RARE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS DONATED TO DUKE UNIVERSITY

Greetings!

A 5,000-volume collection containing many rare and historically
important 19th and 20th century American newspapers has been donated to Duke
University Libraries in April 2004 by novelist and essayist Nicholson Baker.
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/news/newspapers_0404.html

Mr. Baker gained some notariety for his well-publicized assault on libraries
newspaper microfilming practices. His 2001 book, Double Fold, is available in
our Park Library.

With libraries across the world getting rid of their print editions of historic
newspapers, the new collection at Duke will be one of the few places where they
will be available. Here is the URL where you may view some of the digitized pages:
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/news/newspapers_0404.html

Best regards,

Barbara





- posted by Barbara @ 4:25 PM

 
NEW ONLINE DATABASE AT DAVIS LIBRARY

Greetings!

This just in: The Journal Citation Reports
http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/description.php?EIDID=1070

is now available on your desktops via Davis Library's electronic reseources.
The Journal of Citation Reports is an essential, comprehensive, and unique
resource for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over
8,400 scholarly and technical journals worldwide. Coverage is both
multidisciplinary and international, and incorporates journals from over
3,000 publishers in 60 nations. The JCR is the only source of citation
data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of
science, technology, and the social sciences. JCR Web shows the
relationship between citing and cited journals in a clear, easy-to-use
framework. The Social Sciences Edition Contains data from roughly 1,500
journals in the social sciences.

As always, if you would like a demonstration of this new database, I'm happy
to oblige. Simply email me your request with a preferred time and date.

Barbara Semonche

- posted by Barbara @ 3:27 PM

 
JOURNALISM and MASS COMMUNICATION ABSTRACTS now online and free!

Greetings!

Since 2000, the Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts publication has only been available online (and for free.) [Note: our Park Library has earlier issues bound in our serials collection.]

This publication contains abstracts of masters theses and doctoral dissertations accepted for graduate degrees. The AEJMC web site hosts the online version of J&MC Abstracts. The direct link to the search interface is:
http://www.aejmc.org/abstracts/index.html

There is also a "browse" feature for both dissertations and theses.

Here is a direct link to a form to submit abstracts for dissertations and theses:
http://www.aejmc.org/pubs/JAsubform.pdf

Best regards,

Barbara

- posted by Barbara @ 4:44 PM

 
KNIGHT FOUNDATION NEWSPAPER DIVERSITY STUDY

Greetings!

Released on May 12, 2004 from the Knight Foundation is a report on the racial diversity of 1,413 American newspapers. The report is prepared by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig

For the full report with detailed statistics and analaysis please check this URL:
http://powerreporting.com/knight/

You'll discover an expanded executive summary plus links to the data for newspapers categorized by circulation and by state. Here is the direct link to 47 newspapers for North Carolina:
http://powerreporting.com/knight/north_carolina.html

Best regards,

Barbara Semonche
- posted by Barbara @ 4:29 PM

 
WORLD PRESS REVIEW -30-

Greetings!

From The Chronicle of Higher Education 5/11/2004 Daily Report:

A glance at the May issue of "World Press Review":
A farewell to publication in print

The magazine, which publishes reprints and translations of
articles from outside the United States, is celebrating its 30th
anniversary but ceasing publication in print.

According to its editor, Alice Chasan, the magazine has been "a
vehicle for awakening Americans to the diverse perspectives and
priorities of the world around them and deepening their
understanding of their fellow human beings."

In a separate note, Richard H. Stanley, president of the Stanley
Foundation, which publishes the magazine, explains that the
print edition is being abandoned because of the increasing
subsidies required to run it. The foundation has decided to
redirect those resources, he says, toward its objective of
"promoting and building support for principled multilateralism
in addressing international issues."

Ms. Chasan writes: "If a magazine is a conversation between its
creators and its readers, our conversation is drawing to a
close. To the readers on the other side of the conversation, I
give my thanks for the spirited give-and-take, as well as for
your recognition of the vital role 'World Press Review' has
played in bringing English-speaking readers into the global
debates of our time."

It its final issue, the magazine features articles on six
current news topics, along with excerpts from its archives that
shed light on the history of those topics.

The magazine's Web site will continue at
http://www.worldpress.org

Best regards,

Barbara Semonche
- posted by Barbara @ 5:08 PM

 
JOMC SUMMER 2004 RESERVED READINGS in PARK LIBRARY (photocopies and folders)

Greetings!

For faculty members and TAs teaching first and second summer sessions, please note that you have at least two options for courses' reserved readings.

1. Placing photocopies of selected articles for your courses' required reading in designated folders in our Park Library. [Note: the plain manilla triple cut folders are located in the main floor supply room.] Folders should be labeled with the
appropirate course number
faculty member's (or TA's) name
titles of reserved article(s); separate folder for each title

2. Arranging with UNC-CH Libraries for placing your reserved readings on E-Reserves. For detailed information, please consult this URL:

http://www.lib.unc.edu/reserves/instructors.html

As always, if JoMC faculty members or TAs have any questions about these procedures, please contact me directly and I'll do my best to help.

Barbara Semonche, Park Library Director

- posted by Barbara @ 4:50 PM