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Books

The Library uses the Library of Congress shelving arrangement.

Select areas:


GV1580-1799.3 Dance PN2000-3307 Dramatic Representation. The Theater
PN1560-1590 The Performing Arts
PN1992-1999 Motion Pictures

Basic Reference Sources

Location

Oxford Reference Online Searchable collection of select Oxford Companion titles covering Performing Arts

Theatre

Critical Survey of Drama REF PR623 C7 1994
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama REF PN1625 M3 1984
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance REF PN2035 O92 2003
Play Index REF PN1655 P53 1949+

Dance

Index to Dance Periodicals REF GV1594 I63 1990-2001
International Dictionary of Ballet REF GV1585 I57 1993
International Dictionary of Modern Dance REF GV 1585 B58 1998
International Encyclopedia of Dance REF GV185 I5861 1998

Film

Film Encyclopedia REF PN 1993 K34 1998
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers REF PN 1997.8 I58 1997
Oxford History of World Cinema REF PN 1993.5 A1 O96 1996
Film Review Index REF PN 1995 F545 v. 2 1950-1985
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film 4v, 2007 Electronic Only

Find Articles and Other Materials

Select PC Indexes and Databases

American Humanities Index
References to literary, scholarly and creative journals published in the United States and Canada

MLA International Bibliography(via EBSCO) or
MLA International Bibliography(via First Search) An index to literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore

General

Readers' Guide Abstracts 1983+ and
Readers' Guide Retrospective
Listings for reactions to performances in popular magazines. Also provides contemporary reviews and interviews of performances

Historical New York Times Provides contemporary reviews and interviews of performances

Academic Search Premier Indexes and links to actual articles in major scholarly journals including literary and related disciplines

Key Journals

Theater

American Theatre Online
Dramatics Print
Modern Drama Print/Online
New Theatre Quarterly Print/Online
Shakespeare Quarterly Print/Online
The Drama Review: TDR Print/Online
Theatre Forum Print/Online

Dance

Dance Magazine Print/Online
Dance Theatre Journal Print
Research in Dance Education Online

Film

Film Comment Print/Online
Film Quarterly Print/Online
Films in Review Online

Select Websites

Digital Librarian-Performing Arts Performing Arts in America

Theatre

ArtsLynx International Theatre Resources About-Arts Arts Directory - Theatre
IBDB; Internet Broadway Database Costume and Dress Images
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet Costume Page
NY Theatre.com Theater Connections
International Theatre Design Archive WWW Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama

Dance

riDance About-Arts Arts Directory - Dance
ArtsLynx International Dance Resources Dance USA
Dance Links Voice of Dance

Film

The Greatest Films About-Arts Arts Directory - Movies
Early Motion Picture Site All Movie Guide
Moviediva Internet Movie Database
Movie Review Query Guide

Writing Guides

Location

MLA Handbook REF LB.2369.G53 2003
APA Style Manual REF BF76.7 P83 2001 and Circulation Desk Reserves
Citing Sources Examples of APA, MLA and Chicago Citation styles
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Beatrice Pulliam, Theatre, Dance and Film Department Liaison
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