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C420: Media History -- From Orality to the Internet

Use the resources in this guide to help you research how a technology or medium was represented in the popular media before 1950.


Reference Resources
Use reference resources to find background or additional information on the subject you are researching. Having good background information can help you create better search terms and make it easier to find articles and books on your topic.


 

  • Blackwell Reference Online - A collection of over 300 E-reference books in the humanities and social sciences. This resource includes encyclopedias and other reference materials and is a great source to use to find information on various technologies.


  • An Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology - This encyclopedia covers the entire history of technology from humankind's earliest use of stone tools to the exploration of space. Each chapter traces the development of its subject from earliest times to the present day, stressing the social context and its place in scientific thought.


  • History of the Mass Media in the United States: an Encyclopedia - This encyclopedia covers the entire history of technology from humankind's earliest use of stone tools to the exploration of space. Each chapter traces the development of its subject from earliest times to the present day, stressing the social context and its place in scientific thought.


  • Communication Inventions - The History Channel contains a slideshow featuring communication technologies thoughout history.

 

Zotero


To make it easier to create your bibliography and cite your sources, you can use an application called Zotero. To install Zotero, follow the steps below:


Step 1. If you are in the Firefox browser close it

Step 2. Click on the Windows Start button at the button left side of the screen

Step 3. Type Zotero into the search box and click on the Zotero icon, Zotero will automatically install.

Step 4. Close Microsoft Word if it opens


For more information about Zotero go to: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=7528

or contact Chanitra Bishop at chbishop@indiana.edu.


Finding Books


Search IUCAT to find out what books, journals, videos, etc. the library owns.


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Limit your search to: "Blmgtn - All Bloomington Libraries" to only find items that are on this campus.


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When you find a really good title, look at the Subject Headings for that book. Use these in a new search.


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Use Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT), and Truncation Symbols ($) to construct your searches.


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To Find Periodicals (Magazines & Journals) owned by the libraries use the "Periodical Title Search" under More IUCAT Searches.



Finding Magazine & Newspaper Articles


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This database indexes a large number of periodicals but does not provide full-text. 

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Use the "Advanced Search" and use the Limit Dates To: option to limit your search to articles published before 1950.

 

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If you find a citation to an article in the Reader's Guide Retrospective, you can use the Request Article Delivery service to have articles only available in print emailed to you. This service takes a few days, so you will need to plan ahead.

 

Citing Sources

Use the libraries Style Guides to cite your sources.

Questions?

If you have additional questions, e-mail me (Chanitra Bishop - chbishop@indiana.edu), stop by the Reference desk in the West Tower or the East Tower or Ask a Librarian.