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How to Find:
Books | Book
Chapters | Journal
Articles | Web Sites
| Citing Sources
Finding Books
Using Catalogs to locate books:
1.) Ariadne
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Browse the shelves by
Call Number
2.)
MeLCat - (Western now a part of MeLCat)
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- About MeLCat
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
See the Theatre Research
Guide: Finding Books.
Useful sources in Reference:
- The Cambridge guide to Asian theatre, PN2860 .C35 1993
- The World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre, 4 vols.,
PN1861 .W67 1994, Volume 5: Asia/Pacific
- Dictionary of traditional South-East Asian theatre, PN2860
.G48 1994
- Theatre: history, criticism, and reference, Z5781 .C48
- Analytical sourcebook of concepts in dramatic theory ,
Z5781 .B84
- Modern drama: scholarship and criticism, 1981-1990: an
international bibliography, PN1851 .C37
- Modern drama scholarship and criticism, 1966-1980: an
international bibliography, PN1851 .C36
- Modern world drama; an encyclopedia, PN1851 .M36
- 20th-century plays in synopsis, PN6112.5 .S68
- The World encyclopedia of contemporary theatre, PN1861
.W67 1994
General Sources from Professor Menta's Bibliography:
- Berson, Misha (Ed)., Between
Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays.
- Bowers, F., Theatre
In The East.
- Brandon, James. , Brandon's Guide To Theatre In Asia.
- ---. , Theatre
In Southeast Asia.
- ---(Ed)., Cambridge
Guide To Asian Theatre.
- ---(Ed). Performing Arts In Asia
- Irwin, Vera (Ed)., Four
Classical Asian Plays
- Malkin, M. R., Traditional & Folk Puppets Of The World.
- Osman, M.T. (Ed)., Traditional Drama & Music Of Southeast
Asia.
- Pronko, Leonard., Theatre East & West.
- Scott, A.C., The
Theatre In Asia.
- Tilakasiri, J., The Puppet Theatre Of Asia.
Books in the Kalamazoo College Library, by Subject Heading:
See also: Library
of Congress Classification...
Finding Book Chapters, also called Book Articles:
To find chapters within books, do a keyword search on your
topic, whether your topic is an idea, a period of history,
or a person. A keyword search will search multiple fields
of the record for a book, such as title, author, contents
note, etc.
Example: kabuki
A keyword search on kabuki returns 41 records. The following
book is one of them:
War, occupation, and creativity : Japan and
East Asia, 1920-1960 / edited by Marlene J.
Mayo and J. Thomas Rimer with H. Eleanor Kerkham, NX582
.W37 2001
Kabuki doesnt appear in the title or in the subject headings,
but it does appear in the following chapter title, which may
be of interest:
To be or not to be: Kabuki and Cultural Politics in
Occupied Japan / Marlene J. Mayo
In keyword search in Ariadne, you can also search for your
topic specifically in the contents note field, where chapter
titles are listed. To search the contents note field, your
search would look like this:
Example: n:kabuki
A keyword search on n:kabuki returns 20 records; all of them
have kabuki in the contents note field.
You can also find book chapters in the MLA Bibliography and
Essay and General Literature Index. In the MLA, you can limit
your search to book chapters by choosing "book article"
in the Document Type Phrase
option of the search screen.
MLA
International Bibliography <
about
>
Produced by the Modern Language Association.
Critical works on literature and languages.
Covers publications from 1963 to the present.
Essay
and General Literature Index <
about
>
Cites essays contained in anthologies and collections published
in the United States, Great Britain and Canada.
Coverage spans the humanities and social sciences, including
literary works, art history, drama, and film.
Note: Don't forget to use Print and Online Bibliographies
Finding Journal Articles
Off-Campus Access
to Licensed Resources
Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines/Newspapers
Scholarly Journals (Theatre Journal)
- Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
- Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and
bibliographies.
- Individual issues have little or no advertising.
