• Biographical dictionary of dance / Cohen-Stratyner, Barbara Naomi.
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books GV1785.A1 C58 1982
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• The complete guide to modern dance / McDonagh, Don.
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books GV1783 .M26
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• Film choreographers and dance directors : an illustrated biographical encyclopedia, with a history and filmographies, 1893 through 1995 / Billman, Larry.
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books GV1779 .B55 1997
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• Fifty contemporary choreographers / Bremser, Martha.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV1785.A1 B74 1999
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• Dictionaries

• Dance words / Preston-Dunlop, Valerie Monthland.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV1585 .P74 1995
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• International dictionary of modern dance
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV1585 .B46 1998
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• The Oxford dictionary of dance / Craine, Debra.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV1585 .C78 2000
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• Directories

• Dancer's resource : the Watson-Guptill guide to academic programs, internships and apprentice programs, residential and artist-in-residence programs, studio schools and private teachers, workshops and festivals / Jones, Mark W.
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books GV1589 .J65 1999
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• The Grey House performing arts directory
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference PN1561 .G74
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• Encyclopedias

• Oxford Music Online (Grove)
  Oxford Music Online covers all aspects of music, including composers, performers, other persons involved with music, terminology, musical genres and forms, orchestras, institutions, and cities and towns with significant musical traditions. This resource includes Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online, and the Oxford Companion to Music. 3 Simultaneous Users

• International encyclopedia of dance : a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV1585 .I586 1998
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• Handbooks

• The dance handbook / Robertson, Allen.
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books GV1601 .R63 1990
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• Research Guides

• Bibliographic guide to dance
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books-Oversize GV1594 .N46
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  Continues the G.K. Hall biobiographic guide to dance (below). For more current bibliographic information consult the New York Public Library Dance Collection Collection Catalog.

• G.K. Hall bibliographic guide to dance
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books-Oversize GV1594 .N46
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• A core collection in dance
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV1594 .C67 2001
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• Research in dance : a guide to resources / Bopp, Mary S.
  • Location: Haggard 3 -Books GV1594 .B67 1994
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Most dance books will fall into the GV1580-GV1799 call number range. The following are selected Library of Congress Subject Headings used by the Western Libraries:

• Summit
  Summit is the combined library catalog of Pacific Northwest academic libraries. Use Summit to locate and request materials like books and videos which are not available from Western Libraries. To access Summit, search our library catalog first, then choose the option to “Repeat search in Summit”.

• Arts and Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)
  • Dates covered: 1990-current
  Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities, including archaeology, architecture, art, Asian studies, classics, dance, film, folklore, history, language, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, poetry, religion and theatre. It indexes over 1000 of the leading arts and humanities journals as well as selected science and social science journals. Because the database includes the article's bibliography or cited reference list, you can also search the database for articles that cite a known author or older article. Consortium (12 Libraries) Shares 15 Users.

• EBSCO (All Databases)
  EBSCO (All Databases) is a combination of Academic Search Complete (a scholarly, multi-disciplinary database, with more than 10,000 journals, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals) and Business Source Complete (a full-text index to journals in business, management, marketing, etc.)

• ERIC - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  • Dates covered: 1966-current
  ERIC is a good source for references to journal articles and docuents on dance edcuation. ERIC provides indexing and abstracts of all types of materials including journal articles, government documents, books, dissertations, and unpublished materials such as curriculum guides, research reports and conference papers in education and related topics in the social sciences. Many ERIC documents published between 1993 and 2004 are now available online full text. Most ERIC documents published from 1966-1993 are available in the ERIC Microfiche collection on Wilson 2 West.

• Ethnic Newswatch and ENW: a History
  • Dates covered: 1990-current
  A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Useful for dance companies or dance styles of american ethnic groups. Searchable in English or Spanish.

• Film Literature Index Online
  • Dates covered: 1976-2001
  Film Literature Index is a subject index to 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. Periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles. The print version is available in the Reference Collection on Haggard 2 PN1993 .F62)and covers the years 1973-2004.

