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Welcome Back Tweets!

The Spring semester started today. Starting on February 1st, we will begin our extended hours again. We will be opened from 9 am-9 pm Monday-Thursday, 9 am – 5pm on Friday and Saturday. We’ll remain closed on Sunday. For other closing, please visit on our Hours and Schedule link on our About Us page.

Things got a little busy in preparation for the Spring 2010 semester, causing us to skip a few weekly twitter roundups. If you’ve been following on Twitter (@cunygsjresearch), these tweets will be a refresher, if not, here are the latest tweets from 1/11/2010-1/28/2010

Ethics resources on The Journalist’s Toolbox:http://bit.ly/6j8A9N #ethics #journalism #media (via @journtoolbox)
Finding Experts on Twitter Just Got Easy with Twendly (http://bit.ly/4ENAjE) by @kimheras (via @jaapvandegeer@TheNextWeb)
Twitter and the Visual Dataverse (http://bit.ly/7z7XRJ) Data visualization has finally gone viral, says @CharBooth (via @libraryjournal)
Six ways you can help in Haiti. (http://bit.ly/6cS9Zj) using social networking to help Haiti by @sacca (via @JoMCParkLib)
Try Listorious http://bit.ly/2WBBT3 Turn your Twitter list into an RSS feed for new twitter lists. http://bit.ly/3TdFIO (via @aejmc)
Happy 9th Birthday to Wikipedia http://bit.ly/7BsGGL (via @resourceshelf)
RT @rww: Nice, Google Fast Flip has topic feeds. e.g.http://bit.ly/6AFHV5 “internet+of+things” (via ideatagger)
RT @JoMCParkLib: AP hosting discussion “How should journalists act in human disasters?” on Facebook -http://ow.ly/Yyz6 (via @StKonrath)
latest blog post: The Encyclopedia of Journalism receives an honorable mention for the ALA Dartmouth Medal:http://bit.ly/5mcuL2
Happy 2nd Anniversary to Library of Congress Flickr Account; LC Adds New Photo Set: http://bit.ly/777Fop (via @resourceshelf)
Foursquare, journalism, and a sense of place:http://bit.ly/4KeAsF by @jlittau (via @aejmc)
Check out www.scoopler.com, a real time search engine @scoopler
latest blog post: New Feature: Free Resources: There’s a surprising amount of free resources out there for you … http://bit.ly/5tqiui
Online news is an inferior good among users, research shows http://bit.ly/9Jfh8j (via @aejmc)
List of Legal Resources For Startups and Entrepreneurs hhttp://bit.ly/93bpce (via @rww)
History of the Apple tablet: http://bit.ly/bOICAl via @hightechhistory (thanks @CSMlibrary)
Poll: Are you following the Research Center (@cunygsjresearch) on Twitter? http://www.journalism.cuny.edu/research-center/#pd_a_2608889

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New Tweets for the New Year

A delayed Happy New Year to all! The Research Center is open and ready to help with your research needs during January Academy. Please note, our hours are Monday-Friday, 9-5 pm, and we are closed on the weekends. We will resume extended weekend/weeknight hours on Feb 2nd, 2010.

We are still tweeting away at @cunygsjresearch, and here are the latest from 12/28/2009-1/8/2010:

Chart of the day: Opinions of Tech and Social Changeshttp://bit.ly/7tKFpq (via @lrainie)
A must-boomark: Covering Crime and Justice: A Guide for Journalists … http://ow.ly/IHYZ (via @journtoolbox)
WorldCat in RedLaser iPhone App http://bit.ly/5fzdH9 (via @thelib @oclc)
Archivist of the US Announces Establishment of the National Declassification Center http://bit.ly/4XLHx9 (via @resourceshelf)
Resource of the Week: DocuTicker! http://bit.ly/68N3tz (via @resourceshelf)
New Pew Internet data on internet, population broadband adoption, wireless connectivity http://bit.ly/8bTsTf (via @lrainie)
Happy 15th Anniversary to THOMAS http://bit.ly/53ixzM (via @resourceshelf)
How News Happens:http://bit.ly/6QKftn by @PewResearch Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (via @Pew_Internet)

Holiday Tweets?

