Research Sources and Methods for Journalism Students

1. Research Sources and Methods for Journalism Students Presented by : Marissa Jacobo, Kim Martin, Marlene Metcalf and Beth Twomey for Dr. Lili Luo’s 210-02, Introduction to Reference Services May 6, 2008

2. Accessing the King Library-your home base for reference and research You can access the King Library remotely at: http://sjlibrary.org/gateways/academic/ Then, click on “SJSU Research Topics” in the left hand column. Click on “J” for Journalism and then finally, click on “Journalism and Mass Communications”. Here you will find resources assembled by the King’s librarians to help you in your journalism research.

3. Where you can find librarians to help you The main Reference Desk at the King Library is on the second floor. Paul Kauppila is the journalism subject specialist and can be reached at: (408) 808-2042 Paul.Kauppila@sjsu.edu

4. Print Resources at King Library Subject searches and the library catalog

5. Types of Print Resources Bibliographies Journalism: A Guide to the Reference Literature Jo A. Cates ; foreword by James W. Carey. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2004. 3rd ed. Call Number: PN4731.C38x 2004 Location: King Journals/Periodicals Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Columbia, SC : Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, c1995- Call Number: PN4700.J7 Location: King Periodicals Lower Level

6. Manuals and Handbooks Best Practices for Newspaper Journalists : a Handbook for Reporters, Editors, Photographers and Other Newspaper Professionals on How to be Fair to the Public Robert J. Haiman. Publication Information Arlington, VA : Freedom Forum, [2000] Call Number: PN4756.H35x 2000 Location: King 7th Floor The Newspapers Handbook Richard Keeble. London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. 3rd ed. Call Number: 070.172 Keeble Location: King Nonfiction 3rd Floor

7. Dictionaries Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism edited by Joseph P. McKerns. New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. Call Number: PN4871.B56 Location: King 7th Floor

8. Browsing Areas PN4800’s: For materials about American journalism, history, profiles, analysis, news agencies and ethnic and regional American news etc… PN4870’s: One of the largest areas of the collection, in this area can be found profiles, memoirs, biographies and analysis of the work of individual reporters and groups of reporters. PN5000’s: For materials about journalism from other countries in English and some in other languages.

9. Subject Headings Journalism + (location) + topic example: Journalism United States Periodicals Related subject headings Online journalism Newspaper Publishing Press Reporters and reporting

10. Use the drop down to choose “subject” Type “journalism” into the search field Advanced Searches with the King catalog Choices can be further narrowed by language, type and location

11. When subject headings don’t follow the usual pattern, you will be “pointed” to the correct one Clicking on the hyperlinks will lead you to the bibliographic and location information Example of results from a Journalism subject search in the King Library catalog.

12. Databases

13. Databases Unlike Google, you’ll need a password to access these resources. Set this up at the King Library.

14. Use the drop-down menu to limit the search term to a specific part of the record (title, abstract, all text, subject heading, etc.)

21. Business Full Text

22. Web of Science

23. ROPER Center for Public Opinion Research (ROPER)

24. Associations Unlimited

26. POP QUIZ! • Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory • Proquest • Lexis Nexis • ROPER • Associations Unlimited • Academic Search Premier • Web of Science • How will the moth damage my garden? • What’s the most recent status of aerial spraying? • How does the general public feel about the spraying? • Is it legal to spray without a vote? • Which organizations oppose insecticides? • Who publishes American Fruit Grower? Can I trust this source?

27. Web Sites Using the Internet as a Reference Tool

28. Using the Internet as a Reference Tool • Advantages • Easy to use • Audiovisual and Interactive • Broad scope • Disadvantages • Quality Control • Requires critical evaluation

29. Using the Internet as a Reference Tool • Search Engines • Boolean Operators and Truncation • Basic vs. Advanced search • Evaluating Websites • Content • Authority • Purpose • Bias & Point of View • Currency

30. Using the Internet as a Reference Tool Which search engine do you usually use? Basic or advanced search?

31. Google-Basic Search How do you evaluate the 87,100 results? Which web sites do you trust? Conducting a simple search How do you evaluate Internet Resources?

32. Google-Advanced Search Advanced Search: Exact wording, English Language, Past 3 months Results Retrieved: 7,360

33. Journalism & Mass Communications Web Sites

34. Journalism & Mass Communications – Web Sites A Journalist's Guide to the InternetAn online textbook with resources for reporters similar (but not as extensive as) Power Reporting AAF Sports Librarythe AAF digital archive contains Olympic information in fully searchable PDF format, with Olympic Official Reports, Olympic Oral Histories, 100 years of Olympic Review, the Journal of Olympic History Access Newspaper ArchiveAccess Newspaper Archive contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. This database is a subset of Newspaperarchive.com, a subscription database. Access N California Newspaper ProjectThis is the single most comprehensive source of information about California's Newspapers. Content analysisResources for content and text analysis by Matthias Romppel Free quotations search engineOver 90,000 free quotations available for users such as students, journalists and writers Power ReportingThe only place for reporters to begin searching on the internet. We resources you can trust. HistoryBuff.com Online Newspaper ArchivesThe front pages (and a few inside pages) of ORIGINAL newspapers about major, and not so major, events in American history can be read. See how the press covered the event.

35. NationMasterPublicly-available statistical data on the world's countries, from crime to education, economy, demographics etc., choose a country and/or a set of statistics to graph a comparison between designated countries. Online Journalism ReviewFrom the USC's Annenberg School of Journalism ,thoughtful analyses of current issues facing journalists. Updated daily. Poynter Institute"The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalism." They want you to enroll, however, these web pages contain a lot of free material very useful to journalists. Public Records OnlineWhile our most private information can (usually) not be found online, you can track down items like birth certificates, marriage and divorce information, obituaries and licenses on the web. Reporters Without BordersMore than a third of the world’s people live in countries where there is no press freedom. Reporters Without Borders works constantly to restore their right to be informed. Society of Professional JournalistsJournalism students should consider membership. University of Iowa Journalism Resources"Over 40 annotated pages of resources compiled for support of academic journalism departments and professional journalists. "

36. Journalism & Mass Communications – Web Sites • Resources Available include: • Resources for Reporters • Newspaper and Archives Information • Career Support for Journalists

37. Resources for Reporters • Compiled Internet resources in one website • User is directed to corresponding site • University of Iowa Journalism Resources “Over 40 annotated pages of resources compiled for support of academic journalism departments and professional journalists.” URL:http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/

38. University of Iowa Journalism Resources Web Site

39. Resources for Reporters-Website • A Journalist’s Guide to the Internet An online textbook with resources for reporters to begin searching on the Internet URL: http://reporter.umd.edu/

40. Newspaper Websites Access Newspaper ArchiveAccess NewspaperARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. a subscription database http://access.newspaperarchive.com/InvalidIP.aspx California Newspaper ProjectThis is the single most comprehensive source of information about California's Newspapers. http://cnp.ucr.edu/

41. Newspapers -Example California Newspaper ProjectFinding newspaper information according to search criteria. E.g. place, institutions, publication year. Etc.

42. Career Support for Journalists • Poynter Institute"The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalism." • Society of Professional JournalistsJournalism students should consider membership.

43. Poynteronline-Website

44. Online Resources at Government Websites Using the Internet and Library catalogs

45. US Government Resources The following are indispensable for SJSU Journalism students: Power Reporting http://powerreporting.com/ Government Agencies: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html Government Publications Office (GPO) Access: gpoaccess.gov To reach the King Library’s Government Publications page: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/databases/sguide_subjectList.htm?subID=30