Journalism

Alternatives to Wikipedia

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Watch this video to learn how encyclopedias are a great place to start your research:

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NEW! PCC Student Newspaper

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Check out The New Bridge, PCC's student online newspaper. Interested in the former printed edition? Check out The Bridge (1974-2002). Want to get involved? Contact Tony Griener, faculty advisor.

Search the Library Catalog

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Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Hot Topics

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Newspapers & Magazines

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Journalism Article Databases

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Oregonian Index 1852 - 1987

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Looking for older issues of the Oregonian? Search the Oregonian Index (1852 - 1987) hosted by the University of Oregon.

Organizations

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PCC Links

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Websites

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Columbia Journalism Review
Reviews coverage of current events.

World Radio Network
24 hour a day access to live audio newscasts available in multiple formats.

Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Archive of nightly news footage from 1968 to the present. Search abstracts of the broadcasts for free, viewing videotapes may have a cost.

The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
Information resources for political leaders, journalists, scholars, and public interest organizations. Surveys and resources are provided free of charge and cover five main areas of investigation: the people and the press; the people, the press, and politics; news interest index; America's place in the world; and media use.

Project for Excellence in Journalism
A research organization that specializes in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press. It is non partisan, non ideological and non political.

Library of American Broadcasting
Maintained in partnership with the University of Maryland, LAB contains primary source documents which include papers of broadcasting pioneers, broadcast transcripts, film and video collections, and other materials. Materials can be searched for by keyword.

Freedom of Information Center
Maintained by the Missouri School of Journalism, FOI possesses the "oldest and most comprehensive Freedom of Information library in the world, with a collection of more than 1 million articles and documents about access to information at the state, federal and local levels."

Get Help in Person or by Phone

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You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

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Help from Tutors

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Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

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You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

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You can also text a librarian for help at:
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Helping Yourself!

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PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.