The Research Center will be closed from December 24-27. We’ll be back on Monday, December 28. In the meantime, here are some tweets that go well with egg nog

Here are the latest from December 8-December 23, 2009 from @cunygsjresearch:

Putting a Bar Code on Places, Not Just Products http://bit.ly/5QSpOb (via @nytimesbits)
Real-Time Search Hailed as Google’s Latest Game Changer http://bit.ly/7d3rgq (via @Atlantic_Wire)
Check out Neighborhoodr http://neighborhoodr.com/
Google Goggles Mobile Visual Search http://bit.ly/6GjLGM (via @ellyssa)
Editor & Publisher closing http://bit.ly/67v9lK “Both the print and online operation will shut down immediately.” (via @AEJMC)
Should Google fund new journalism models? http://bit.ly/8583Xl (via @librarystuff)
The Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next http://bit.ly/5QeUIx(via@pewresearch)
Deep Web Research 2010 http://bit.ly/4N2WvJ ( via llrx.com)
Embedded @livestream on our homepage for @cunyjschoolgraduation – tune in! http://www.journalism.cuny.edu/ (via @coolgates)
McSweeney’s Proves Print Isn’t Dead from @time http://bit.ly/6JdGeT
The NY TImes site traffic maps are pretty cool. Data culled from roughly 15 Web servers. http://bit.ly/6ltZku (via @newsresearch)
#followfriday #followalibrarian Here’s a list of all the CUNY libraries that are tweeting: http://bit.ly/60nZwq
Research Center Winter Intersession Hours http://bit.ly/5hjfRx
“YouTube Is the Top Social Media Innovation of the Decade”http://bit.ly/6SUhbn (via @mashable)
2010 trend predictions in 140 characters http://bit.ly/8QnyQm (via @lbraun2000 @mary_madden @lrainie)

Need to catch up on the latest tweets?

Whether you are tweeting or not, we’ve been… here’s the roundup of the latest tweets from 11/30-12/4/2009 for your convenience:

Business Week library closes, yikes! take a close look at the picture: http://bit.ly/7t2yXS (via @librarystuff)
The two-day FTC workshop on “How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” happening now. Check here for details http://bit.ly/6z9pW7
“Twitter” is the top word of 2009. http://bit.ly/6qjwKk
No Reader Left Behind: Improving Media Coverage of Education – Brookings Institution http://bit.ly/68kF1A (via @Krochmal)
CONFIRMED: Comcast to Take Control of NBC Universal http://bit.ly/4ryfHW (via @justinlibrarian)
Google Launches Their Own Dictionary http://bit.ly/6wqkC9 (via @resourceshelf)
Presenting @ CUNY IT Technology Conference @ John Jay #cunyit

And, as always, if you haven’t done so already, please follow us on Twitter: @cunygsjresearch

Research Center closed over the Thanksgiving Break

The Research Center will be closed over the Thanksgiving break from Thursday, November 26-Sunday, November 29, 2009. We will re-open on Monday, November 30, 2009, with our regular hours of 9 am to 9 pm.

Here are the latest research tweets to catch up with during the Thanksgiving break. These tweets were posted during 11/16-11/25/2009:

