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Journalism Resources


Selected journalism books


The Art and Craft of Feature Writing
PN 4784 .F37 B58 1988

The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself
PN 162 .B44 2007

The Associated Press Guide to News Writing
PN4783 .C283 1999

The Associated Press Reporting Handbook
PN 4783 .C283 1999

The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
REF PN4783.A83 2002

The Best Newspaper Writing 2007-08
PN 4726 .B38 2007-08

The Encyclopedia of American Journalism
Ref PN 4855 .V38 2008

Ethics in Journalism
PN 4888.E8 G66 2008

Chicago Manual of Style
Ref Z253.U69 2003

The Journalists Craft
PN 4775.J57 2002

New York Times Manual of Style and Usage
REF PN 4783.J6 2002 - on order

 

Above are books that have very recently been added to our collection. (We are still growing!)You can find these titles and others by searching Minerva.  Try these subject headings when searching Minerva and include other libraries in your search:

Journalism -- Objectivity
Journalistic Ethics
Investigative Reporting
Reporters and Reporting
Mass Media
Communication
Editorial
Feature Stories

 

What's available through CMCC's databases?

Proquest Newspapers is: "one of the world's largest digital newspaper collections with hundreds of dailies, including state, regional, national, and international titles."  including full text coverage of 6 Maine newspapers. It is just one of the databases available from Proquest Direct 
Proquest Direct off campus link
EBSCOhost

CQ Researcher  reports with in-depth analysis of issues in the news
FirstSearch covers databases that index journals, dissertations, and Worldcat (OCLC's catalog of books and other material)
MARVEL!
databases and full text reference books provided free to all Maine citizens. Marvel also carries Proquest Newsstand.
 
          
*most databases require passwords and ID's, see library staff for access

CMCC's in print subscriptions include:

Lewiston Sun Journal  - 3 months
Portland Press Herald - 3 months
Wall Street Journal - 3 months
Bangor Daily News - 1 week
Kennebec Journal - 1 week
Morning Sentinel - 1 week

Where do I search for books?

Minerva CMCC's online catalog

Maine Cat The statewide library catalog
Library of Congress
e-Books CMCC subscribes to over 300 current titles through NetLibrary *password and ID required, see library staff


Selected web resources

American Journalism Review  AJR covers all aspects of print, television, radio and online media. The magazine, which is published six times a year, examines how the media cover specific stories and broader coverage trends.

Columbia Journalism Review self proclaimed "watchdog and a friend of the press in all its forms, from newspapers to magazines to radio, television, and the Web" online version of the magazine

Editor and Publisher a weekly magazine, some selected stories available for free online

Journalism Resources from U Iowa

Newslink directory of news media in print, television and radio, in the U.S. and worldwide

  

More library information


Your Library Card

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Borrowing material

Your active library card allows you to check out material at CMCC, Auburn Public Library, and Lewiston Public Library.  Our loan policies are listed on our website: Circulation Services and Procedures Material can also be requested through Minerva or MaineCat, and shipped to CMCC

Interlibrary loan

Valerie Frechette handles interlibrary loans.  She can order any material for you that can not be requested through online catalogs, or downloaded from a database

 

Managing citations and writing tips


Tip: create your citations as you collect research material, and save your list in Noodlebib. This will make creating your in-text citations a breeze. Don't make creating your bibliography the last thing you do in the research process, it takes twice as much time.

Noodlebib creates references in APA and MLA formats, *password and ID required, see library staff

The Chicago Manual of Style Online

AP Style Tips useful guide written by a professor at Utah State University

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