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HIST 242 : American Politics and Society: 1940 to the Present (BMC)
A Tale of the Threes:
Politics: Finding political cartoons:
Step 1: Use the Historical New York Times, LexisNexis, or Credo Reference to identify the time frame of your event. You need to pinpoint a date or a set of weeks or months during which a cartoon might have been published.
Step 2: Make a note of any important names associated with your event. There are a number of different keywords that might be used to retrieve articles or cartoons about a situation, including names of key individuals and organizations.
Step 2: Use a newspaper or journal database to browse for political cartoons published during that time span. In some databases, you can limit your search to "editorial cartoon" documents; in others, you will need to search for articles on the topic and browse related editorial pages for cartoons.
Step 2: Make a note of any important names associated with your event. There are a number of different keywords that might be used to retrieve articles or cartoons about a situation, including names of key individuals and organizations.
Step 2: Use a newspaper or journal database to browse for political cartoons published during that time span. In some databases, you can limit your search to "editorial cartoon" documents; in others, you will need to search for articles on the topic and browse related editorial pages for cartoons.
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1877-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1977-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1877-present.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The Washington Post Co.,
[Click the link for your college, then the ProQuest Historical Newspapers option]
Most of the editorial cartoons in the Washington Post are located in the editorial section, called Outlook in this newspaper. To locate these:
Most of the editorial cartoons in the Washington Post are located in the editorial section, called Outlook in this newspaper. To locate these:
- type "outlook" in the first box and change the dropdown menu to "section"
- type "editorial cartoon" in the second box and change the dropdown to "document type"
- limit to the desired date range.
The New York times on the Web
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1851-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1851-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1851-present.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : New York Times.
[Click the link for your college, then the ProQuest Historical Newspapers option]
Offers full-page-images and article images from the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 to three years before the current date.
The New York Times offers some political illustrations on its editorial pages, but most of the real political cartoons are those reprinted from other sources. To locate these:
Offers full-page-images and article images from the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 to three years before the current date.
The New York Times offers some political illustrations on its editorial pages, but most of the real political cartoons are those reprinted from other sources. To locate these:
- type "week in review" in the first box and change the dropdown menu to "section"
- type "editorial cartoon" in the second box and change the dropdown to "document type"
- limit to the desired date range.
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Includes several popular and political magazines that contain political cartoons. Covers 1971-present.
ProQuest Research Library does a better job than the newspapers in indexing cartoons; they provide subject terms and names of people depicted in the cartoons. To locate cartoons:
ProQuest Research Library does a better job than the newspapers in indexing cartoons; they provide subject terms and names of people depicted in the cartoons. To locate cartoons:
- type your keywords in the first box ("citation and abstract")
- type "editorial cartoon" in the second box and change the dropdown to "document type"
- limit to the desired date range.
PRINTING TIPS
To print a cartoon from a full-page newspaper article, follow these steps:
- Open the PDF of the page
- Right-click the mouse, and select "Marquee Zoom"
- Use the mouse to draw a box around the cartoon; the page will zoom in
- Click the Print icon. Under "Print Range" change the selection to "Current View."
- The preview should show the zoomed-in view. Click OK to print.
INDIVIDUAL CARTOONISTS
There are also several collections of editorial cartoons by individual cartoonists on the web. Several are listed below.To identify other cartoonists working today, consult Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists' Index (American cartoonists are listed along the left-hand column).
Herblock's History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millenium
This is an online exhibit by the Library of Congress. It includes at least two cartoons that can be used for this assignment.
Milt Priggee cartoon archive
This site provides access to many years of political cartoons by Milt Prigee, who has been publishing political cartoons since the early 1980s. According to his bio, his work has been reprinted in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and CNN's Headline News.
Music: Finding song lyrics:
It's very easy to find song lyrics on the internet. Once you know a song's title, simply enter the title (in quotes) and the word LYRICS into Google: "fall on me" lyrics
You will also need to write about how your song fits into the cultural history of the era. Sources for evidence may include the following: interviews with the artists, criticism and reviews of their albums and concerts, and background research on the events or issues discussed in the lyrics.
Books, newspaper articles, and articles in mainstream magazines can all be good sources of this information.
You will also need to write about how your song fits into the cultural history of the era. Sources for evidence may include the following: interviews with the artists, criticism and reviews of their albums and concerts, and background research on the events or issues discussed in the lyrics.
Books, newspaper articles, and articles in mainstream magazines can all be good sources of this information.
allmusic.com
This site provides complete discographies for artists across all musical genres. Also provides reviews, sound clips, information on sales and Billboard chart success. Search by group, song title, or album title.
Movies/TV: Finding reviews:
Finding movie reviews [library guide]
Use this guide to find movie and television reviews.
Getting context: Finding newspaper articles and other resources:
The New York times on the Web
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1851-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1851-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1851-present.
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : New York Times.
Offers full-page-images and article images from the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 to three years before the current date. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue, cover to cover, in downloadable image files. An ongoing project covers 1851 to 3 years before the current date.
LexisNexis academic
Provider: LN
Full-text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, news transcripts, reference works, and legal materials. Includes NY Times (1980-current).
To search, click on Power Search, enter your terms in the box, and change the source to "U.S. Newspapers" or "Magazine Stories". You can also limit by date. Once you get results, you can sort the list by Relevance.
To search, click on Power Search, enter your terms in the box, and change the source to "U.S. Newspapers" or "Magazine Stories". You can also limit by date. Once you get results, you can sort the list by Relevance.
CQ weekly
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1983-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1983-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1983-present.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly,
CQ Weekly is a weekly news magazine on all actions and issues relevant to Congress. Great source of information on political topics. Coverage: 1983 to present.
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.
Readers' guide to periodical literature.
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : H. W. Wilson, 1901-
Use this print index to identify articles written in popular periodicals during the 1980s. Organized by subject and by personal name. BMC has this index from 1900 through 1993.
Credo reference
Provides full-text access to over 240 reference books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, etc., in various fields including art, law, literature, social sciences, and technology. Formerly known as Xrefer Plus.