Principles of Journalism, JMC 2300: Home
Course guide for Principles of Journalism, Prof. Daniel Lathrop, Fall 2017
About this guide
Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints.
Digital Course Textbook
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Selected Resources
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Journalist's ResourceGuide from the Harvard Kennedy School
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Journalist's ToolboxPresented by the Society of Professional Journalists
Searching Tips
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Information Strategies for CommunicatorsAn open textbook by Nora Paul and Kathleen Hansen.
Library Databases and Tips
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Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new windowThis multi-disciplinary database offers full text for nearly 2,000 scholarly journals, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study, Academic Search Elite offers full text information dating as far back as 1985. This database is updated on a daily basis.
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Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new windowCurrent and archived information from thousands of local, regional, national, and international news sources. Find diverse perspectives on topics related to business and economics, controversial issues, criminal justice, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, science, social issues and more from a variety of current and retrospective news media including newspapers, newswires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, periodicals, videos and web-only content. Includes the Chicago Tribune and some Iowa newspapers.
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Factiva This link opens in a new windowLos Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune are not accessible from Factiva. Contains a wide variety of financial information including business and economic news, text-search services, stock market quotations, financial and investment services and general news and information.
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LexisNexis Academic (now called Nexis Uni) This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis®.
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Newspaper guideUI Libraries' guide to locating subscription access to newspapers.
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Historical NewspapersUI Libraries' guide to historical newspapers.
Scholarly Articles and More
Google Scholar
Click on the “ViewIt@UILink” or click on “More” in your results list for UILink services. More information on Google Scholar.
See the UI Libraries' Guides for databases that may have focused content for the subject area that interests you.
Getting copies of books
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InfoHawk+Search for titles, authors, or topic. Limit to books.
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Undergraduate Engagement Librarian
Andrea Anderson
she/her
Contact:
University of Iowa Libraries
100 Main Library
andrea-anderson@uiowa.edu
Website
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