Thinking of Words. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations
Dictionary of stage directions in English drama, 1580-1642 (Reference PR658.S59 D47 1999)
Facts on File dictionary of the theatre (Reference PN2035 .F27 1988)
International dictionary of theatre language (Reference PN2035 .I5 1985)
Oxford Reference Online Premium -    |
Brief Description: Provides a single interface for searching more than 20 Oxford encyclopedias and 175 language and subject dictionaries and reference works, including the Oxford Companion series, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, and Visual English Dictionary. Covers all areas of science, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and business. |
Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library also owns the printed editions of many titles included in ORO Premium. These resources can be located in the library using IUCAT Catalog. |
Tools Available: The list of subjects and books by title includes IPFW's licensed Oxford encyclopedias. Each title can also be searched separately. |
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See the Subject Reference category > Performing Arts
Theatre backstage from A to Z (Reference PN2091.M3 L68 1989)
Gaining an Overview. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks
Acting: an international encyclopedia (Reference PN2035 .O84 2001)
Applause/Burns Mantle best plays/yearbook series (PN6112 .B45) [from 1894-1992]
American musical theatre song encyclopedia (Reference ML102.M88 H59 1995)
American playwrights, 1880-1945 : a research and production sourcebook (Reference Z1231.D7 A52 1995)
American playwrights since 1945 : a guide to scholarship, criticism, and performance (Reference Z1231.D7 A53 1989)
American song : the complete musical theatre companion (Reference ML128 .M78 1996 v.1-2)
Broadway : its history, people, and places : an encyclopedia (Reference F128.65.T5 B56 2004)
Cambridge guide to theatre (Reference PN2035 .C27 1995)
Century of musicals in black and white: an encyclopedia of musical stage works by, about, or involving African Americans (Reference ML102.M88 P37 1993)
Crafty art of playmaking (PN2053 .A95 2003)
Dance: a handbook for the appreciation of the choreographic experience (GV1588 .C37 1999)
Encyclopedia of stage lighting (Reference PN2091.E4 B66 2003)
Encyclopedia of the American theatre, 1900-1975 (Reference PN2266 .B68)
Encyclopedia of the musical theatre (Reference ML102.M88 G3 1994 v.1-2)
Facts on File companion to American drama (Reference PS330 .F33 2004)
Guide to scenes and monologues from Shakespeare and his contemporaries (PN2080 .D38 1998)
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama (Reference PN1625 .M3 v.1-4)
Musicals (Reference ML102.M88 K46 1998)
Theater in America: 200 years of plays, players, and productions (PN2221 .H38 1986)
Women playwrights in England, Ireland, and Scotland, 1660-1823 (Reference PR635.W6 M36 1996)
Working on a new play: a play development handbook for actors, directors, designers & playwrights (PN1661 .C558 1988)
World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre v. 2. Americas (Reference PN1861 .W67 1994 v.2)
Finding Current Information. . . using databases & indexes, alerting services (some may require free registration), journals to browse
Actors guide to monologues (Reference PN4321 .G86 1974)
American Film Scripts Online - |
Coverage: 1903 to present. |
Brief Description: Contains nearly 400 film scripts dating from 1903 to present with comprehensive information on people, characters, and scenes related to each script. |
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Asian American Drama - |
Coverage: 1891 to present |
Brief Description: Contains the works of more than 40 playwrights in more than 250 plays, half of which have never before been published, dating from 1891 to present. |
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Black Drama- 1850 to Present - |
Coverage: 1850 to present |
Brief Description: Contains the works of over 200 playwrights in more than 1,200 plays, 440 of which have never before been published, dating from 1850 to present. |
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Book Review Index (Reference Z1035.A1 B6)
Guide to monologues, men: an index of over 800 monologues from classical and modern plays (Reference PN2080 .G84 1988)
Index to full length plays (Reference Z5781 .T5 / .T52)
Index to one-act plays (Reference Z5781 .L83)
More actors guides to monologues (Reference PN4321 .G87)
North American Women's Drama - |
Coverage: 1762 to present |
Brief Description: Contains the works of more than 150 playwrights in over 700 plays dating from 1762 to present and is of particular interest to those interested in women's studies and feminism. |
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Ottemiller's index to plays in collections: an author and title index to plays appearing in collections published between 1900 and 1985 (Reference Z5781 .O8 1988)
Play index (Reference Z5781 .P53)
Browsing Journals. . . Selected current journals in the performing arts are available on the second floor of Helmke Library:
Dance Magazine (Periodicals GV1580 .C14) [also an electronic journal]
Modern Drama (Periodicals PN1861 .M55) [also an electronic journal]
TD&T: Theatre Design & Technology (Periodicals NA1 .T45)
TDR: The Drama Review (Periodicals PN2000 .D68) [also an electronic journal]
Theatre Survey (Periodicals PN1611 .T46)
Some journals (as noted) are also available electronically via IUCAT Catalog [see Discovering Books below]. Other electronic journals can be found in the following:
E-Journal Finder (on the library's homepage) Search by title or browse by Subject Category > Music, Dance, Drama & Film
JSTOR - |
Coverage: Complete back files of journals. Current issues are not available; a "moving wall" of 1-5 years for each title defines the gap between the most recently published issue and the date of issues available in JSTOR |
Brief Description: JSTOR is a searchable collection of the complete back files of more than 700 important scholarly journals. |
Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available.
