Welcome back, SOC’ers! It’s the beginning of Fall semester, which means lots of new classes and new adventures in communication studies and research. For those of you new to the field, here are a few tips to get you started on the right foot in your School of Communication courses and projects. If you have … Continue reading
“I’ll see you in May! For sweeps! That what’s we call spring cleaning in England!” — Wesley Snipes character, on 30 Rock As television watchers, we have all heard of the magical time known as “sweeps” — but what exactly is/are sweeps, and why is it such a hot word for folks in the entertainment … Continue reading
As most of you know by now, today the Supreme Court issued it’s long-awaited ruling on the Affordable Care Act, upholding its core mandate in a surprising 5-4 decision. Because of the high degree controversy surrounding the Affordable Care Act — according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for People & the … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but for me, summer is all about extra reading time. From classic beach reads like Robinson Crusoe to modern favorites like the Hunger Games trilogy, books are a great way to lounge away the hours on a sunny afternoon outdoors. But this, my friends, is also the 21st century. Reading today … Continue reading
School’s out, and summer’s here! — at least in the AU Library. While mid-May marks the end of classes and beginning of vacation for most folks on my campus, here in CommLibrarian Land (e.g. my office) it means the kick-off of a new season of research, projects, and — time willing — regular blog posts. … Continue reading
We all know that the AU Library has a lot of databases — but how well do YOU know them and the types of information they contain? Enter our new “From the Databases” feature, where I highlight facts & snippets pulled exclusively from the Library’s online electronic resources. It’s good for your brain, and good … Continue reading
February already — the favorite month of groundhogs, valentines, and leap year babies. (Yes, we get 29 days this time around.) Accordingly, for this month’s database, I’ve decided to highlight something a little more “personal” — by which, of course, I mean related to personal computing. Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (IPCA) is a subject-specific … Continue reading
Today, January 18, is the official SOPA/PIPA “blackout” day — a voluntary protest in which various websites are censoring all or part of their online content in order to express their strong opposition to two pieces of proposed anti-piracy legislation: the Senate’s “Protest IP Act” (PIPA) and the House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Prominent … Continue reading
It’s a cold and snowy Monday here on AU campus. For those of you at home enjoying the tail end of winter break, let’s give you a couple of links. Just to keep your minds nice and warm for spring semester. Any fans of media and politics out there? Storify’s got a great list … Continue reading
We’re under an hour away from the official start of the Iowa Caucus, and the Internet is rightly abuzz with the latest polls, news updates, reports, and elections statistics. Election season is an exciting time for communication studies majors — all the more so for students at DC-area universities like American University. Consequently, it’s to … Continue reading
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