• IIMP Full Text (International Index to Music Periodicals)
  • Dates covered: 1996-current
  IIMP Full Text enables you to search and browse hundreds of music journals covering a broad scope of research from performance, theory and composition to music education, jazz and ethnomusicology. It provides indexing, abstracts and selected full text coverage of the most important music journals - all integrated in one site. IIMP Full Text covers a comprehensive range of subject areas in both scholarly and popular music journals ranging from International Journal of Music Education, Ethnomusicology, Jazz Education Journal and Musical Times to Rock and Rap Confidential and Rolling Stone. Articles examine the full spectrum of subjects and all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition. You can find articles on a diverse array of musical genres, from the liturgical chants of medieval monks to the eclectic sounds of contemporary alternative rock musicians. List of periodicals indexed

• MLA (Modern Language Association) Bibliography
  • Dates covered: 1926-current
  Produced by the Modern Language Association, this database covers literature, languages, linguistics, folklore, journalism, communications, film, media, and theater and indexes journal articles, books and book chapters, dissertations, and bibliographies from 1926 to the current year. 3 Simultaneous Users.

• Music Index (via Ebsco)
  • Dates covered: 1975-present online; 1949-present in print
  Music Index, produced by Harmonie Park Press, is the most comprehensive subject-author guide to music periodical literature. The Music Index has been available in print since 1949. The Music Index online coverage spans from 1976 to the present and contains surveyed data from 775 international music periodicals from over 40 countries, with English translations from 22 languages. Some backfile data from the period 1962-1975 is also included. Topics concerned with every aspect of the classical and popular world of music are thoroughly categorized and organized according to the framework of an internal Subject List, which includes both Subject and Geographic headings. Covering all styles and genres of music, The Music Index duly cites book reviews, obituaries, news periodicals, and news and articles about music, musicians, and the music industry. 1975-present online; 1949-present in print List of periodicals indexed

• Readers' Guide Retrospective
  • Dates covered: 1890-1982
  Readers' Guide Retrospective, produced by The H. W. Wilson Company, is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. Coverage is currently 1890-1982. 2 Simultaneous Users.

• RILM Music Abstracts (Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale)
  • Location: Music Periodical Index
  • Dates covered: 1969-current
  An index to journals, conference proceedings, books, dissertaions and other types of resources in the field of music covering historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments and voice, dance, music therapy, librarianship, literature, dramatic arts, visual arts, anthropology, sociology, philosophy and physics. Available online and in print. 1 simultaneous user

• Sport Discus
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV651 .S666
  • Dates covered: 1975-current
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  Indexes and provides abstracts for journals, dissertations, special reports, etc., in sport and fitness literature. Subjects include sports medicine, exercise physiology, sport and biomechanics, sport psychology, training, coaching, and related topics. Site License.

• Find It!
  Click on the Find It! button to see the options for locating an article:
  • Link to full text if available.
  • Find a print copy in the library.
  • Request the article through Interlibrary Loan.
  For more information, see the Find It! Guide.

• Searching the Library Catalog
  

  Specific Video Title:

  •  Search by Title in the library catalog.  Any video can be searched using the same kind of search commands that are used to search for print materials - author, title, subject, etc.  Directors, actors, producers, etc. are considered authors for the purpose of catalog searching. 

          Subject Search:

  • Search by keyword or subject (Library of Congress Subject Heading).   Limit the search to videos by clicking on the Limit this search button at the top of the screen.  From the pull-down menu for Material Type choose Visual Media and click the Submit button.   Words entered are authomatically combined with the AND operator. You can create phrases with quotation marks. For example, a keyword search entering the words dance "world music"  with the Material Type limit Visual Media collected the following videos:

• Dance on camera : a guide to dance films and videos
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference GV1595 .D342 1998
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• American journal of dance therapy [electronic resource]
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• Dance chronicle
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• Dance magazine
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• Journal of physical education, recreation & dance
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• Cornish College of the Arts: Dance Resources on the Web

• Cyber Dance - Ballet on the Net

• Dance Links - University of Washington

• Internet Resources for Music, Theater and Dance - Library of Congress

• Dance - New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

• Dance Program
• Music Library Homepage
• Theatre Arts Department

• Contact a Subject Librarian
  For research assistance in Dance contact Leza Madsen.
  Office: Wilson Library 273 in Wilson 2 West.

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