A tutorial and searching tips are available. |
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See the Discipline category > Performing Arts (under the Browse option)
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Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1993 |
Brief Description: Project MUSE offers over 200 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and others. |
Tools Available: An online guide to journals by subject is available. A guide to searching is available. |
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See the Subject List category > Film, Theatre, and Performing Arts
Discovering Books. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies
Core collection in dance (GV1594.D2 C685 2001)
Guide to American drama explication (Reference Z1231.D7 O84 1995)
Modern drama scholarship and criticism, 1981-1990: an international bibliography (Reference Z5781 .C37 1997)
Women playwrights of diversity: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook (Reference PS338.W6 P48 1997)
WorldCat -  |
Brief Description: Provides access to the OCLC database with more than 1 billion bibliographic records for materials in all formats. |
Tools Available: Online tutorials are available. |
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Checking Facts. . . using almanacs, statistics
Entertainment awards: a music, cinema, theatre and broadcasting reference, 1928 through 1993 (Reference PN2270.A93 F68 1996)
International dictionary of theatre 1. Plays (Reference PN2035 .I49 1992 v.1)
New York Public Library desk reference (Reference AG6 .N49 1998 [7C])
New York Times . . . almanac (Reference AY67.N5 N48, Service Desk [7C])
Theatregoer's almanac: a collection of lists, people, history, and commentary on the American theatre (Reference PN2266 .H53 1997)
Time almanac (Reference AY64 .I552 2004 [7C])
Seeking People & Organizations. . . using biographies, directories, cited/co-cited author indexes
African Americans in the performing arts (Reference PN2286 .O88 2003)
Contemporary Dramatists (Reference PR737 .C57 1988)
Dramatists sourcebook (Service Desk PN2289 .D73 2002-2003 [10C])
Notable women in the American theatre : a biographical dictionary (Reference PN2285 .N65 1989)
Encountering Facts & Opinions. . . using reviews, editorials
Contemporary literary criticism (Reference PN771 .C59)
Critical survey of drama (Reference PN1625 .C68 2003 v.1-8)
Historical New York Times - |
Call Number: Microfilm AP2 .N55 |
Coverage: From 1857 to two years ago [Historical New York Times] |
Brief Description: Provides full-text PDF page images of the New York Daily Times from 1851-1857 and New York Times from 1857 to two years ago. |
Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library owns the New York Times (Microfilm 1890 to present), in the microfilm cabinets. |
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LexisNexis Academic - |
Coverage: Indexing coverage varies for the 6,000 information resources included, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1980 or earlier; most titles indexed from the 1990s |
Brief Description: LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 information resources including newspapers, news magazines, wire services, and transcripts of major radio and TV broadcasts. |
Tools Available: Help with searching and finding sources is available. |
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National Newspapers - |
Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with some titles beginning 1990 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s |
Brief Description: Provides access to full-text articles in the Christian Science Monitor (1990 to present), Los Angeles Times (1985 to present), New York Times (Late ed. East Coast 1980 to present), New York Times Book Review (1997 to present), New York Times Magazine (1997 to present), Wall Street Journal (Eastern ed.) (1984 to present), and Washington Post (1996 to present). |
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New York Times Theater Reviews (Reference PN1581 .N4)
Nineteen-century literature criticism (Reference PN761 .N5)
Plays in review 1956-1980: British drama and the critics (Reference PR737 .P58 1985)
Selected theatre criticism (Reference PN2277.N5 S44 1985, v.1-3)
Twentieth-century literary criticism (Reference PN771 .G27)
Using Writing & Editing Tools. . . using style guides, guidelines for authors
Handbook for scholars (Reference PN146 .V36 1992)
Nuts & bolts of college writing (Reference PE1408 .H3927 2003)
Writing essays about literature: a guide and style sheet (PN83 .G72 1998)
Crossing Boundaries. . . using subject headings, call numbers, syndetic structure
Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule P: Language and Literature PN2000 - PN3307 General Literature >Dramatic Representation. The Theatre
PN6110.5 - PN6120 Collections of General Literature > Drama
PR2199 - PR3195 Literature of the English Renaissance (1500-1640)
PS623 - PS635 American Literature > Drama
Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule G: Geology. Anthropology. Recreation GT500 - GT2370 Manners and customs (General) > Costumes. Dress. Fashion
GV1580 - GV1799.4 Recreation. Leisure > Dancing
Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule T: Technology TT490 - TT695 Handicrafts. Arts and crafts > Clothing manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring
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