Subject: [jomcfac] New book arrivals in our Park Library
Greetings!
Here are the latest titles with additional info and comments. The books' subjects cover
* media ethics * media law * mass media research and theory * advertising * television * biography.

Note that none of these new books have yet been cataloged. Should you want to examine them, please check with the Park Librarian.

1. "The Good, The Bad & the Difference: How to tell right from wrong in everyday
situations." 2002. By Randy Cohen, the "ethicist" from The New York Times Magazine.[Note: Mr. Cohen will be speaking Tuesday, October 19, 7:30 p.m. [correction: date and time for Mr. Cohen's speech is Sept. 22, 3:00 p.m. in Carroll Hall 33] at the Frank Porter Graham Union Auditorium on the UNC Campus.] This book covers examples of ethical challenges in commercial life, work life, civic life, social life, family life, school life, and medical life. Is there any part left out? Mr. Cohen offers a chapter on The Ten Toughest Questions he addressed in his column. The intriguing part is that he lists them but without his immediate response thereby inviting readers to construct their own responses *before* turning to the book page where he responded.This book is autographed by Mr. Cohen.]

2. "The Media & Morality." 2002. Edited by Robert M. Baird, et al. [Note: this book asks (and answers to some degree) these questions: What is responsible journalism?Who sets the standards? Who should monitor content? Who defines the public interest?What are the deciding factors? Social needs or corporate profits? Contributors include John Merrill, Buzz Merritt, Leo Bogart, Newton Minow, and a host of others prominent in media. There are case studies as well as essays. Notes are at the end of the chapters.]

3. "Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age." 2003. By Mike Godwin.[Note: Mr. Godwin, a lawyer and a journalist, is senior technology counsel for Public Knowledge and policy fellow for the Center for Democracy and Technology. He addresses such issues and events as disputes about protecting copyrighted works on the Net, the cyberporn panic, early antihacker fears impacting on law enforcement, the Church of Scientology and its critics on the Net to mention just a few topics.]

4. "The Law of Public Communication." 2005. By Kent Middleton et all. (Textbook)

5. "Electronic Media Law." 2005. By Roger L. Sadler. [Note: of particular interest to our faculty and students might be the chapters on advertising law, media and the courts, and news sources. There is a table of cases, an appendix describing the FCC's inspection process, and an index.]

6. "Communication and the Law." 2005. By W. Wat Hopkins. [Note: our Park Library has earlier editions of this book; all have been used as textbooks. This costly book came to us via Michael Hoefges who requested that a second desk copy be given to him. Hoefges then offered it to our Library. Nice.]

7. "Mass Communication Research and Theory." 2003. Edited by Guido Stempel III, David Weaver, G. Cleveland Wilhoit. [Note: Tom Bowers contributed a chapter on advertising research. Another chapter of particular interest is by Kathleen Hansen on using databases for content analysis. Indeed, there are challenges for the unwary in this area. Hansen is the former librarian for the Univ. of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication. This textbook offers a glossary, name index, and subject index.]

8. "Mass Communication Theory: Foundations, Ferment, and Future." 4th edition, 2006. By Stanley Baran and Dennis Davis. [Note: this textbook offers a small but interesting section on the media literacy movement. It also offers an extensive listof references and a substantial index.]

9. "Television and Sexuality: Regulation and the Politics of Taste." 2004. By Jane Arthurs, head of the School of Cultural Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol. [Note: the blurb on this book states that it "....explores the waythat sexual citizenship and sexual consumerism have been defined in the digital era to reveal the underlying assumptions held by the television industry...." There is an extensive bibliography and index.]

10. "Advertising & Integrated Brand Promotion." 4th edition, 2006.

11. "Improving Internet Reference Services to Distance Learners." 2004. Edited byWilliam Miller and Rita Pellen. [Note: this book gives practical and valuable examples of librarian participation in distance learning programs. One chapter was particularly pertinent, Embedding Library Reference Services in Online Courses. Included are case studies and a useful index.]

12. "Knocking Down Barriers: My Fight for Black America: A memoir." 2005. By Truman K. Gibson, jr. with Steve Huntley. [Note: Truman Gibson was the civilian aide to the secretary of war during WWII. He was the first African American to be awarded thePresidential Medial of Merit. He is an attorney in Chacago. Steve Huntley is the editor of the Chicago Sun-Times editor page and a former senior editor at U.S. News and World Report.]

Please let me know if you are interested in previewing these books.

