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Subject PortalsTheatre ArtsMaintained by:Claudia Frazer Contribute:Don't see what you are looking for? Suggest a new resource or subject area.
Dig deeper into sub-categories...(move back to Subject Portal Home) Including individual books and groups of books held by Cowles Library Cowles Online CatalogThe online catalog of Drake University's Cowles Library. Can search by author/title/subject and word phrase. ebrary (eBooks)Database of over 10,000 electronic books in a wide variety of academic subject areas. Access "Tool Kit" to get required plug-in. netLibrary (eBooks)Access to thousands of electronic books. Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and PerformanceAvailable on-line through Oxford Reference Online this encyclopedia "provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. In addition to performances in playhouses, it covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions." WorldCat - OCLCWorldCat is a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. If you are unable to find something in the Cowles Library collection using the I-LINK catalog, this is an excellent place to continue your search. Use the Interlibrary Loan link on this page to obtain materials from other collections. Including research databases that are subscribed to by Cowles Library and not available to the general public 1-Humanities DatabasesAll humanities databases available at Cowles. Go there... Academic Search Complete Academic Search Complete includes more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format Communication & Mass Media CompleteFull-text of 200+ journals in the area of Mass Media & Communication Studies. Also, includes indexing of 300+ additional titles. Contemporary AuthorsContemporary Authors is the beginning source of research for biographical information on twentieth century authors (novelists, poets, playwrights, etc.). Also includes New Revision Series. ebrary (eBooks)Database of over 10,000 electronic books in a wide variety of academic subject areas. You will need create your own account & download plug-in (ebrary reader) to proceed. ERIC - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts versionCambridge Scientific Abstracts version of ERIC. JSTOR (JournalSTORage)Electronic archive of the complete journal runs (excluding the most recent 2-5 years) of 320 journal titles in 24 academic disciplines.
Click on SEARCH to begin Lexis-Nexis® Academic Universe OnlineFull-text newspapers and periodicals, and reference sources in a variety of subject areas including business, medical, law, etc. MLA (Modern Language Assn.) Bibliography Index of journals and books in language and literature. Links to some full-text where available netLibrary (eBooks)Library of electronic books Project MuseFull-text of 200 scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses Including lists of subject specific journals owned by Drake or accessible electronically A list of full-text journals in Drama available through Cowles LibraryJournals pertaining to Theatre Arts, with a few listed below: American theatreAsian theatre journalDance magazineDramaticsEssays in theatreLighting dimensionsModern dramaNew theatre quarterlyNineteenth century theatrePAJ (Baltimore, Md.)Renaissance dramaRolling StoneShakespeare quarterlyTD&T (New York, N.Y.)TDR: Drama reviewText and performance quarterlyTheater (New Haven, Conn.)Theater history studiesTheatre journal (Washington, D.C.)Theatre surveyTheatre topicsVarietyVelvet light trapIncluding sites that are generally free and contain content deemed to be pertinent to the subject Artslynx International Arts ResourcesLibrary of online resources about theatre arts. Click on one of the "Topics" on the left-hand side. Best Information on the NetComprehensive list of "everything" theatre, compiled by the librarians at St. Ambrose University. |
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