Use these to find articles, essays, book reviews, conference papers and more in scholarly journals and magazines. Some databases may include book chapters; some now include web site links with abstracts.

Academic Search Complete  EBSCO More...

Communication & Mass Media Complete  EBSCO More...

Communication Studies  SAGE More...

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text

Google Scholar Free on the Web  More...

International Bibliography of Theater & Dance with Full Text EBSCO

For a list of publications click Publication in the top menu. Click a title to view the record and select a year/issue to read. Or, mark several title items to search.

Oxford Music Online  More...

Includes articles on composers, performers, conductors, instruments and notation, forms and genres, and individual works. Database has full text of The Oxford Companion to Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music.
Search: Keyword or browse the Subject Entries

See: Oxford Tips for Users | Topical Guides & Timelines

 

History/ Humanities Databases

CLIO Notes in America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts databases allow you to browse through chronologies of significant historical events and themes.

America: History and Life with Full Text EBSCO

Indexes 1,700 journals published worldwide on the history of the U.S. and Canada; prehistory to the present. Full text of 196+ journals & 92+ books.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text EBSCO

History of the world (military, women's, history of education, etc.) from 1450 to present (excludes U.S. & Canada). Full text of 330+ journals & 110+ books.

Humanities International Complete EBSCO

Indexes 2,200+ journals. Full text of nearly 1,200 journals & 750+ book.

TIP: EBSCO Special Feature 

Drama/Theatre - Books and Call Numbers

Try a library catalog subject search for "drama," "theater" or other related subject, and then drill down to your area of interest. If the book you find is an ebook, click "View content of ...E-Book" in the record to go to the full text.

For more precise searching, try a library catalog advanced search and combine a subject with a relevant keyword. For example, Subject: English theater and Keyword: women.

See the Library of Congress Classification Outline: Class P - Language and Literature (choose Subclass PN), to identify call number sections for drama and theatre. Once you have call numbers you can use them to:

• browse the shelves in areas of your interest
• search the library catalog
• identify ebooks in your subject area

Sample call number list:

PN1600-3307 Drama
PN1635-1650 Relation to, and treatment of, special subjects
PN1660-1693 Technique of dramatic composition
PN1720-1861 History
PN1865-1988 Special types
PN1990-1992.92 Broadcasting
PN1991-1991.9 Radio broadcasts
PN1992-1992.92 Television broadcasts
PN1992.93-19 92.95 Nonbroadcast video recordings
PN1993-1999 Motion pictures
PN1997-1997.85 Plays, scenarios, etc.
PN2000-3307 Dramatic representation. The theater
PN2061-2071 Art of acting
PN2085-2091 The stage and accessories
PN2131-2193 By period
PN2131-2145 Ancient
PN2152-2160 Medieval
PN2171-2179 Renaissance
PN2181-2193 Modern
PN2219.3-3030 Special regions or countries
PN3035 The Jewish theater
PN3151-3171 Amateur theater

See also:
• Modified LC Classification Outline as used by ORU
• Library of Congress Call Numbers for Theatre by Carol Hansen

Library Guide: For general information on books see How to Find..Books & ebook

Drama/Theatre - ORU ebooks

ebrary : Theater ~150 ebooks, Drama ~240 ebooks

TIPS:
For the most recently published ebooks to appear at the top of the list change "Sort results by" from Relevance to Date.

Do a search. Click the Chapter Results tab to view the 20 most relevant chapters from your ebooks results list.

To browse ebrary titles in a specific call number section (shown right):
Use Advanced search. Change Search in menu to LC Call Number. Type the call numbers. Click Search ebrary.

eBook Collection: Performing Arts/Theater/History & Criticism (category) 12 ebooks
eBook Collection: theatre (keyword search) 239 ebooks

Note: Reading the full text is limited to 1-5 simultaneous users per title.

Search: Use advanced search, type a subject such as drama, and then change Select a Field (optional) to Subject.

 

 

Library Guide: For general ebook information see How to Find...Books & ebook

Drama/Theatre - Reference Materials

Biography in Context

Scroll the topic page to see categories of the results, such as reference, news, academic journals, websites, etc.

Example: Arthur Miller (shown right)

 

Credo Reference Center : Theater (topic page)

510+ online full text reference titles.

Sample Search: Philosophy of Theatre

Sample ebooks::

       

          
Pop Culture in ...! Media, Arts. and Lifestyle: Performing Arts:Theatre (entry)

 

Concept Map examples: dramaturgy or theatre

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library: community theater
Gale Virtual Reference Library: theatre

 

In the Library, LRC-4th Floor The print Reference Collection includes handbooks, subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, history and criticism and more. To find reference titles, use the Library catalog and limit to Reference Collection.
Reference books for drama | theater

 

General Reference Works

Encyclopædia Britannica Free on the Web

Summary and in-depth articles on every branch of human knowledge.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Over tens of thousands of entries searchable by subject or keyword

WorldAlmanac

Includes The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, The World Almanac for Kids, The World Almanac Knowledge Source, and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia.

Newspapers

Newspaper Source Plus EBSCO

New York Times

Search all issues of the publication or select a date to browse.

Use EBSCO's limiters in the left sidebar to refine your search results.

Limiters are available for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals, Publication Date, Source Types, Subjects and Publications.

For example, you may choose to limit to Subject: THEATRE -- Reviews (shown left) and U.S. Newspapers.

 

Library Guide: For general newspaper information see How to Find...Newspapers.

A-to-Z Journals List (journals, magazines, trade publications, etc.)

Journal Titles by Subject

Drama 100+ titles
Theatre  85+ tiles
Performing Arts. Show business ~15 Titles

Sample titles:

• American Theatre
• Back Stage
• Contemporary Theatre Review
• International Journal of Performance Arts & Digital Media

 

Library Guide: For general information see: How to Find...Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, etc.)

Drama/Theatre - Websites

Some ORU databases include records, links, and abstracts for websites, web portals and other electronic publications. When searching for web resources in databases, use descriptive keywords and subjects, such as web portals, web sites, electronic resources, and electronic resources.

American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment 1870-1920

"...a multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings. " Includes illustrations, play scripts, playbills and programs, sound recordings, and more. memory.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html

The Art and Science of Theater

Learn how to stage a theatrical production, including finding a script, auditioning actors, building a set, and designing the lighting. Study the history of western theater from the time of ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Find out about authors and their plays which have made an impact on the development of theater. library.thinkquest.org/21722/

ArtsAlive English Theatre

Find out how design and production, actors, playwrights, directors, and others come together to produce a performance. Includes glossary of commonly used theatre terms. www.artsalive.ca/en/eth/

Changing Stages

Learn about this PBS series that explores the influences, inspirations, and conflicts that have shaped the course of theatre. Includes biographies of significant people, timeline of important theatre events, and links to other theatre resources. www.pbs.org/wnet/changingstages/

IPL2 -- Entertainment & Leisure: Theatre

List of annotated about theatre selected by librarians. www.ipl.org/

Music Theatre International http://www.mtishows.com

Playbill.com

News and current events related to Broadway, off Broadway, regional theatre, etc. www.playbill.com/

Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920

Provided by the Library of Congress. A multimedia collection from the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html

WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama

Gateway to international online articles, journals, museums, organizations and theatre companies and annotated links to a collections of theatre images. www.vl-theatre.com/