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ProQuest Newsstand – February Database of the Month

ProQuest Newsstand

ProQuest newspapers can now be searched on the all-new, powerful, comprehensive and easy-to-navigate platform (see information on new platform).  ProQuest Newsstand indexing helps users quickly find the news information they need. Each issue is indexed thoroughly, so there is access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the paper.  The indexing covers not only complete bibliographic information but also companies, people, products, etc. Continue reading

The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 – May Database of the Month

The Times Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of 200 years of The Times (London), one of the most highly regarded resources for the 19th – 20th-century history. The entire newspaper from 1785 to 1985 is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.  This archive is a good resource for teachers, students and researchers of  Irish history, politics, social and cultural history, law, genealogy and criminology. Continue reading

LexisNexis Academic Made Easier (& a Little Prettier)

This year LexisNexis Academic (a database with access to full-text news, business and legal publications) rolled out its much anticipated redesigned interface, including  improved navigation and search features. FAU Libraries lists links to both interfaces on the Indexes/Database pages. Access to the old interface will be phased out by Summer 2010 when users will be redirected to the new interface.

Besides the blue and white color scheme, the most dramatic change is the Easy Search Form. The big blank search box has been replaced by three search categories: “Search for News,” “Look up a Legal Case,” and “Get Company Info.” For detailed explanations of important search form changes, new forms, and other features see Academic Help Overview.

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In the News: Demise of Newspapers?

Week of March 9, 2009

News Item: The Rocky Mountain News, a daily newspaper from Denver, Colorado, published its final edition on February 27, 2009. Many papers across the country could face similar problems if potential buyers are not found, while others such as the Chicago Tribune are seeking bankruptcy protection. Also, the Christian Science Monitor will soon become a weekly paper, cease its daily print editions, and rely mainly on the Web as a means of publishing its news. Is this the end of traditional newspapers as we know them? (Democracy Now! reported on this topic last week)

 

American Carnival: Journalism Under Siege in an Age of New Media
By Neil Henry. U of California Press, 2007
Call Number: PN4888 .E8 H46 2007

Breach of Faith: A Crisis of Coverage in the Age of Corporate Newspapering
By Gene Roberts. U of Arkansas Press, 2002
Call Number: PN4867 .B674 2002 (At Jupiter – May be borrowed through ILL services)

The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
By David Nasaw. Houghton Mifflin, 2000
Call Number: Z473 .H4 N37 2000
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