/13B2pC (via The Changing Newsroom Blog)
- Check out Reinventing the Newsroom, http://reinventingthenewsroom.wordpress.com/
Here are the tweets from 10/5-10/9/2009:
- Covering the Great Recession: How the Media Have Depicted the Economic Crisis http://tinyurl.com/ybhkyr3 (via @pewresearch)
- Condé Nast to Close Gourmet, Cookie and Modern Bride – http://bit.ly/OFozY
- The Puzzle of Social Media, Opinions and Personality http://bit.ly/3ihazh (via @jasoncfry)
- NAA on copyrighting news Web sites http://bit.ly/49DReC
- Following Obama Nobel Prize news, Pew posts summer survey on global confidence in Obama: http://bit.ly/9JCrd
And, now we are back up to date with the latest week 10/12-10/16/2009:
- Are you more news-savvy than the average American? http://bit.ly/bvUd8 (via @pewresearch)
- Verification in the Age of Twitter: http://bit.ly/xdmqK
And remember, to get these updates more frequently, please follow us @cunygsjresearch and you can also become a Fan on Facebook: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center