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Barnard College Library Research Guide BC3400
From the Page to the Stage: Dance &
Literature
Professor Scott Failla
Spring 2005
Librarian: Karen Dobrusky |
Contents
Reference Books | CLIO &
CATNYP Catalogs |
Databases & Indexes
Web
Resources|
Consultation Request
| Use for: |
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| Biographical Dictionary of Dance | GV1785. A1 C58 1982 |
| Oxford Companion to Children's Literature | PN1008.5 .C37 1985 |
| Dance Handbook | GV1601 .R63 1990 |
| Dance on Camera: A Guide to Dance Films and Videos | GV1595 .D342 1998 |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography 300 + volumes; volume 90 for Hoffman & Grimm | PS129 .D5 |
| Dictionary of the Performing Arts | PN1579 .M66 1999 |
| Encyclopedia of New York City | F128.3 E75 1995 |
| International Dictionary of Modern Dance | GV1585 .B46 1998 |
| International Encyclopedia of Dance 6 volumes | GV1585 .I586 1998 |
| Oxford Classical Dictionary | DE5 .09 2003 |
| Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales | PN3437 .094 2000 |
| Oxford Companion to Shakespeare | PR2892 . 094 2001 |
| Oxford Dictionary of Dance | GV1585 .C835x 2000 |
| Research in Dance; A Guide to Resources | GV1594 .B6 1994 |
CLIO (Columbia Libraries Information Online) is the on-line catalog for the Barnard & Columbia Libraries. CLIO can be searched by author, title, subject and keyword. Help for searching CLIO is available on the Web CLIO opening screen. Click on: "Connect via WWW".
Sample Searches:
Title search: leave off the initial article (the,
an, la, etc.)
international encyclopedia of dance
dance magazine
Author search: put last name, then first name
perrault charles
Keyword search: use and, or
not between the terms, quotes for a phrase, and use ? for
truncation (to find variant endings of a word)
balanchine and agnon
"fairy tales" and ballet
othello and (dance or ballet)
Subject search: use Library of Congress (LC) subject headings
ballet
choreography
dance
improvisation in dance
music and dance
balanchine george
royal shakespeare company
sleeping beauty
Finding a book about a person or a subject: start with a Keyword search using the most distinctive words associated with the topic. Then look for useful subject headings and do a Subject search.
Limiting to books in Barnard Library or by language: use the More Limits or Post Limits option
Useful call numbers:
Dance: GV1580 to GV1799
Performing Arts: PN1560 to PN3307
CATNYP: NYPL's Research Libraries on-line catalog includes the holdings
of the Library for the Performing Arts located at Lincoln Center. After
connecting to CATNYP, you can choose to search the Dance Collection exclusively.
Databases & Indexes: for locating periodical &journal articles
On the A-Z list of all databases, which you can access from the Barnard Library home page or Columbia LibraryWeb, there are links to many indexes which give citations, abstracts and some full-text for articles in various disciplines. Many databases have e-links which will search to see if the full-text of a particular item is available online through CULibrary Web. If you are unable to locate an item full-text search CLIO directly for the journal title.
The following indexes and databases will probably be the most relevant to your research:
Reviews
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Full-text reviews of the performing
arts are available in the Guided News Search under "Arts & Sports News" - select
"Entertainment News" or
"Book, Movie and Play Reviews". You may also search the newspapers for
reviews by choosing "General News". The New York Times, from
1980 to present, as well as many other newspapers are included.
Search Tips: Phrase is assumed; Use
"and" when using keywords; ! for truncation
ProQuest
Online journal articles and citations,
interdisciplinary, Select scholarly materials by clicking on "Databases
selected" then select "Research Library", or select "ProQuest Newspapers" for
newspaper articles, includes New York Times.
Search Tips: Phrase is assumed; Use "and" when using keywords; Use * for
truncation
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Select historical newspapers by clicking on
"Databases selected", then select the appropriate newspapers. Includes the full
text of the New York Times from 1857-2001, the LA Times from
1881-1961, the Chicago Tribune from 1890 to 1969 and the Washington
Post from 1877-1988.
Search Tips: Phrase is assumed; Use "and"
when using keywords; Use * for truncation
Readers' Guide Full Text
For finding citations to articles in popular and general interest magazines,
reviews included, 1983 to present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; *
for truncation
Readers' Guide Retrospective
For finding citations to articles in popular and general interest magazines,
reviews included, 1890-1982.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; *
for truncation
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
For finding citations in the humanities and social sciences, covers 1907- 1984.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; *
for truncation
Dance, Performing Arts, Literature, & Humanities
Humanities Full Text
Citations and abstracts for articles in
the humanities including history, literature, performing arts, and other fields, 1984-present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation
IIPA International Index to the Performing
Arts
Citations and abstracts for articles on
the performing arts, Includes a variety of sources in film, theater, dance,
stage and television,1864-present.
Search Tips:
Phrase is assumed; use "and" if using keywords; * for truncation
JSTOR, the Scholarly
Journal Archive
An archive of full text articles from more than 350 scholarly journals in
the performing arts, literature, classics, history,
and more, from each journal's first issue but excluding the most current, usually 3-5 years.
Includes Dance Research, TDR and many more titles.
Search Tips: use advance search for more precise results
MLA, Modern Language Association Bibliography
Major database for finding literature, language
and folklore articles, essays, books and book chapters, 1963 to present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; *
for truncation
Project Muse
Full-text articles from more than 200 scholarly
journals published by university presses in the arts, humanities including
visual and performing arts. Includes Marvels and Tales, Lion and the
Unicorn and many others. Latest 3-5 years of the journal only.
Search Tips: Use " " for a
phrase; * for truncation
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective
For finding citations in the humanities and social sciences, covers 1907- 1984.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; *
for truncation
Music
IIMA
International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text
Citations and full text for
articles about music, 1874-present.
Search Tips:
Phrase is assumed; use "and" if using keywords; * for truncation
Music Index Online
Citations to more than 725 international music
periodicals covering all aspects of the classical and popular music world.
Search Tips: Use " " for
phrases; $ for truncation
RILM, Abstracts of Music Literature
Citations to music periodicals world wide.
Search Tips: *for truncation, phrase
assumed
Consultations with Reference Librarians
Click here
to complete a form you can e-mail to the library requesting a consultation on your research, or come
to the Reference Desk on the second floor. To contact a reference librarian, e-mail
refdesk@barnard.edu or call 212-854-3953. We'll be happy
to help you find additional information. You may contact Karen Dobrusky directly at
kdobrusk@barnard.edu or call
212-854-8595.
