Research Center Blog

Case Law available via Google Scholar

Tinamarie Vella — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:56 +0000

Yesterday, Google announced that they would enable people to “find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts using Google Scholar.” By clicking on the radio button “Legal opinions and journals” in Google Scholar, you can search by case or topic.

For more information, check out the Official Google Blog: http://bit.ly/4sPiA0

Missed the latest tweets?

Tinamarie Vella — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:53 +0000

Here’s the latest from the Research Center’s twitter feed for your convenience. The following tweets are from 11/9/2009-11/13/2009:

Murdoch could block Google searches entirely http://bit.ly/40VDtX (via @librarystuff)
What online journalists can learn from information scientists http://bit.ly/32wVhS (via @librarystuff)
Survey: 58% of newspapers considering charging for access to online news http://bit.ly/2oNlr1 (via @lrainie)
Poll: In what way do you most often contact the librarian to ask a question? http://bit.ly/25iUbL
Check out NYC Stimulus Tracker http://bit.ly/1Lo3SJ (thanks to Jack Styczynski for this find.)
Today’s Top Ten Front Pages Hailing War Veterans http://bit.ly/3xGD4y (via @newseum)
What changes do J-Schools need to make? NEXT Thurs 12pm EST — LIVE http://bit.ly/3G8Sln (via @AEJMC)
World Bank public data now in Google search: http://bit.ly/37LwTx (via @librarystuff)
Afraid of Friday the 13th? http://bit.ly/4fAyD6

And if you aren’t following us, please do: @cunygsjresearch.

Check out the latest tweets from the Research Center

Tinamarie Vella — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:54 +0000

Busy week? Missed out on the latest Research Center’s tweets? Here are the latest from 11/2/09-11/6/09 for your convenience:

Poll: In what way do you most often contact the librarian to ask a question? http://bit.ly/25iUbL
A Graphic History of Newspaper Circulation Over the Last Two Decades | The Awl http://ow.ly/xXNw (h/t S. Abram) (via @ALALibrary)
Need data on how Americans spend their time? Check out the American Time Use Survey from BLS: http://bit.ly/24uva
New report by @lrainie and @mysocnet: Social Isolation & New Technology http://bit.ly/3GQOuv #PIPSI (via @Pew_Internet)
State Senate Records Get More Transparent: http://bit.ly/kHqe8
101 Ways to Promote a New Blog: http://bit.ly/GPrDR (via @ellyssa)
#FollowFriday Check out our News Research list: http://twitter.com/cunygsjr…

Are you on Twitter? Follow us @cunygsjresearch

New Twitter List to Follow

Tinamarie Vella — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:38:24 +0000

This past week, Twitter added a list feature, here at the Research Center, we decided to organize a list of news research organizations for all to follow on Twitter, here’s the link:

Twitter NewsResearch List

And, with that, here’s the latest tweets that you may have missed for the week of 10/26/09-10/30/09:

Check out CUNY J-School Dean Steve Shepard’s letter to the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://bit.ly/a7RH5
Most covered foreign officials in the media in ‘09: 1) Ahmadinejad 2) Netanyahu 3) Karzai http://tinyurl.com/yhmpjks (via @pewresearch)
Google Social Search Goes Live http://bit.ly/3TgDO8 (via @mashable)
Good resource for job seekers: www.glassdoor.com
Like Partipicatory News Service? Check out Veritocracy: www.veri.com

If you haven’t done so, please follow us @cunygsjresearch.

Scan the News Using Google News Timeline

consuella.askew — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:43:16 +0000

Don’t have time to check your favorite news outlets individually? Or perhaps, you were out of touch for several days and missed the local news. Use Google News Timeline to catch up on the news! It allows you to scan news across formats (web, newspaper, news magazines, etc.) and by time period (day, week, month, etc.). This tool provides a perfect way to see how coverage for a specific topic has shaped over time (e.g., health care reform) across the news landscape. You can even scan the news in a specific publication such as the New York Times or Daily News. Check it out!

Go to newstimeline.googlelabs.com and type in your search query, or select the timeframe you wish to scan!

Customized Research from PubMed

Tinamarie Vella — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:29:05 +0000

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) will now retain your searches and preferences to provide customized services at PubMed.

To get started, look at the PDF created by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine here:

My NCBI

For other tutorials from PubMed, please visit the following website:

PubMed Online Training

Missed our Tweets last week?

Tinamarie Vella — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:28:43 +0000

Here’s the latest Twitter roundup for the week of October, 19-October 23, 2009:

In defence of newspapers and serendipity http://retwt.me/15ZNl
Anonymous sources harms the credibility of news stories http://bit.ly/3bIAg8 #RYCU (via @aejmc)
£33m Saves World’s Greatest Newspaper Collection 4 the Nation http://bit.ly/IS6We (via @resourceshelf)
From the Research Center’s Blog: Catch up w/ the Tweet Roundups this month, http://bit.ly/3YDL3J
Please vote in our new poll on the Research Center’s webpage: http://www.journalism.cuny….
State of the Blogosphere 2009 Report http://bit.ly/5eyhI (via @ellyssa)
Check out http://www.videosurf.com/ – Video Search Engine
Poll: Which of our databases do you use most frequently to find newspaper articles? http://bit.ly/2C1pl

Remember to follow us @cunygsjresearch for the latest tweets.

