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Theatre 205

Reference Sources

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre  

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance  

Theatrical Design in the Twentieth Century: An Index to Photographic Reproductions of Scenic Designs
Ref PN 2091 .S8 T47 1996

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Literature Review Sources and Electronic Journal Collections

Academic Search Premier   (1975 - present)
Includes reviews from some mainstream magazines as well as academic journals

Arts & Humanities Citation Index   (1975 - present)
Multi-disciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities.

Art Abstracts   (1984-present)
Indexes English language arts periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, and more.

Art Index Retrospective   (1929 - 1984)
Indexes English language arts periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, and more.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals   (1930s - present)
Indexes articles on architectural design, history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, etc. Selective coverage back to the 1860s.

BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art   (1973 - present)
European and American art from late antiquity to the present.

International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance   (coverage varies)
Includes access to over 100 journals, books, and reference sources. Includes fulltext.

International Index to the Performing Arts   (1864 - present)
Indexing for over 160 international periodicals and newspapers on dance, theatre, music, film, and performance art. Abstracts are included for entries after 1997.

JSTOR   (coverage varies)
Full-text archives of selected core scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many dated from  1800’s.

LexisNexis Academic   (coverage varies)
Good source for reviews from newspapers and magazines

Proquest Historical Newspapers   (coverage varies by title)
Searchable fulltext and page images from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and other major American newspapers.

Reader's Guide to Periodicals   (1983 - present)
Popular magazine reviews published since 1983

Readers' Guide Retrospective   (1890 - 1982)
Popular magazine reviews published from 1890-1982

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Getting Books & Articles

• Print & E-journals (includes academic journals, magazines, and newspapers)
• Interlibrary Loan Request Form (for books and journal, magazine, and newspaper articles that are not available through Reed's print or electronic collections)
• Summit (for borrowing books and videos from Northwest academic libraries)
• WorldCat (for locating and borrowing books and videos from any library)

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Image Databases

ARTstor
Digital library of art images, associated information, and software tools.

Oxford Art Online
The gateway to Grove Art Online and numerous Oxford art reference works.

Reed Digital Collections
Images and other digital materials, including works of art, photographs, and primary source documents.

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Selected websites

American Decorative Arts
Architecture
Architectural history
Bayou Bend: A Unique Collection of Americana
Decorative Arts and Material Culture
Flickr
Google Image Search
Interior Design Furniture History
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Library of Congress. American Memory
National Library of Ireland
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Theatre Resource Guide
Theatre History on the Web
Zeroland:  World Arts & Artists ¬ An Arts Portal

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Subject Heading Suggestions

Ireland – Social Life and Customs

United States – Social Life and Customs

Theaters – Stage-setting and scenery

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Classification numbers

The Theater PN2000 - PN 3307

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