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English 1113. Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu. Comp I Assignment . Primary Source – Comedic/Humorous Secondary Source
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English 1113 Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu
Comp I Assignment • Primary Source – Comedic/Humorous • Secondary Source • Barden’s Philosophy of Humor
Examples Dick Cheney's Argument Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News, 4/30/2009 Fisher, Roger. Them damned pictures : explorations in American political cartoon art. North Haven, CT: Archon, 1996 • Primary • Secondary
Examples A Modest Proposal Bengels, Barbara "Swift's A MODEST PROPOSAL." Explicator 65.1 (2006): 13-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 13 Nov. 2009. • Primary • Secondary
Examples When Harry Met Sally Video Transcript CARYN, JAMES "Review/Film; It's Harry Loves Sally in a Romance Of New Yorkers and Neuroses." New York Times 12 July 1989: 15. Newspaper Source Plus. EBSCO. Web. 13 Nov. 2009. • Primary • Secondary
Academic Research • Knowing Where to Look • Knowing How to Look
Catalogs, Databases, & Search Engines • A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection. • A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. • Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).
PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY
Search Techniques • Keyword • Basic Boolean
Identifying Keywords • Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question. • These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, databases and search engines for information about your subject.
Composition I: Paper Five Humor Commentary Script Review Monologue Satire Comedy Theory Transcript
AND = Narrow OR = Expand Boolean • NOT = Exclude
Boolean Operators • Connect keywords only • Must be placedbetween keywords • AND • Narrows your search • OR • Expands your search with synonymous terms • NOT • Excludes words from your search • If used too much, it can work against you!
E-Books: Ebrary/Netbook • 24/7 • Full Text Searching* • Highlight Markup • Note Taking • Changeable Font Size • Online Bookshelf • Multiplicity of Use
EBSCO Databases • Academic Search Complete • Newspaper Source Plus • Literary Reference Center
Internet Resources For Primary Sources • Sriptiologist.com • Goodreads
Questions? • Contact me: • Frederic Murray • 774-7113 • frederic.murray@swosu.edu