LibGuides: Musical Theatre Resources: Research

Drama Journal List

Browse A-Z drama journal titles available in library system.

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Library databases for finding scripts and encyclopedia entries

North American Theatre Online
Collection of theatre reference resources and full-text plays.
Credo Reference
Multidisciplinary collection of over 600 encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and other reference titles from 60 publishers.

Databases for Finding Journal Articles

These library databases offer journal articles on theatre related topics. Check other tabs for additional databases offering images, reference material and video resources.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
A scholarly multidisciplinary database of periodical articles, most with full-text, through Ebscohost.
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text (EBSCO)
Journals, books, book chapters, and dissertations of interest to theatre and dance students and professionals.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCO)
A database specializing in "film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews." (vendor description).
JSTOR
Archive of scholarly journals for the arts, humanities, & social sciences. Library subscription is for the following collections: Arts & Sciences II and Arts & Sciences III. Subject areas covered by these two collections include: economics, history, Asian studies, archaeology, classics, and African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic studies, language and literature, music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture.The most recently published issues (past 3-5 years) are generally not available.
Project Muse
Offers over 200 full-text scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other academic publishers. Covers the humanities and social sciences including the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, political science, gender studies and others.

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Library Databases for Images

Works of art are a great resource for costume and set design. Library databases offer a wealth of digital art images. (Login with university ID required.) Also, check the Websites tab "Costume/Design/Theatre Tech" for additional web resources.

Architecture, Interiors and Furniture
Access to 1,900 images of architecture and interior decoration covering 2800 B.C. to late twentieth century from the eight volume slide collection Architecture, Interiors and Furniture by Stephen Sbarge. Textual description for images of each period is included as a PDF.

Artstor
A nonprofit digital library of over one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. It offers a set of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching purposes. Images in the collection are contributed by outstanding museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates.

History of Costume
Access to 1,488 images of costumes through the ages from the six volume slide collection History of Costume by Jeanne Button, Patricia Quinn Stuart and Stephen Sbarge. Textual description for images of each period is included as a PDF.

Grove Art Online
The image search feature within this art reference database searches 40,000 selected image links to museums and galleries worldwide and links to 5,00 images contained within the Grove Art Online encyclopedia.

Musical Theatre Resources