Where to Look for What
From the web site Noodle Tools
Experts
Where Are the Experts?
NYU Libraries, Journalism Research Guide
Finding Experts
Local Colleges and Universities
Look at schools that have degree programs in the field for which you need an expert
Professional Associations
- Look in yellow pages
- Google "associations [name of field]"
- Look in your library for association directories
Contact Authors
When you find relevent sources in your research, make note of the names and institutional affiliations of the authors. Go to institutions' web sites and look at staff/faculty lists for contact information.
Follow Up Later
Use another reporter's expert by doing a follow-up interview after enough time has passed for new developments to have occured.
Image: CC ATT by Mai Le on Flickr
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
| Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition (CFOIC) | |
| Home Page | https://coloradofoic.org/ |
| Videos & How-To's | https://coloradofoic.org/videos/ |
| Extensive List of Resources | https://coloradofoic.org/new-resources/ |
.
| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | |
| Federal Government's FOIA Page | foia.gov |
| MuckRock (file, track, and share public records requests) |
https://www.muckrock.com/ |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) |
https://rcfp.org/ |
Government Produced Information
| Portals to Gov. Info. | |
| Federal, State, Tribal, County, and City Government |
usa.gov |
| Federal Printing Office |
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ |
| National Archives & Records Administration |
https://www.archives.gov/index.html |
| City, County, and State web sites | Use Google and search for "city of [name of city]", etc. |
| Statistics & Demographics | |
|
Fedstats |
https://fedstats.sites.usa.gov/ |
| University of Texas at Austin Libraries Guide to Finding Statistics/Demographices | https://www.lib.utexas.edu/ government/statistics.html |
| UN Statistics | https://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm |
| US Census | www.census.gov |
| Data & Research Reports | |
| Federal Data | www.data.gov |
| Federally Funded Science Reports | www.science.gov |
| National Libraries | |
| National Library of Education | https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/projects/nle/ |
| Environmental Protection Agency National Library Network | https://www2.epa.gov/libraries |
| National Library of Energy | https://www.osti.gov/nle/ |
| National Library of Agcriculture | https://www.nal.usda.gov/ |
| National Transportation Library | https://www.ntl.bts.gov/ |
Search the Library Catalog for Music Materials
The fastest way to find books is to search the Catalog by keyword or subject:
- Use broad keywords from your class reading to begin your search.
- Refine searches by adding keywords.
- Once you find an interesting book, click on the subject headings in the cataloging record to find similar materials.
Hints:
- Every person (composer, performer, lyricist) is a SUBJECT. If you want to find out about a composer, etc., do a SUBJECT search. Use Last Name, First Name.
-
By contrast, if you want to find musicals by a composer, do an AUTHOR search in the Tiger catalog. This will bring up anything she has created (scores, recordings, writings, etc).
For more ideas on creating effective searches, use the Advanced Search page.