- Articles must go through a peer-review process.
- Articles usually report original scholarly research.
- Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
- Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the
discipline.
Popular Magazines (Time, Atlantic Monthly)
- Authors are free lance writers or magazine staff members.
- Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in
notes or bibliographies.
- Individual issues contain many advertisements.
- There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed
by editors or publishers.
- Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
- Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated
audience.
- Language is written for the general adult audience (no
specialized jargon).
Scholarly or Not?
Ulrich's
Periodicals Directory Online <
about
>
Use Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ref. Desk Z6941
.U5)
Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication"
to be considered scholarly!
Journal List
| Useful journals: |
| |
Name |
Indexed By |
Electronic Journal Finder Access |
| |
Asian Theatre Journal |
MLA,
Arts&Hum.Search |
Full
Text Access |
| |
Comparative
Drama |
MLA,
Humanities
Abstracts, A&H
Search |
Full
Text Access |
| |
Theatre
Journal |
MLA,
Humanities
Abstracts, PerAbstracts,
A&H
Search |
Full Text Access
|
| |
Theatre
Survey |
MLA,
Humanities
Abstracts, PerAbstracts,
A&H
Search |
Full
Text Access
|
| |
Theatre
Research International |
MLA,
Humanities
Abstracts, PerAbstracts,
A&H
Search |
Full
Text Access |
| |
The
Drama review (TDR) |
MLA,
Humanities
Abstracts, PerAbstracts,
A&H
Search |
Full
Text Access |
Japanese
Studies Periodicals in Ariadne
Is a particular journal covered in a specific Index?
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, Reference
Z6941 .U5
Which
journals are in which FirstSearch databases
Do you have access to a journal?
1.) Ariadne
(print)
- Title search on Title of
the Journal to locate print journal
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
4.) Interlibrary
Loan
- Order item through Interlibrary
Loan
- Use *only* when the journal is not available through
Ariadne or Electronic Journals.
Theatre journals available at our library:
List of
Periodicals in Theatre
Journal Indexes
MLA
Bibliography <
about
>
The Modern Language Association International Bibliography
indexes 3,000 English language and foreign periodicals as
well as books, book chapters, and dissertations. Its subject
matter includes critical works on literature, language, linguistics,
and folklore. Reviews of literary and scholarly works are
not included. There are no abstracts.
Coverage: 1963 - Present.
| Some Theatre Journals indexed in the
MLA Bibliography: |
| Asian Theatre Journal |
Studies in Modern Drama |
| American Drama |
TDR: Drama Review |
| Comparative Drama |
Text and Performance Quarterly |
| Drama and Theatre |
Theater: TheoryTextPerformance |
| Drama Review |
Theater |
| Drama Survey |
Theatre History Studies |
| Drama and Theatre |
Theatre Journal |
| JTD: Journal of Theatre and Drama |
Theatre Research International |
| Modern Drama |
Theatre Studies |
| Modern Dramatists |
Theatre Survey |
| Performing Arts Journal |
Theatre Topics |
| Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism |
Theatre Annual |
| Literature in Performance |
Arts
and Humanities Search <
about
>
Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index
to more than 1,100 journals spanning 25 disciplines. Records
referencing many of the world's leading arts and humanities
journals. Includes all aspects of visual and performing arts
plus humanities.
Coverage: 1980 - Present.
| Some Theatre Journals indexed in Arts
and Humanitites Search: |
| Asian Theatre Journal |
Theatre Notebook |
| Comparative Drama |
Theater History Studies |
| Modern Drama |
Theatre Journal |
| PAJ - A Journal Of Performance And Art |
Theatre Research International |
| TDR -The Drama Review |
Theatre Studies |
| Theatre |
Theatre Survey |
Historical
Abstracts <
about
>
Historical Abstracts is a reference guide to the history of
the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States
and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
Published since 1954. Currently over 2,000 journals published
throughout the world are covered in the database.
