History of Dance Research Guide:
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History of Dance Research Guide
Use periodical indexes and databases
below to find articles for dance research :
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 Academic
Search (EBSCOhost)
Covers dance and dance-related topics selectively. Many full-text
articles are included. |
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America:
History and Life (EBSCOhost)
This database indexes and abstracts over 2000 journals covering history,
including the performing arts as they relate to United States history. |
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Art
Index
Reference 016.7 A78a 1st Floor (Print only)
Primarily an index for the visual arts, this index also covers performing
arts selectively. |
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Historical
Abstracts (EBSCOhost)
Indexes and abstracts world periodical literature in history, excluding the US
and Canada. Search for articles in this database that address the historical
context of dance. Especially strong in its European coverage. |
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Humanities
Index
Reference 1st Floor North Wall Shelves 016.0013 H91h (Print only 1974-1991)
Covers all aspects of the humanities including history, literature, and the performing
arts. This index was formerly called Social Sciences & Humanities Index and
before that International Index to Periodicals (Reference 1st Floor North Wall
Shelves 016.3 S67s, print only 1907-1974) |
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IIMP
Full Text (International Index to Music Periodicals
- Chadwyck-Healey)
Indexes 375+ international music periodicals covering all aspects of music. Also
includes articles on other performing arts related to music like dance. Over
40 of the periodicals provide full-text titles. One simultaneous user may access
this database at a time. |
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JSTOR
Covers dance and dance-related topics selectively. All full-text articles are
included. |
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MLA
International Bibliography (EBSCOhost)
Indexes over 6,500 sources, including journals, dissertations, books and book
chapters, including dance as it relates to literature criticism and folklore. |
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Google Scholar
The free general purpose academic database indexes books, articles, and other document related to dance and dance history. Links to selective article full text and the full text of selected documents are available. |
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SPORTDiscus with Full Text
"SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 415 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. Of those, nearly 250 have cover-to-cover indexing in SPORTDiscus. With more than 700,000 full-text articles dating back to 1985, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of sports and sports medicine literature." |
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When searching for articles, keep
in mind:
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Use words
and phrases that you have already learned about in class lectures,
in your syllabus, in your textbook, in encyclopedias, dictionaries
and other books you have found as keywords in your periodical database
searches. |
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 Use
the Find
a Copy link to locate full text of articles in other databases
if full text is not available in the database you start with. |
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Use
bibliographies in the periodical articles you find to locate other relevant
books and periodical articles. |
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Interlibrary
loan those articles not available in Owens Library. |
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