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Nieman Foundation for Journalism (Harvard University).
Available online. A printed copy is in the library collection.
The Winter 2006 issue of Nieman Reports is a collection of essays exploring how the "Web and other media technologies are affecting mightily the practice of journalism..."
A link to the text of Nieman Reports will be maintained in our Periodical Finder.
National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Available online.
"Because homelessness is complex, it is often difficult for the media to cover the issue with the background and nuance necessary to capture the full picture, particularly for stories that are time sensitive... This guide aims to streamline this process by providing context and reliable sources for reporters to access quickly."
A printed copy is being added to the collection.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
Available online.
Results of a survey of "Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 years old" on four general topic areas -- Outlook and World View, Technology and Lifestyle, Politics and Policy, and Values and Social Issues.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
The official U.S. Government Web portal -- the gateway to tens of millions of Web pages from hundreds of government agencies -- has a new name: USA.gov.
Interestingly, one of the reasons they changed the name is that they found that searchers had tried (vainly) the search term "usa.gov" over 600,000 times in one year. (Using that logic, maybe they should have changed the title to "paris hilton.")
Links are maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.
Available online.
"Nonpartisan organization dedicated to... supporting the development of 'blogging' or 'citizen journalism' as a distinct form of media; and helping to extend the power of the press, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails, to every citizen."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
Would you like to be notified each time a new book (or video or other material) on a particular subject or by a particular author is added to W&L library collections?
You now can set up Annie (the W&L library catalog) to e-mail you whenever one or more items with required characteristics are added to the catalog.
Not surprisingly, this is a multi-step process, which begins with you logging into your Annie account:
(1) Start at the main Annie menu.
(2) Choose Login to View Your Library Record.
(3) Enter your campus network ID and password.
(4) On the next page, select the "Search the Catalog" option.
(5) Execute any "successful" search in Annie -- any search in which you get the results you want.
On the results page, you should see a gray "Save as Preferred Search" button near the top of the screen (to the right of the search terms). Click on that button.
(6) Click on the blue "Your Record" near the top of the page.
(7) On the subsequent page, click on the "Preferred Searches" option.
(8) The next page will present a list of the Preferred Searches you have set up. To "activate" a search, click on the approporate "Mark for Email" box(es) and then click on the "Updated List" button.
You can save and delete searches as you wish.
As new items are added to the library collection (and Annie), you will receive an e-mail which begins "The W&L libraries have recently added material to the collection that may be of interest to you..." and includes a link to information about each item.
If you have questions about this process, please contact Dick Grefe.
Georgetown University / Pew Charitable Trusts.
Available online.
"Youth exposure to alcohol advertising on television grew substantially from 2001 to 2005... Most of this growth could be traced to an historic increase in alcohol advertising on cable television, particularly by distilled spirits companies."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.