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Resources
Available at the Library—Mass Media Issues: English 1A (
To use the links in this
handout, go to the online version at this address: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/English1A/derby.html
Library Home page: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/library/
Search Strategy Handout: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Eng1A/strategy.html
Most
Censored Stories of 2004-2005 (listed as 2006):
http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2006/index.htm
Articles referenced from this site are behind the reference desk. Ask for the white notebook binder on “Most
Censored Stories”
Newseum.org
Front Page Stories for Today: http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
Subject
Headings | Library Subscription Databases | Library Catalog
| Overviews | Different News Media Sources | Finding Viewpoints
| Left/Right
Mags
Pro and Con Websites | Editorials on the Web
| Blogs | Reference/Statistical
Sources | World Wide Web Searching
Subject Headings |
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Sometimes instead of searching by keywords,
you may have better luck finding materials by consulting the Library of
Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). This is important because you can
sometimes get better search results. For example, articles, books, and
web sites on Civil Liberties will usually be indexed under “Civil
Rights." To browse such headings, they are in the five thick red
volumes on the left side of the reference desk. For Mass Media issues,
examples include—
Journalism—Objectivity Journalism Ethics Television Journalists Mass Media—Political Aspects Mass Media--Ownership
Library
Subscription Databases: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dblist.html.
—To find articles related to your
topic that originally appeared in magazines, journals, and newspapers. Originally published in print form.
Mainly Magazines and Journals |
Mainly Newspapers |
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EbscoHost Academic Search Elite A multi-subject database,
covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural
studies, education, and much more! Tutorial available at: http://tinyurl.com/58ysq |
Mostly full-text articles from hundreds of newspapers, transcripts from many news programs, and other news resources from all over the world. Search "Quick News Search" for articles from the last two years. For older articles, search in "General News Search." |
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Scholarly journal
articles in the Humanities and Social Sciences. |
Full text articles to
many alternative newspapers, newsletters, magazines, and peer-reviewed
journals. Searches Alt-PressWatch, Ethnic NewsWatch, And GenderWatch. |
Library Catalog—Finding Books and Videos: http://tinyurl.com/8mo5z/
How to Search the Library Catalog: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/librarycatalog.html
Library of Congress Classification Handout: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/lc.html
Overviews
(to Current Controversial Issues)
CQ
Researcher Index
to CQ Researcher well-researched overviews on current hot topics is available
at the reference desk. Volumes are
available at the reference shelves: H35
E35
Facts.com
Issues & Controversies While not as detailed as CQ Researcher, a
solid database to hot topics. Contains
links to related news stories and statistical tables.
Library Catalog
(either enter search terms for your hot topic or enter one of these
titles: Opposing Viewpoints, Current
Controversies, Taking Sides, Library In a Book, or Information Plus). Library in a Book titles are at the reference
shelves, and you can certainly photocopy relevant chapters or pages from that
source. The other titles are available
for checkout.
Library
in a Book: Power of the News Media Published
in 2004, an excellent overview of issues regarding media coverage, ownership,
and bias. Available in Reference: PN4888.B74 H46
2004
Getting News
Stories/News Editorial Shows from different sources
Television/Radio
News Transcripts—Mainly from mainstream, multi-corporation owned media
sources (CNN, FOX News) as well as radio sources such as NPR—these transcripts
are available through Lexis-Nexis Academic
Democracy Now—The renowned independent investigative news show with Amy
Goodman, provided by Pacifica Radio
Alternative Presses (ProQuest Diversity Databases) or search Alt-PressWatch separately.
California
News –From Lexis-Nexis
University
Wire (College Newspapers) —What are
student reporters, editors, and commentators thinking at universities across
the country?
News Sites on
the Web Please
begin at our News and Current Events Page
for reliable news web sites, selected by librarians—
Otherwise be very careful of even “popular” news web
resources—as many of them will publish unverified stories and simply rumours, very easily.
For example—Drudge Report, Raw Story, and even some (though not all)
of the results retrieved from Google News
often come from questionable news resources.
For more on the Web, turn to the last page of this handout.
Library
Subscription Databases: Viewpoints Only
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ProQuest Diversity Databases
The
Lexis-Nexis
Academic
Search hundreds of newspapers, television news transcripts, magazines
and more! When entering your search, include the word
"Editorial" as one of your search terms ("Opinion" is
usually not necessary if you search in Quick News Search. Editorials, regardless
of labeling are already so marked in this database)
Lexis-Nexis
Academic World
Search newspapers around the world by selecting a regional area of the
world at "Step Two" of the search form, entering the word
"Editorial" as one of your search terms, and then entering your other
search terms, selecting date range, and then clicking on "Search."
