Literary Journalism:

A Resource Guide

Upper School Library: Getting started

Great reference books: For background information, bibliographies, experts
Back issues of The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, and Harpers: excellent models of literary journalism. Read Calvin Trillin's article, "Don't Mention It," here and Jose Antonio Vargas's article "The Face of Facebook" here
Very good general collection
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Multnomah County Library catalog
Washington County Libraries catalog
Clackamas County Libraries catalog
SUMMIT Orbis Cascade Alliance: combined catalog of Pacific Northwest college and university libraries, and access to WORLDCAT, the combined catalog of libraries throughout the US and world.
Remember:Almost any book or publication you find in Orbis Cascade Alliance or WorldCat can be requested for you through interlibrary loan. Print out the record for the book and bring it to Chris Myers

Proquest Research Library: Magazines and newspapers
Gale InfoTrac : Made available through the Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS). Magazines and journals across a wide spectrum of subject areas. For best results, go to "PowerSearch" and select the Academic OneFile, General OneFile and Popular Magazines indexes to search.
The Oregonian in full text, 1861-1972: Go to Multnomah County Library's online newspaper collection , click on The Oregonian Historical Archive, enter a valid Multnomah County Library card number and PIN, go to The Oregonian tab, then begin searching.
The Oregonian in full text, 1987-present: Go to Multnomah County Library's online newspaper collection , click on The Oregonian, enter a valid Multnomah County Library card number and PIN, then begin searching. Note: For Oregonian articles between 1972 and 1987, you must visit the Multnomah County Library Central Library and search on microfilm.
Oregon Newspapers Index: Indexing (citations only) of The Oregonian (1852-1987), The Eugene Register Guard (1963-2004), and The Oregon Daily Emerald (1900-1979)
ArticleFirst: Accessible with your library card number from Multnomah County Library Databases
Remember: Almost any article you find in ArticleFirst or another index can be requested for you through interlibrary loan. Print out the citation for the article and bring it to Chris Myers

Cascade Link: A collection of web links to community organizations in Portland-Vancouver area
Center for Columbia River History: Documents, oral histories, and other resources related to the history of the Columbia River Basin
Multnomah County: Information about agencies and services of the county
Oregon.gov: The State of Oregon's official website. Includes full text of the Oregon Blue Book
Oregon Historical Society: Excellent resources in local and regional history
Oregonlive.com: For very recent (within the past two weeks) articles from The Oregonian or The Hillsboro Argus; access older articles through the Multnomah County Library website
Portland Online: The offical website of the City of Portland
Portland Tribune: Great coverage of local news and institutions
Willamette Week: For articles that take more of a literary journalism approach to local issues

American Factfinder: A collection of data from the United States Census Bureau
American Memory: The online collections of the Library of Congress, including rich resources in the areas of folklore, music, architecture, and history.
National Archives: The United States' primary repository of documents, statistics, and historical data now offers online access to selected records. Worth checking out. The Access to Archival Databases catalog gives you specifics on what is accessible online
Occupational Outlook Handbook: A useful overview of most major jobs or professions
Pinakes: A gigantic subject gateway to a variety of scholarly topics
Georgetown University Research Guides: A terrific collection of subject guides