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Kaiser Family Foundation.
Available online. A printed copy will be added to the library collection.
Even as the media environment continues to change, parents say they are getting control of their own children’s exposure to sex and violence in the media, but they remain concerned about inappropriate content in the media more broadly.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
Society of Environmental Journalists.
Available online.
Collection of annotated links to (mostly) online resources, from basic science to government agencies and organizations, to research institutions, environmental groups and more. Sources range from those providing a basic understanding of climate change to a section entitled "Deniers, Dissenters, and Skeptics" to "50+ Really Serious Scientist Sources on Climate (who would probably be glad to talk to a journalist)."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Available online
Subititled" How new rules, technologies and corporate practices affect the reporter’s privilege and further demonstrate the need for a federal shield law," this report notes that Information that once existed only in a reporter’s notebook can now be accessed by companies that have obligations not only to their reporters, but to their shareholders, their other employees, and the public.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
Harris Poll.
Available online.
"In a survey of adults in five European countries, Australia and the United States, readership of major daily newspapers today ranges from a low of six percent of adults in Great Britain and Italy to a high of 13 percent in Spain and Germany. The number one source for each country is TV network news.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
Available online.
"The Guide covers such a dozen matters as visa application, customs clearance, travel and interview, employment of Chinese mainland citizens, rental of housing and offices, application for radio frequency occupation, acquisition of a temporary driving permit, taxation and insurance with which accredited media organizations for the Beijing Olympic Games, including rights-holding broadcasters, accredited written and photographic press, as well as non-accredited media are generally concerned for the coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games. The Guide has done its best to give client-oriented interpretations to every section and detailed step by step explanation to the procedures to satisfy the needs of the media."
Here is a critique of these policies and procedures from Human Rights Watch.
A link to HRW will be maintained on this library Web page.
Pediatrics
Available online.
"This study is the first to provide comprehensive information regarding the extent of media use among young children in the United States. These children are growing up in a media-saturated environment with almost universal access to television, and a striking number have a television in their bedroom."
Articles from Pediatrics are accessible through this database, among others.
Much of the material by New York Times columnists, as well as other features, is not available in the free NYT Web site. Instead, those articles are made available through a subscription-only service called Times Select.
However, students and faculty of Washington and Lee University, as well as other academic institutions, can gain free access to Times Select simply by registering.
Links to the New York Times and Times Select are maintained here on our Web site.
The Washington and Lee University Library is very pleased to announce that we now are providing W&L researchers online access to Series I of the renowned Early American Newspapers database, from the American Antiquarian Society and Readex Newsbank.
This resource offers digitized copies of over 700 newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia printed between 1690 and 1876. You can view a list of the newspaper coverage here.
Some of this material is already available in our library collection, but only in dreaded microfilm or microprint format.
Our subscription link is here.
For additional information, see this page in our Web site.
This is a very expensive item (over $12K) and we would not have been able to purchase it without support from the new President's Initiative Fund. So, thanks to President Ruscio!
There are other online collections of early American newspapers out there, most of which are designed to dovetail with this Series I, which was particularly attractive for its inclusion of a number of Virginia newspapers.
We will work toward additional purchases, but each of them is pretty darned expensive, so nothing else is likely to happen quickly. For now, this series is a great start and should be a very valuable resource, especially for researchers in Journalism and History.