For this assignment, you will research an old medium, for example: telegram, radio, movie, phonograph, talkies, broadcast television, cable television, vinyl record, audio cassette, ARPANET, FM radio, color television, email, video cassette recorder, personal computer, satellite tv, arcade game, CD, WorldWideWeb, etc. You will find a contemporaneous perspective on the media technology when it was still new. You will briefly describe the source and its perspective in relation to our class discussion on theories of technology.
Steps:
· Access ProQuest Database
· Links to an external site.
· (need to use VPN, see below)
· Search historical magazines and newspapers (anything published in the 19th or 20th century) to find commentary on media
· Browse through many articles and then choose one article that provides a notable perspective about the impact of a media technology that was new at the time. It can’t just be an article about your technology, it needs to reflect or comment on the “newness” of the technology
· Click on the “cite” button, copy the citation (including author, title, source, date, and URL), and paste it in your document.
· Choose 3 relevant quotations from the article and paste them into your document.
· In a short paragraph (250-275 words), explain its perspective in relation to our class conversation about theories of technology.
Tech Support and VPN
To complete this assignment, you’ll need to connect to our library’s resources with a VPN connection. If you haven’t set up VPN, this link will walk you through the process: https://library.ucsd.edu/computing-and-technology/connect-from-off-campus/index.html. If you have any trouble with either VPN or accessing the ProQuest Database, contact the ITS service desk with this link https://blink.ucsd.edu/technology/help-desk/service-desk/index.html, or call (858)246-4357, or email servicedesk@ucsd.edu.
For research help in the future, contact the Communication librarian Lia Friedman at lgfriedman@ucsd.edu or visit the Communication Library Guide https://ucsd.libguides.com/communication