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 1. Primary Source – Comedic/Humorous 2. Secondary Source 3. Barden’s Philosophy of Humor Examples • Primary • Dick Cheney's Argument Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News, 4/30/2009 • Secondary • Fisher, Roger. Them damned pictures : explorations in American political cartoon art. North Haven, CT: Archon, 1996 Examples • Primary • A Modest Proposal • Secondary • Bengels, Barbara "Swift's A MODEST PROPOSAL." Explicator 65.1 (2006): 13-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 13 Nov. 2009. When Harry Met Sally Directed by Rob Reiner 1989 Examples • Primary • When Harry Met Sally – Video – Transcript • Secondary • 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. Academic Research • Knowing Where to Look • Knowing How to Look 21st Century Library 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 DEFINITIONS TIMING OF PUBLICATION CYCLE FORMATS--depends on the kind of analysis being conducted. SECONDARY TERTIARY Sources that contain raw, original, non interpreted and unevaluated information. Sources that digest, analyze, evaluate and interpret the information contained within primary sources. They tend to be argumentative. Primary sources tend to come first in the publication cycle. Secondary sources tend to come second in the publication cycle. Often newspapers, weekly and monthly-produced magazines; letters, diaries. Often scholarly periodicals and books. (Professors like these.) Tertiary sources tend to come last in the publication cycle. Often reference books. Griffith, Nancy. Humor of EXAMPLE: COMP I: Paper Five Sources that compile, analyze, and digest secondary sources. They tend to be factual. Short Story, Poem, Cartoon, Film ( including transcript), Monologue Articles in databases EBooks Books the old Southwest : an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources. New York City: Greenwood Press, 1989. 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 Satire Review Monologue Comedy Theory Transcript Boolean • AND = Narrow • OR = Expand • NOT = Exclude Boolean Operators • Connect keywords only • Must be placed between 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 SWOSU Catalog Article Databases EBSCO Databases • Academic Search Complete • Newspaper Source Plus • Literary Reference Center Internet Resources For Primary Sources • Sriptiologist.com • Goodreads CLASS SURVEY Questions? • Contact me: • Frederic Murray • 774-7113 • frederic.murray@swosu.edu Thanks!