Advanced Composition

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Advanced Composition

• Jason Dupree, Head of Public Services
• X3031 jason.dupree_at_swosu.edu

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Allegory

• The word allegory comes from the Greek allos
  meaning other and agoria meaning speaking.
  Allegoria or other-speaking, then, refers
  originally to a mode of expression in which a
  secondary (other) level of meaning takes
  precedence over the surface level. It might be
  argued that as a symbolic representation of
  ideas, any work of art, or any dream, is to some
  extent allegorical.
• -Encyc. of Allegorical Literature

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Before we get started

• Lets recap keyword searching

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Keywords

• FLEXIBLE TERMS
• YOUR OWN WORDS (NATURAL LANGUAGE)
• LESS ACCURATE SEARCHES
• Identify the significant terms and concepts that
  describe your topic from your thesis statement or
  your research question.
• These terms will become the key for searching
  electronic resources for information about your
  topic.

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How AND is used

• AND (narrows)
• allegory and communication
• allegory and communication and metaphors

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How OR is used

• OR (expands)
• allegory or figure of speech
• allegory or figure of speech or symbolism

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How NOT is used

• NOT (excludes)
• communication not company
• communication not company or media

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Boolean Operators

• CONNECT KEYWORDS ONLY
• MUST BE PLACED BETWEEN KEYWORDS
• AND
• Narrows your search
• OR
• Expands your search
• Works best with synonymous terms
• NOT
• Excludes words from your search
• If used too much, it can work against you!

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Subjects

• PRE-SELECTED TERMS
• SOMEONE ELSES WORDS
• LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
• VERY PRECISE SEARCHES
• Identify subjects from keyword searches. Subjects
  can be located on the side of search results or
  within the citation information.
• Subject searching does not need the operators
  AND, OR, NOT.

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Subject Searching

• Other names subject heading, descriptor,
  thesaurus searching
• Elements of Subject Searching
• Scope Notes
• Provides a definition of the terminology being
  used
• Explode
• Feature that includes that subject and related
  sub-headings

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Activity w/ Bubbl.us

• Visual Brainstorming on Your Topic
• Make a list of possible terms to be used in
  searching.
• Create a mindmap of your research assignment.
• One-on-One Consultation with Librarian for
  Recommendations

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Online Resources
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Academic Search Complete
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Open WorldCat
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Pop Culture Universe
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JSTOR Project Muse
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Questions?