About Half in U.S. Would Pay for Online News, Study Finds http://bit.ly/19S05p (via @librarystuff)
RT @rww New report says 80% of US consumers won’t pay for online content. Other reports aren’t so pessimistic. http://bit.ly/3MsVlT
Game stories, Wikipedia and the question newspapers can’t seem to ask, http://bit.ly/2364qM (via @jasoncfry)
Cool tool from @craignewmark of Craig’s List. Helpful for sourcing: http://www.govloop.com/ (via @journtoolbox)
Google puts case law online, http://bit.ly/4sPiA0
Poll: Did you know you can check out DVDs (in the general collection) overnight? http://bit.ly/3jJhhc
Next year’s Twitter? It’s Foursquare http://bit.ly/5xywWZ (via @ellyssa)
The Changing Magazine Industry http://bit.ly/4qHSmO (via Stephen’s Lighthouse)
Free H1N1 resources available from EBSCO: http://bit.ly/6galUD
Fox News threatens pink slips for on screen errors http://bit.ly/8tOuqk
Twitter just passed 6 billion tweets! http://bit.ly/6TetcN (via @lrainie @jdlasica)

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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

Need to catch up on the latest Twitter feeds?

Here’s the latest from the week of 9/21/09-9/25/09:

From the Research Center’s Blog: Want to Read Books from Your Laptop? http://bit.ly/LPlXz
RT @resourceshelf OMB Issues 2010 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators http://bit.ly/uq36H
RT @Pew_Internet Draft transcript & mtg materials from 9/21 Health IT mtg, w/ testimony from @SusannahFox: http://bit.ly/HITpol9-18
RT @resourceshelf Candy and Fruit Flavored Cigarettes Now Illegal in United States; New Tobacco Law.. http://bit.ly/16Q77D
37% say they are hearing too much about Obama; 47% say the right amount & 12% too little. http://tinyurl.com/kjo9bc (via @pewresearch)
Google Unveils Tool to Annotate Web Sites – http://bit.ly/bpmYF
This week in the CQ Researcher: “Interrogating the CIA” Should its role in terrorism cases be reexamined? http://tinyurl.com/cqrblog
Join us for a discussion with @gabrieldance on presenting data on the web: http://bit.ly/WFDc0 (via @cunyjschool)
What Divides America? http://bit.ly/17sJno (via @pewresearch)

Want these links in a more timely manner? Follow us on Twitter: @cunygsjresearch

Time for the Weekly Twitter Roundup

Missed out on our Twitter feed last week? Here’s the latest from the week of 9/14/09-9/18/09:

Pew survey: newspapers & broadcasters alienating audiences. 63% believe media inaccurate & biased: http://bit.ly/2ovpWa ( via @poynter)
Looking to get published?! Check out the Writer’s Market 2010 book in reference section for a listing of publications!!
RT @cqresearcher “Gays in the Military” Should the ban on homosexuals be lifted? http://tinyurl.com/cqrblog
RT @resourceshelf NEW: American English Dialect Recordings, Over 100 Hours of Recordings http://bit.ly/RZBKu
Mapping the Big Apple http://bit.ly/iRcEy (via @WSJ)
VIDEO: Did You Know 4.0: http://bit.ly/GrkFK

Want these links in a more timely manner? Follow us on Twitter: @cunygsjresearch

New Feature: The Weekly Tweet Roundup

In case you missed it on Twitter, the Research Center will feature the latest every Monday on The Weekly Tweet Roundup

If you want these links in a more timely manner, follow us on Twitter: @cunygsjresearch

Most of these links will also be included in our Deadline Lifeline Bookmarks on Delicious, check it out: http://delicious.com/cunyjschoolresearch

Here’s the weekly roundup of valuable links that appeared on Twitter from 9/7/09-9/11/09:

Obama’s Approval Ratings Slide:By the Numbers: http://bit.ly/3VcAED #fb
Back to School Fact Sheet from the U.S. Census Bureau, http://bit.ly/AidrJ #fb
Some factchecking of Obama’s speech last night http://bgyh6.tk http://45e1b.tk http://cjmae.tk ( thanks @dtut) #fb
Spend some time today with the 911 Digital Archive http://911digitalarchive.org/ (via @tweetMETRO) #fb
Got research? Check out the latest research from AEJMC refereed journals… Research You Can Use http://bit.ly/s3sQv (via AEJMC) #fb

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