DATABASES FOR MA JOURNALISM STUDENTS –
ARTS, BUSINESS, POLITICS, SCIENCES
ARTS RESOURCES
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library –
Reference 212-854-8403,
Arts & Humanities Citation Index:
Database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities
Humanities Full-text:
Covers noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as lesser known specialized magazines
MLA Bibliography:
Indexes critical materials (books, journals, essay collections, dissertations, etc.) on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore
New York City Buildings Research Guide:
Information on landmark buildings, historical societies, and additional resources on NYC buildings
Subject and Research Guides:
Link to a variety of arts and architecture topics
BUSINESS RESOURCES
Business and Economics Library –
Reference 212-854-7804,
- 24/7 Help Knowledgebase - answers almost all questions!
- Research guides on a variety of business topics
Company and Industry Resources
Bloomberg:
Current and historical financial quotes, business newswires, descriptive information on over 52,000 companies worldwide; terminals available in Business & Economics Library, Journalism School, Digital Social Science Center;Bloomberg help guide
Business & CompanyResourceCenter:
Information on publicly-traded companies, particularly for rankings and market share
Orbis:
Provides private company information on U.S. traded companies, as well as companies world-wide traded on other exchanges.
ReferenceUSA:
Provides information on U.S. and Canadian business, health care, and residential listings; Search by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, yellow page listing, revenue, location, number of employees
Securities and Exchange Commission (formerly EDGAR):
Click on "Filings and Forms(EDGAR)" to search company filings
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage:
Includes company profile information and financials; comprehensive overview of industry profiles and competitors, discussing major players in a particular industry;
links to company news
Thomson ONE Banker:
Provides access to financial data on public companies, as well as merger and acquisition information and market data
Nonprofit Organization Information
Charity Navigator:
Financial information on nonprofit organizations, including revenue, expenses, etc., browsable by name, category, and includes “top 10” lists as well as news articles, studies, blogs
Guidestar:
Free (basic account creation required) general information; includes access to nonprofit IRS 990 Forms
Nonprofit Organizations Subject Guide:
Research guide created by the Business & Economics Library; includes both print and electronic resources available for nonprofit research
POLITICS/POLITICAL SCIENCE RESOURCES
Lehman Social Sciences Library / DigitalSocialScienceCenter –
Reference 212-854-8043,
U.S. Government Documents Collection -
Reference 212-854-8043,
CQ.com:
A legislative tracking and news service for the U.S. Congress, plus full text of CQ Weekly; includes face book, office locations, phone numbers, and email addresses for members of Senate and House; key voting records
CQ Homeland Security:
A one-stop intelligence service for up-to-date and comprehensive homeland security information; daily news and analysis on the latest homeland security spending and policy issues
CQ Voting and Elections Collection:
Research and reference tool on voting and elections; integrates data, analyses, explanations, and historical material
Google U.S. Government Search:
Portal searching government sites and publications (.gov, .us, .mil)
JSTOR:
Full-text articles from more than 600 scholarly journals – arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences
Social Sciences Citation Index:
Provides access to citations in social sciences, including political science
U.S. Government Information 101 Research Guide:
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts:
Provides access to citations and abstracts of journal articles in political science
SCIENCE RESOURCES
Science and Engineering Libraries –
Reference
Health Sciences Libraries –
Reference
General Science Full Text:
Database of leading journals and magazines, biographical sketches, symposia, conferences, review articles, book reviews, selected letters to the editor, and special issues of journals published as supplementary issues, review issues, or laboratory guides
MEDLINE:
Database of biomedical journal articles; e-Link available in MEDLINE, but not available in PubMed, which is the version of MEDLINE available to the public
Health Sciences Library Research Guides:
Subject guides on a variety of health science topics
Science Direct:
Abstracts and full articles for scientific research from more than 1500 science journals
science.gov:
Gateway to over 50 million pages of science information provided by U.S. government agencies
SCOPUS:
Indexing, abstracting, and citation linking to journals in many sciences fields (as well as social sciences, business, and medicine)
Today's Science:
Presents articles from scientific journals, magazines, and newspapers on the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them