Humanities
Abstracts <
about
>
Humanities Abstracts is a bibliographic database that covers
English language periodicals in the diverse subject areas
of the humanities. Humanities Abstracts offers detailed abstracts
describing the content and scope of source articles. Feature
articles are indexed, as are interviews, obituaries, bibliographies,
and reviews of plays, operas, ballets, dance, musicals, movies,
television and radio.
Coverage: Indexing - 1984 - present; Abstracting - 1994 -
present.
| Some Theatre Journals indexed in Humanitites
Abstracts: |
| American Theatre |
Theatre History Studies |
| Performing Arts Journal |
Theatre Journal |
| Comparative Drama |
Theatre Notebook |
| Drama |
Theatre Research International |
| Modern Drama |
Theatre Survey |
| The Drama Review |
|
Essay
and General Literature Index <
about
>
Cites essays contained in anthologies and collections published
in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Coverage spans
the humanities and social sciences, including literary works,
art history, drama, and film. Indexing: 1985 to present.
Essay and General Literature Index
A good source for locating literary criticism in collections
of essays.
Reference Stacks AI3 . Es73 Library has: vol 1 - 1900 - Present.
Dramatic Index for…
Index to materials on theatrical production and dramatic texts.
Library owns 13 volumes, from 1937 to 1949. (Ref. 1601 .D79)
Full Text Databases
Electronic
Journal Finder
Project
Muse <
about
>
Project MUSE offers the full text of Johns Hopkins University
Press scholarly journals via the world wide web. Journals
from these disciplines are included: the humanities, social
sciences and mathematics.
| Theatre journals in Project
Muse: (full-text) |
| |
Asian Theatre Journal |
Theatre Journal |
| |
PAJ - A Journal of Performance
& Art |
Theatre |
| |
Theatre Topics |
TDR (The Drama Review) |
Wilson
Select <
about
>
Contains indexed and abstracted articles in ASCII full text.
The database is comprised of records from Readers' Guide Abstracts,
Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science
Abstracts and Wilson Business Abstracts.
(Please note that each periodical can begin on a different
month and year.)
Coverage: 1994-Present.
| Theatre Journals indexed in Wilson
Select: (full-text) |
| |
Theatre History Studies |
01/01/1998-present |
| |
Theatre Survey |
01/01/1995-present |
| |
TDR: The Drama Review |
04/01/1998-present |
Proquest
< about
>
Proquest Research Library is a fulltext database providing
access to over 2,000 periodicals. Graphics are included with
the fulltext for many articles. Users may search the entire
database or select specific subject modules (examples include
Arts, Women's Studies and Humanities). Users also may select
to search peer-reviewed journals only.
| Theatre journals in Proquest
(go into Arts Module): |
| |
American Theatre |
Theatre |
| |
Asian Theatre Journal |
Theatre Journal |
| |
Comparative Drama |
Theatre Research International |
| |
Drama |
TDR (The Drama Review) |
| |
Modern Drama |
Theatre Survey |
Note: Don't forget to use Print and Online Bibliographies!
Websites
To find Web sites, use search engines and web indexes. See
Finding
Web Sites and Web
Indexes and Directories. See also Web
Sites by Subject and Finding
Web Sites on Theatre.
WorldCat
< about
>
WorldCat contains bibliographic citations for high-quality
Web sites on a variety of subjects. When you search WorldCat
for Web sites, remember to check the box for "Internet
Resources" in the section called "Limit type to".
Sites are selected according to a collection development policy
that emphasizes quality, authoritativeness, and durability.
Theatre Web Sites:
Use these points to evaluate the credibility of Websites:
1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and
fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher
reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information
free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up
to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are
there information gaps?
Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:
Citing Your Sources
See: How
to Cite Sources
See also Citing
Sources for help in citing print and electronic resources
in various bibliographic styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
5th ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America,
1999.
Reference, LB2369 .G53 1999.
ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other
guides!
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