library resources: online journalism ( comm 361)
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Library Resources: Online journalism ( Comm 361). Joy Suh Government Information and GIS Librarian [email protected] Feb 26, 2012. Assignments. Writing a report or story on: Hidden History, Neighborhood, Transportation, Job Hunting, Food Access, Faith (Religion), Sustainability , etc. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Library Resources: Online journalism (Comm 361)
Joy SuhGovernment Information and GIS Librarian
[email protected] 26, 2012
Writing a report or story on: Hidden History, Neighborhood, Transportation, Job Hunting, Food Access, Faith (Religion), Sustainability, etc.
in “Fairfax County”
Assignments
How to find Books, Journal Articles, and other government resources (data, maps, pictures, etc) on your topic.
Key Resources How to search, evaluate, and cite your resources.
Goals
Finding ResourcesFind Books and More Find Journal ArticlesSteps taken: Mason Catalog WRLC FX County Public
Library Catalog ( Local Government Document Holdings)
Worldcat Interlibrary Loan
Steps taken: Databases for
Newspapers, Legal Cases, Current Events, Data/Statistics, journal articles, etc.
E-Journal Finder
Using Catalogs: Mason, WRLC, Fairfax County Public Library Catalog, and Wordcat.
Keyword Search-your topic AND Fairfax County, etc.
Subject Search—Fairfax County Subject (your topic) AND Keyword (Fairfax
County)
See Tutorial-Combining Search ToolFind out how your search results are different with
different catalogs/different search strategies.
Find Books and More (Maps, Videos', etc)
Newspaper Articles Lexis/Nexis Academics (Washington post )Virginian Newspapers Legal Cases Lexis/Nexis Academics Journal Articles on your topic: JSTOR,
Academic Search Complete, PQ Research Library.
Journal Articles on Online Journalism : Communication Abstracts or Communication Mass Media Complete
Journal Articles
Census Data: --American FactFinder (2000 & 2010)--Social Explorer Database (Covers all census
data and thematic maps): See Data Services page
www.fairfaxounty.gov (Local Data, Maps, Events/News, and more)
Visit FX Public Library (Fairfax City-Virginia Room)
Artstore Database (Pictures)
Data and More
How to Search, How to Evaluate, How to Cite,
See Infoguide: Library Research BasicsSee also: Online Tutorials A-Z
See Tutorials on
Take library workshops (Zotero, Data Services’ Workshops)
Explore “inPrimo”-a new search tool
Contact--- Joy Suh ([email protected]) Jen Stevenson
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