Kom-mun-i-ka’-ti-o http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/ News for Temple English, BTMM, Communications, MMC, and Journalism departments. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:18:36 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fake News Consumers fakenews.jpgAnother tidbit from the Pew Survey of News Consumption: viewers of the "fake news" programs "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" are more knowledgeable about current events than watchers of “real” broadcast and cable news programs AND daily newspapers.

When asked three current events questions, the national average for correctly answering was only 18%. But 34% of The Colbert Report fans got them right, with 30% of The Daily Show viewers doing so – even though the two Comedy Central shows draw younger audiences which generally scored less well on the "test" than older viewers/readers.

What were the "test" questions?  Respondents were asked to identify which party now controls Congress, who is the current U.S. secretary of state and name the new prime minister of Great Britain.
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/fake-news-consumers.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/fake-news-consumers.html Media Views Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:18:36 -0500 Read All About It -- or not Pew Survey on News Consumption were just released, revealing that while more young people are indeed reading newspapers online, their total readership, print and Web combined, has not grown in two years.

According to Pew:

"This year for the first time in roughly 15 years of asking the question, fewer than half of all Americans report reading a daily newspaper on a regular basis. Only 46% say they read the paper regularly – this number is down from 52% in 2006 and was as high as 71% in 1992. In a similar vein, fewer now report having read a newspaper 'yesterday,' a more reliable measure of newspaper readership. Only 34% say they read a newspaper yesterday, down from 40% in 2006."
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/read-all-about-it-or-not.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/read-all-about-it-or-not.html Journalism Media Views Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:07:06 -0500 Top 10 Literary Gypsies Jessica Duchen recently offered her selection of the greatest Gypsy characters in fiction, from Carmen to Charlotte Brontë's disguised Rochester.   ]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/top-10-literary-gypsies.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/top-10-literary-gypsies.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:06:31 -0500 Cambridge Histories Online icon_histories.jpgTU Libraries now has access to Cambridge Histories Online, a collection of over 250 volumes from the well-known "Cambridge Histories" series.  Volumes span numerous subject areas, including British history, literary studies, and history of the book and offers titles such as

  • The Cambridge History of American Literature
  • The Cambridge History of English Literature
  • The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism
  • The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain
plus many more!  This resource provides wonderful contextual information and complements nicely with Cambridge Companions Online.  Be sure to check out this exciting new resource!
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/cambridge-histories-online.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/cambridge-histories-online.html American Literature English Literature Eresource News Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:00:56 -0500 Combating "Obtuse Language" recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer lamented the use of jargon and "nonsense language" frequently used in the business world and pointed out how three local business schools are trying to create better communicators by offering more writing instruction.  ]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/combating-obtuse-language.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/combating-obtuse-language.html Rhet/Comp Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:22:07 -0500 One World Watching One Event Birdsnest.jpg Nielsen Media Research notes that NBC’s coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Beijing was the best overnight rating ever for non-U.S. Olympic Opening Ceremony earning a 21.5/37 (8-11:19 p.m. ET/PT).

Additionally, NBCOlympics.com saw its most traffic ever on Friday with 70 million page views, 10 times more than the seven million page views on the opening day of the Athens Games.

NBC Universal will present an unprecedented 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympic Games coverage, the most ambitious single media project in history featuring the most live coverage (nearly 2,900 live hours in total), across the most platforms, of any Summer Olympics in history.
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/one-world-watching-one-event.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/one-world-watching-one-event.html Media Views Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:48:52 -0500 British Newspapers Archive farleysthumb.jpgTU Libraries now has access to British Newspapers, 1600-1900, a digital archive of newspapers and pamphlets from throughout the British Isles printed between 1600 and 1900. 

Comprised of two collections - 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers and 19th Century British Library Newspapers - this database represents one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of early English news media, offering insights into the development of the British press as well as the many literary circles.
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/british-newspapers-archive.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/british-newspapers-archive.html Eresource News Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0500 We'll Always Have Paris...

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]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/well-always-have-paris.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/well-always-have-paris.html Media Views Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:51:04 -0500 Our Increasing Email Addiction EmailIcon.gifAOL Mail recently released the results from its annual Email Addiction Survey, revealing Americans' increasing -- and strange -- addiction to email.

According to the survey, nearly half (46%) of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year) and 51% check their email four or more times a day (up from 45% last year).