Magazines and Newspapers that Generally Have a Viewpoint
Below
is a list of magazines that have a politically slanted theme. Click on
the titles of the magazines to then browse or search for topics. When you
click on the title of the magazine, most often it will take you into the index
of the title available through Ebsco Host
or Lexis-Nexis. The separate web link stated on the right goes to
the magazine's publicly accessible web site. Keep in mind that full text
of all printed sources will usually only be found in the library subscription
database, while the web site may have web-only features. In Lexis-Nexis,
you must click on Search This Title, first, perform s earch, and then look at your results related to your chosen
publication. (Note: The title below is only a selection and NOT
complete. More titles from right/left/ and in-between are available in
the databases listed right above)
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To the Left |
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To the Right |
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Also check out these web sites:
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To the Left |
To the Right |
Issues
and Controversies (on Facts.Com)
Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe: Policy Papers
Select "General News," select "Policy Papers" and for date range select "All dates."
California
Journal (in Lexis-Nexis Academic)
For political stories related to
Index of Congressional Research
Service Reports
Electronic Policy Network's
Idea Central
National
Center for Policy Analysis (Idea House)
Contains sections from different angles: Policy Issues, Publications, Both Sides, and Opinion Editorials
National
Center for Policy Analysis' Opinion Editorials
Blogs
are web diaries. Anyone with the proper
software can create one. Political blogs, however, have become a hot new resource, and they
can be quite good, as long as you remember that the site is founded by one
particular person (or group of persons) who is hosting that site. A blog can
certainly have a definite bias and can sometimes vary in quality, especially
when looking at the posts from the general public who respond to the public or
who have the option to post additional diaries.
Blogs are valuable because they can sometimes
give very fresh and fruitful points of view from the general population who are
passionate with their beliefs.
Furthermore, many bloggers will link to news
stories that may not always be easily retrievable by a regular search
engine.
DailyKos
and RealClearPolitics
are two such blogs.
More recently, well-renowned political pundits have begun
providing blogs such as the Huffingtonpost
by Arianna Huffington.
Google has developed a BlogSearch
that now allows users to search across the thousands of blogs
that are now in existence.
Reference/Statistical Sources (Books, Databases and Web sites—This is just a sample)
CQ Researcher
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Index at Ref. Desk. Reference: H35 E35 |
FACTS.com
Issues & Controversies
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Click on link from online
handout or Articles page |
Online Reference Shelf: Pros and Cons
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http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/proscons.html |
10,000 Ideas for Term
Papers, Projects, Reports, and Speeches
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Reference Desk: LB1047.3
.L35 1998 |
Library in a
Book: Power of the News Media
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Reference: PN4888.B74
H46 2004 |
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History
of the Mass Media in the |
Reference: P92.U5
H55 1998 |
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Dictionary of Media
and Communication Studies |
Reference: P87.5
.W38 2003 |
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Statistical Abstract
of the |
Reference Desk: HA202 U58
S7 2002 |
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Click on link from online
handout or Articles page |
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Statistics |
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Encyclopedia of Associations
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Reference Desk: HS17
.G334 2004 |
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International
Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family |
Reference: HQ9 .E52 2003 |
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St. James Encyclopedia
of Popular Culture |
Reference: E169.1 .S764
2000 |
Gale Encyclopedia of
Multicultural
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Reference: E184.A1 G14
1995 |
Countries and Their Cultures
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Reference: GN307 .C68
2001 |
CountryWatch
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Click on link from online
handout or Articles page |
Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol
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Reference: HV5804.E53
2001 |
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Encyclopedia of Crime
& Justice |
Reference: HV6017 .E52
2002 |
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West’s Encyclopedia of
American Law |
Reference: KF154 .W47 1997 |
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Violence in |
Reference: HN90.V5 V5474
1999 |
Encyclopedia of Psychology
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Reference: BF31 .E52 2000 |
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
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Reference: QH332 .E52
1995 |
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International
Encyclopedia of Sexuality |
Reference: HQ21 .I68 2003 http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/IES/BEGIN.HTM |
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Resources by Subject |
World Wide Web: Academic Searching Be sure to
use the web evaluation checklist when
using a website.
http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/metasites.pdf
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Librarians’ Index to
the Internet |
INFOMINE |
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Online Subject Index http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/abby/dbsbysubject.html |
Scout Report Archives |
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Academic Info |
Virtual Learning Resources Center http://www.virtuallrc.com/ |
World Wide Web: General Searching http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/Eng1A/Transue.html#search
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