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Introduction
This guide is an introduction to selected sources of information on Journalism Research available at URI. It describes types of materials and provides selected items in each category.
To find additional book information, conduct a subject search in the library catalog using subject headings such as: Journalism; Journalist; News Media; Radio and Television Broadcasting; Mass Media; Photojournalism; and Investigative Reporting. When searching the library catalog, entries for items owned by the University of Rhode Island Libraries appear at the top of the list and include information about location and availability. The Library of Congress Subject Headings will help identify appropriate terms.
Where to Start Your Book Search
There are two main places to start your search for books. Each has a different specialty and scope.
- URI Libraries Search
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Locate books, videos, online resources and more available through the URI Libraries.
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? HathiTrust is a digital library of more than 17.4 million volumes, digitized from member library collections. Authenticated users may download full-book PDF files of all Public Domain and Creative Commons-licensed volumes. All volumes, including copyrighted works, are searchable. Details at: this link..
- What else should I know? URI faculty, staff, and students can log in to HathiTrust to access enhanced features. To log in, select "University of Rhode Island" from the list of institutions and enter your URI SSO (Single Sign-On) Credentials. Include @uri.edu in your username.
- WorldCat.org This link opens in a new window
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Freely available version of WorldCat, listing books and other materials in member libraries worldwide. Updated daily.
For a broader but less precise search, try the tools below.
- Google Books
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Offers a somewhat random search of books scattered across the country. Some full text searching of books, and some full text viewing of out-of-copyright materials. You may be able to request books viewed via Interlibrary Loan. - Archive.org
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Much like Google Books, this contains scans of a variety of books held in libraries internationally.
Where are the journalism books?
Books about Journalism are located on the second and third floor and fall within the following general call numbers. If you find a book that you are interested in, take a look around it and you will find additional books on your subject in this section.
HE 7601 – 8700 Telecommunications
HF 5801 – 6182 Advertising
HQ 784 – 799 Media and Children
KF 2750 – 5753 Mass Media Law
P 87 – 96 Mass Media
PN 1990 – 1992 Radio and Television Broadcasting
PN 4699 – 5850 Journalism
PN 4832 – 4836 Magazine Journalism
TR 820 – 821 Photojournalism
Keep in mind that additional books can be found outside of these call number ranges. For example works on Communication in Politics would be found in the call letters H, JA and JF.
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Created by
Ida D. McGhee, 5/12