Newspaper Databases: All That’s Not Fit for Research

They say newspapers are the first draft of history. They capture and disseminate noteworthy events as they unfold, and they are used by succeeding generations to make sense of a nation’s history and identity. Although this chronicling is increasingly occurring with dizzying speed on the web, newspapers, especially the paper editions captured Read More

The Ethics of Social Media Cyber-Sleuthing

Without a doubt, social media and social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and countless others have become indispensable tools in conducting background investigations, due diligence, employment pre-screening, and other types of investigations. Pursuit Magazine recently had a good two-part series that covered not just pointers to some lesser-known social Read More