The Daily Plan-it / Dean of Students Blog, Columbia J-school

Congratulations to all Journalism School 2013 graduates! Just a couple of great pieces
of info before you go:

Library Privileges:
https://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/journalism/2013/05/22/congratulations-2013-graduates/
Your Columbia UNI and password are available for a grace period of about 6 months after you graduate (grace period may vary depending on most recent semester’s registration date). During this time, you will have full access to all the electronic library resources you’ve come to know and love. The Library Information Office encourages you to continue to use your UNI during the grace period, and after this time, you may obtain an alumni ID card. The cost is $5 payable with Visa, MasterCard or personal check (cash is not accepted). Borrowing privileges may be purchased for $30 per month.

After the grace period, alumni are entitled to Columbia University Libraries’ current collection of E-Resources for Alumni, including Factiva, ProQuest, JSTOR, and more. For more information, please go to the E-Resources for Alumni and Friends page: https://alumni-friends.library.columbia.edu/eresources.html.

Please contact the Library Information Office for additional details:

Library Information Office
201 Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-7309, lio@columbia.edu
http://library.columbia.edu/content/libraryweb/services/lio.html

Stay Connected:

Want to stay in touch? There are lots of ways!

• Subscribe to the Journalism Library Blog by email or RSS: http://blogs.cul.columbia.edu/journalism/
• Follow @JournalismLib on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JournalismLib
• Join the fun at Columbia University Libraries Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/culibraries/
• Watch Columbia University Libraries’ hosted events on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/columbiauniversity/videos?query=libraries

And finally, if you’re in the New York City area, don’t forget to stay connected with the New York Public Library - http://www.nypl.org/voices/connect-nypl/ - a wonderful NYC resource.

Congratulations again, and may the force be with you!

Dust off your hard work from the spring semester - we are excited to announce a data visualization contest for the Journalism Library! Submit your data visualizations to journalism@libraries.cul.columbia.edu by 5 p.m. May 13 to be included.

The winning entry will be made into a poster to be mounted and displayed with your name in the Journalism Library until October 1. The winner will also receive a libraries mug and the opportunity to submit your work to Columbia University Libraries Academic Commons.

Contest Rules:
1) Submissions must use publicly available data; data is broadly defined and can include
video, audio, photo
2) Submissions must be received no later than 5 p.m. on May 13
3) You may use previously submitted class work!
4) Submissions must be in PDF
5) Please do not use your name in the PDF filename; instead, in your email include the
following information: your full name, graduation year, a title for your creation, and
the data source/s used

All submissions will be judged based on accurate use of data and originality in aesthetic presentation; panel of judges includes Journalism Librarian, Cristina Ergunay, Data Services Coordinator, Ashley Jester, and J-School Professor Susan McGregor.

The winner will be announced at the JSchool Innovation Showcase on May 17. Please email journalism@libraries.cul.columbia.edu with any questions.

We look forward to your submissions - good luck!

Cris and Ashley, Columbia University Libraries

FAQ: How do I access the AP Daybook (a.k.a. Day Schedule)?

A: Here’s a note librarian Deborah Wassertzug (dw242) sent out Sept. 8, 2005.

If you want to pull up the New York daily schedule from the AP, and are not in a computer lab with access to the ENPS system, just connect to Factiva
(via this link: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AUQ3920).

In the “Free Text” box at the top, just type the words

day schedule

and then click the search button to run the search. No punctuation, quotation marks, or parentheses needed, and no need to limit your search to any specific source.

Please note that the ENPS system in the labs is *not* a library resource, so I can’t help you with it. You can direct questions about ENPS to the J-school technical team via trouble [at] jrn.columbia.edu.

Regards,
Deborah

UPDATE: If you are looking for the calendar of the NY courts, see http://www.nycourts.gov/home.htm.

From Deborah Wassertzug, Journalism Librarian

For those who will not have my research training session until next week or
the following week, I’d like to turn your attention to a few links on the
Student Resources page (http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/students/) which will
help you get a jump start on beat research and on using LexisNexis.

On the Student Resources page, look for the “Libraries and Research”
section. In particular, take a look at the guide, “Scoping Out Your Beat,”
a selective list of helpful resources for getting to know your beat
neighborhood. Also, the guide “Getting Started with LexisNexis Academic”
will help you start using the web version of LexisNexis (which can be a
little tricky if you have not used it before).

Finally, for those who *have* had my session and have misplaced the
materials, the “Nexis and Factiva Cheat Sheet” which I distributed to you is
also available on the Student Resources page, so you can just print yourself
a new copy.

Deborah Wassertzug, Journalism Librarian
Columbia University Libraries
dw242@columbia.edu
212.854.3916 fax 212.854.24