University of Texas Libraries · The University of Texas at Austin

J380W Writing and Reporting

CMA 4.312 • September 3, 2010 @ 9:00am • Profs. Cash and Minutaglio

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Library Info for Graduate Students: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/gradstudents/

My [Library] Account]: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/account/

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LibSearch Box: http://www.lib.utexas.edu

Books and More:

Library Catalog: books (print and ebooks), DVDs, CDs. | WorldCat@UT: books, articles, media sources | Google Books: links from books to our library catalog. Use Advanced Book Search option to narrow by title, author, publisher, date, full-view titles only, etc.

Articles:

Google Scholar: Find scholarly articles embedded in UT Libraries-licensed databases (this info not accessible via Google.com). Also simultaneously searches content of Google Books; lists selected recent academic dissertations and other open access scholarly information within institutional repositories. Note various links around citations: Cited by, Related articles. Important: be sure to access via a UT Libraries or other UT web site so you can access UT-licensed materials.

Journals:

Find online electronic and print versions of journals. Must search for print and online versions of a journal separately; cannot do this with a single search.

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Journalism Resources Web site: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/journalism/index.html

Copy of this handout located at bottom of site.

EBSCOHost Research Databases:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=121

Search across content embedded in more than 60 databases simultaneously. Recommend selecting: Full Text and Find all my search terms. Can narrow by date and academic only articles. View content results by database source. Sort results by date of publication. Many other search results options.

Dissertations and Theses: Full Text:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=114

Lexis/Nexis: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=224

LibraryPress Display: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=512

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.php?id=458

Historical Newspapers Online:

New York Times 1851-2005: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=295

Los Angeles Times 1881-1986: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=517

Washington Post 1877-1992: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=518

Alphabetical list of licensed databases: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/

Research by subject guides/database/subject specialists: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/index.php

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Government and other resources publicly accessible:

Pulitzer Prizes: http://www.pulitzer.org/

Annenberg Public Policy Center FactCheck.org: http://www.factcheck.org/

Berkman Center for Internet and Society: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/#

Pew Research Center for People and the Press: http://people-press.org/

FirstGov.gov Search: http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/All_Topics.shtml

UT Libraries Government Information site: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/government/

Texas Government info: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/government/texas.html

UT Libraries Austin Information Site: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/austin.html

UT Libraries Census Information Site:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/government/census.html

UT Libraries Statistics and Demographics site: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/statistics.html

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Carole Cable, Communication Librarian

Research Services, University of Texas Libraries at Austin

carole.cable@mail.utexas.edu • 512.495.4382 •

PCL 3.316 (to confirm availability, email for appointment)