April 17, 2008 at 2:04 pm
· Filed under experts ·Tagged experts
The bad news: There is no central repository of experts.
Encyclopedia of Associations [NYU-Only]
Use this resource to identify organizations that deal with your topic.
NOTE: Sometimes individual associations will have their own databases of experts in the field.
ProfNet [Free; Registration Required]
Designed with journalists in mind, you can search this network of 25,000 experts.
Subject-Specific Article Databases [NYU-Only]
Search a subject-specific database to find out which academics are writing about your topic. Subject-specific databases such as PsycINFO are very scholarly in nature and contain articles by academic experts in a field.
Two subject-specific databases that are freely available to the public are:
- ERIC
This is *the* education database. Sponsored by the US Dept of Education, Institute for Education Sciences.
- PubMed
Great for medical topics. A service of the US National Medical Library and the National Institutes of Health.
For Science and Medical Experts
- Authoratory.com
Find experts in the specific areas of life-sciences, including chemistry, biology and medicine. (Site pulls its data by analyzing articles and authors in PubMed.) Still under development. Read more about Authoratory
- Media Resource Service
A non-profit service that has served as a bridge between science and the media since 1980. Journalists can call or email and get help at no charge in locating expert sources of information on science and technology.
- American Men and Women of Science [NYU Only]
” biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological and related sciences”. Includes contact info.
Find an expert at NYU
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March 31, 2008 at 6:57 pm
· Filed under Education ·Tagged Education
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March 31, 2008 at 4:23 pm
· Filed under Nonprofits ·Tagged Nonprofits
Identify a non-profit organization
Info about a non-profit
- Guidestar
Free with registration. Search for basic info, links to 990s.
Understanding a 990
Articles about Nonprofits
- LexisNexis [NYU-Only]
Good for industry news. Includes Chronicle of Philanthropy.
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) [NYU-Only]
Provides a more scholarly look at the nonprofit sector. Includes titles such as Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
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March 18, 2008 at 8:03 pm
· Filed under Circulation, Readership
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March 18, 2008 at 7:15 pm
· Filed under Transcripts
LexisNexis
To search transcripts, checkmark Transcripts. Transcripts are included from: NPR, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, among others.
Factiva
To search transcripts:
- Choose Source
- From the Select Source Category pulldown menu, select Publications -Type
- Click on Transcripts; this adds this to your search
Similar coverage as compared to LexisNexis. Includes The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Additional Sources of Transcripts at Bobst
- Try searching Bobcat. Keyword search for your network/television show AND transcripts
- CBS News Daily News Broadcasts, 1963-1986. Available via Microfiche
Call number: Microfiche 524
Transcripts of CBS news broadcasts from 1963-1986, including daily broadcasts, special reports, Face the Nation, and Sixty Minutes. For a more complete description see the Index, under Access, below.Use the CBS News Index, 1975-1986 in the (REFERENCE 1 PN4888 .T4C64a.) to locate transcripts. Annual volumes provide detailed subject coverage. Date and pages of transcripts are listed with codes for morning broadcasts (A), evening broadcasts (P), Sixty Minutes (60m), etc. The CBS News Index was not published for the years 1963-1974.
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February 29, 2008 at 12:25 am
· Filed under Buildings, New_York_City
Getting Started
- New York City Buildings: Research Guide
Provides sources for finding info about NYC buildings. Please note that this is a guide from the Avery Architectural Library at Columbia University. For non-web resources, you’ll need to search BobCat to see if NYU owns a copy.
- NYC Department of Buildings
Contains statistics, codes, and other reference materials for buildings in NYC.
- Jack Brause Real Estate Library
Part of NYU, the library contains materials on all aspects of the real estate industry, from finance and investment, to development, management, and economics. Resources include industry forecasts, property ownership, zoning laws and maps, mortgage banking, retail leasing trends, real estate investment trusts, or even job hunting. Open to the public.
- Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (NYU Reference 1 NA31 .H32 2000 Non-circulating)
Provides definitions of terms.
Building Codes
Building Violations
Building Safety/Design Post 9/11
Information About a Contractor, Company, etc.
Finding articles
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February 28, 2008 at 2:29 pm
· Filed under AP Daybook
Need access to the AP Daybook outside of the Journalism Dept? Access it via Factiva from any location.
Here’s how:
- Go to Factiva
- Enter the following statement in the free text search box: ny day schedule
- Be sure to UNCHECKMARK the “Obituaries, Sports, Calendars” box in the Exclude from area.
- Select a date; use “in the last day” for today’s schedule
Thanks to Deborah Wassertzug for this tip!
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February 25, 2008 at 5:41 pm
· Filed under media_contacts
News Media Yellow Book REF6 PN 4899 .W304 N49
Directory of “who’s who among reporters, writers, editors, and producers in national news media” (newspapers, networks, television stations, programs, magazines, etc.) Includes contact information. Also includes non-US media.
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February 19, 2008 at 8:30 pm
· Filed under experts, nyu_people
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February 19, 2008 at 8:29 pm
· Filed under courses_in_journalism
Getting Started: Reference Sources
- Quick Reference Sources
Lists useful reference sources by category (ex. biographies, directories, etc.). Many are [NYU-Only].
- CQ Public Affairs [NYU-ONLY]
Provides in-depth reporting on issues. Great for covering controversial topics.
- Fedstats
Topical gateway to statistics collected by the government.
Finding Biographical Info
- Ancestry Library[NYU-Only]
Provides basic info (addresses, birth/death dates), etc. for individuals in the US. Draws from census and other mailing directories.
- Marquis Who’s Who [PRINT]
These guides provide basic biographical information. These can be useful for less well-known field. Numerous Who’s Whos in different fields are published. To find Who’s Who, search for Who’s Who as a title in Bobcat.
- Biography Resource Center [NYU-Only]
Provides access to articles and full-text entries for individuals. (Better for well-known people.)
Finding News
- LexisNexis [NYU-Only]
For more LexisNexis search tips see the LexisNexis post.
- Factiva [NYU-Only]
Like LexisNexis, Factiva covers tons of news sources. There is overlap, but Factiva tends to be better on the trades.
- TIPS–Use the hlp command to tell it to find your keywords in the Headline Lead Paragraph Ex. hlp=nolita
- Click on Custom to see all of the searchable field abbreviations.
- Use the Region menu to limit your search to sources/articles identified with that region.
- EthnicNewsWatch[NYU-Only]
Includes ethnic newspapers. Note some newspapers may be non-English.
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