Catch up w/ the Tweet Roundups this month

Tinamarie Vella — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:02:48 +0000

October seems to be flying by so fast — we’ve skipped the Tweet Roundup for the whole month so far. Let’s play catch up now:

Here are the tweets from 9/28-10/2/2009:

New iPhone App from @APStylebook, http://tinyurl.com/yco99sd (via @Poynter)
Where the News Comes From — And Why It Matters: http://tinyurl.com/y9c6uw6 (via @pewresearch)
An Interactive Map of Banned and Challenged Books http://ff.im/-8STLu (via @MLx)
Social Networks, Blogs Grab Bigger Share of Web http://bit.ly/1m1vY (via @resourceshelf)
Newspapers Go to Washington, http://bit.ly/3zcTmo (via @LISNews)
Podcast: @LRainie on the role of librarians in navigating social networks & information overload in the digital age http://is.gd/3OQ1S
RT @pewresearch News media is less influential in shaping Americans views on health care than on other issues.http://tinyurl.com/yam5xce
Hectic Life of Working Women: http://bit.ly/3Nacpf
CUNY J-School Research adjunct Anne Mintz honored by Special Libraries Association: http://bit.ly/3dt4VS
Value of Information, http://bit.ly/w9Neu (via Stephen’s Lighthouse)
Google Launches 9 New Ways to Search – http://bit.ly/jYdjs (via @mashable)
From the Research Center’s Blog: Need help starting your research? http://bit.ly/2jaPbx
Death of the Newspaper, http://bit.ly/131HNs
My “Dare to Dream” Journalism Curriculum, http://bit.ly/13B2pC (via The Changing Newsroom Blog)
Check out Reinventing the Newsroom, http://reinventingthenewsroom.wordpress.com/

Here are the tweets from 10/5-10/9/2009:

Covering the Great Recession: How the Media Have Depicted the Economic Crisis http://tinyurl.com/ybhkyr3 (via @pewresearch)
Condé Nast to Close Gourmet, Cookie and Modern Bride – http://bit.ly/OFozY
The Puzzle of Social Media, Opinions and Personality http://bit.ly/3ihazh (via @jasoncfry)
NAA on copyrighting news Web sites http://bit.ly/49DReC
Following Obama Nobel Prize news, Pew posts summer survey on global confidence in Obama: http://bit.ly/9JCrd

And, now we are back up to date with the latest week 10/12-10/16/2009:

Are you more news-savvy than the average American? http://bit.ly/bvUd8 (via @pewresearch)
Verification in the Age of Twitter: http://bit.ly/xdmqK

And remember, to get these updates more frequently, please follow us @cunygsjresearch and you can also become a Fan on Facebook: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center

Need help starting your research?

Tinamarie Vella — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:49:08 +0000

Check out our Subject Guide Wiki!

The wiki has been created to provide research assistance with popular or unusual pieces of information. It is now the centralized location for all of our subject guides. You can view them by concentration or topic. Most of the wikis are focused on resources about the New York City and New York State. This wiki isn’t meant to be comprehensive list of sources, please feel free to add or comment on the research wiki.

There’s also a helpful Frequently Asked Questions guide, and you can use the Tutorials and Guides page for further assistance.

Need to catch up on the latest Twitter feeds?

Tinamarie Vella — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:26:46 +0000

Here’s the latest from the week of 9/21/09-9/25/09:

From the Research Center’s Blog: Want to Read Books from Your Laptop? http://bit.ly/LPlXz
RT @resourceshelf OMB Issues 2010 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators http://bit.ly/uq36H
RT @Pew_Internet Draft transcript & mtg materials from 9/21 Health IT mtg, w/ testimony from @SusannahFox: http://bit.ly/HITpol9-18
RT @resourceshelf Candy and Fruit Flavored Cigarettes Now Illegal in United States; New Tobacco Law.. http://bit.ly/16Q77D
37% say they are hearing too much about Obama; 47% say the right amount & 12% too little. http://tinyurl.com/kjo9bc (via @pewresearch)
Google Unveils Tool to Annotate Web Sites – http://bit.ly/bpmYF
This week in the CQ Researcher: “Interrogating the CIA” Should its role in terrorism cases be reexamined? http://tinyurl.com/cqrblog
Join us for a discussion with @gabrieldance on presenting data on the web: http://bit.ly/WFDc0 (via @cunyjschool)
What Divides America? http://bit.ly/17sJno (via @pewresearch)

Want these links in a more timely manner? Follow us on Twitter: @cunygsjresearch