Best regards,
Barbara P. Semonche, Director, The Park Library
- posted by Barbara @ 2:20 PM

 
Subject: Two electronic teaching newsletters

Greetings!
Just learned that Lois Boynton and Elizabeth Dougall have an article titled"The Showcase as a Learning Strategy" in the current issue of The Successful Professor. TSP is an electonic teaching newsletter. It is a fee-based publication; our Park Library does not have access to the archives, yet. More about this publication including submission guidelines and a sample issue can be found at thisURL:
http://www.thesuccessfulprofessor.com/

Another electronic teaching newsletter is "The Teaching Professor." Archive dissues may be found at this URL:
http://www.magnapubs.com/pub/magnapubs_tp/archives.html

However, access to the archives is not free. Our Park Library has a printsubscription to The Teaching Professor and I'm seeking access to the electronic edition. I'll keep you all posted.

Best regards,
Barbara P. Semonche, Director, The Park Library
- posted by Barbara @ 10:50 AM

 
Subject: [jomcfac] Search Engine Report: Locating Hurricane Missing Persons and other search sites.

Greetings!
FYI. Read on for details.
Barbara P. Semonche, Director, The Park Library

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THE SEARCH ENGINE REPORT Sept. 7, 2005 - Number 106
By Danny SullivanEditor, Search Engine Watch
http://searchenginewatch.com
Copyright (c) 2005 Incisive Interactive Marketing LLC

Hurricane Katrina Search Resources
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The news from the Gulf Coast of the United States has been terrible, andwe're hoping for the best for anyone in the area, including any of ourreaders and their friends and family, of course. Below are articlesspecifically about Katrina that touch on search, with probably the mostimportant at the top -- two brand new tools to help those seeking missingloved ones.

7 Katrina Missing Persons Meta Search Tools from Lycos and Yahoo http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050906-144016 - Lycos and Yahoo
have both released meta search tools that let you seek news on those missing from the many missing person boards that have sprung up in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The article tells you more briefly. The Lycos tool is here www.lycos.com/katrina; the Yahoo tool here http://help.lycos.com/search/ls_form.asp.

7 Post-Katrina Images On Google Maps, Elsewhere, People Finding Project & Wiki Resources http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050905-154128 - Post-Katrina Images are now up on Google Maps, at least for New Orleans. There's also a variety of other images you can view, as covered below. Looking for people? A new PeopleFinder project has also sprung up.

7 More Hurricane Katrina Resources & Banner Space Appeal http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050902-121123 - A rundown on how Craigslist is being used to help people search for temporary housing, aid and missing loved ones, a way to tag a map with information you know about the New Orleans area or check on partcular locations, some basic news searching reminders and an appeal from the American Red Cross for sites to donate ad banner space to raise donations.

7 Hurricane Katrina Resources & Aerial Images www.resourceshelf.com/2005/09/mapscensus-data-of-new-orleans.html - Trying to understand visually more of what happened in the terrible wake of Hurricane Katrina? This page at ResourceShelf provides links to lots of aerial imagery plus further links to news resources.
- posted by Barbara @ 10:29 AM

 
Subject : Park Library Schedule: Update----- Message Text -----

Greetings!
Below is the Park Library schedule beginning Sept. 12, 2005 (whenwe begin our evening hours) and continuing through December 16, 2005.Remember that this schedule will change for holidays and semester breaks.Announcements about these changes will be posted prominently throughout the School.

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PARK LIBRARY Fall 2005 SCHEDULE
Sept. 12 - Dec. 16, 2005

Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Fridays 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays closed
Sundays (beginning Sept. 18 and continuing through Dec. 11, 2005)
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

[Note: Park Library's schedule changes for holidays and semester breakswill be posted in our School and on our School's email lists.]

Best regards,
Barbara P. Semonche, Director, The Park Library
- posted by Barbara @ 10:37 AM

 
Subject: The Reidsville (NC) Review incident: journalism ethics challenge in 2005

Greetings!

I'm on the trail of the newspaper articles involving fraudulent quotes contributed by two of our alums who were reporters at the Reidsville Review until recently. With the help of two media- friendly, archival-minded public librarians from Rockingham County, NC, I was able to get what I needed. Jock Lauterer has the folder of materials now. When he is finished with it, I'll add additional related material and make it all available in our Park Library.

More later. Best regards,
Barbara P. Semonche, Director, The Park Library
- posted by Barbara @ 10:21 AM