Not only are Americans are checking their personal and at-work email on weekends and during vacations, but they're checking it from the strangest places, including the bathroom and even in church!  Other strange places include:

•  In bed in their pajamas: 67%
•  From the bathroom: 59% (up from 53% last year)
•  While driving: 50% (up from 37% last year)
•  In a bar or club: 39%
•  In a business meeting: 38%
•  During happy hour: 34%
•  While on a date: 25%
•  From church: 15% (up from 12% last year)

Looking at this list, I'm struck by the dominance of checking email in public spheres -- social ones to boot -- and I'm left wondering how the f2f discourse is affected by this, especially in places or situations where active involvement is anticipated and sometimes even expected .
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/our-increasing-email-addiction.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/08/our-increasing-email-addiction.html Media Views Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:36:27 -0500 Newspapers Galore in PressDisplay
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TU Libraries now has access to PressDisplay!

Visually stunning, PressDisplay provides online access to today's leading newspapers and magazines from around the world, presented in their traditional format and layout. 

With more than 650 print publications from 76 countries and in 38 languages, PressDisplay is an indispensable news source for anyone who wants not only multiple perspectives on the news, but also to see the original print layout/format, including color images, editorial content, classifieds, and advertisements.

Be sure to check it out!  And thanks to those of you who trialed the database and gave us great feedback!  Your input made a difference!

]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/newspapers-galore-in-pressdisp.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/newspapers-galore-in-pressdisp.html Eresource News Journalism Fri, 30 May 2008 08:47:04 -0500 Criticism & Theory Resource Edinburgh Encyclopaedia of Modern Criticism and Theory is now available online via Credo Reference.

With over 100 essays, this major reference work introduces readers to historically influential philosophers, literary critics, schools of thought and movements from Spinoza and Descartes to phenomenology and Heidegger. ]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/criticism-theory-resource.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/criticism-theory-resource.html American Literature English Literature Eresource News Thu, 15 May 2008 15:09:02 -0500 New Literary Resources Thumbnail image for New_pic.jpgCheck out the new literary-related resources added to the library collection in the past month!

View all new books added in the past month by topic, too!
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/new-literary-resources-3.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/new-literary-resources-3.html American Literature English Literature Tue, 13 May 2008 07:40:10 -0500 Science & Society Picture Library RadioListening.JPGThe Science and Society Picture Library in South Kensington, London, represents images from the UK Science Museum; the National Museum of Photography, Film, and Television; the National Railway Museum.

The collections include 4000 personalities, the Daily Herald and Manchester Daily Express archives, the Kodak collection, the Photographic Advertising Archive, and the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, William Henry Fox Talbot and Tony Ray-Jones.

Check out the galleries for highlights of the collections or browse the main subjects by using detailed categories.
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/science-society-picture-librar.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/science-society-picture-librar.html Broadcasting Journalism Libraries and Librarianship Radio Thu, 08 May 2008 10:35:17 -0500 Most Challenged Books of 2007 Office for Intellectual Freedom released its list of "10 Most Challenged Books of 2007":

1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 

Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group

 

2. “The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence

 

3. “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language

 

4. “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman

Reasons:  Religious Viewpoint

 

5. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain

Reasons:  Racism

 

6. “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker

Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,

 

7. “TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group

 

8. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou

Reasons:  Sexually Explicit

 

9. “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris

Reasons:  Sex Education, Sexually Explicit

 

10. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky

Reasons:  Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group


]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/most-challenged-books-of-2007.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/most-challenged-books-of-2007.html Libraries and Librarianship Thu, 08 May 2008 09:56:50 -0500 Top 20 Muse Journals in 2007 MuseLogo.gifProject Muse recently released a list of its Top 20 journals accessed in the past year.  The journals included:


• Advertising & Society Review
• American Quarterly
• Bulletin of the History of Medicine
• Callaloo
• Eighteenth-Century Studies
• ELH
• Human Rights Quarterly
• International Security
• Journal of College Student Development
• Journal of Democracy
 • MFS: Modern Fiction Studies
• MLN
• Modernism/modernity
• New Literary History
• Postmodern Culture
• Reviews in American History
• Social Forces
• Technology and Culture
• Theatre Journal
• World Politics
]]> http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/top-20-muse-journals-in-2007.html http://blog.library.temple.edu/devoek/archives/2008/05/top-20-muse-journals-in-2007.html Eresource News Thu, 08 May 2008 07:31:29 -0500