Resources

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Books
Richard Salant's personal library and new purchases on the topics of broadcast journalism, press responsibility, and accuracy in the media comprising the Eric Sevareid Collection.

The Salant Papers
Richard Salant's papers, including correspondence, essays, reports organized by topic and in some cases bound as monographs.

Periodicals
Subscriptions to publications that explore the role of the media in American life on a daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly schedule.

Daily and Weekly Newspapers
Thirty-three newspapers available daily.

Audio Cassettes
Current and historical tapes including interviews and analysis about events and press coverage, as well as the responsibility of a free press.

Video Cassettes
Documentaries, historic news footage, and analysis of the press in VHS format for loan or for use in the Salant Room

Specialized Databases
Periodical indexing from NewsBank, EBSCOHost, and BigChalk. Full text or summaries of more than 4 million articles.

High Speed Internet Access
Three computer workstations with high speed Internet connectivity.

The New Canaan Library general collection also includes 163,000 volumes, 383 periodical subscriptions, 10,400 audio and video cassettes on a wide range of topics.