Search Site | Library Home
 
Articles | Books & more | Help | Library Information  

Dance

Collection Development Policy
Leza Madsen, Librarian

  1. Applicable LC Classes:

    2. Call No. Subject Heading
    GV 1580-1799.3 Dancing

  2. Academic Departments, Programs, etc.:

    3. While the Dance Department is the principal audience for this collection, Theatre Arts, Music and other disciplines in the Humanities especially may have occasion to use these materials.

  3. Collection Levels:

    4. Call No. Subject Heading Present Desired
    GV 1580-1799.3 Dancing 2b 3a

  4. Scope:

    5. Present Desired
    Scope: Geographic: Worldwide Worldwide
    Language: Primarily English with
    some materials in other
    European languages     		Primarily English with
    some materials in other
    European languages
    Chronological limitations: None

  5. Formats collected/Non-Subject Parameters:

    6. Books, journals, videos, DVDs, and music compact discs are all withing the scope of this collection. There is an excellent small video collection containing over 200 titles.

  6. System Coordination and Resource Sharing:

    7. The Music Library has sound recordings, sheet music, Videos, DVDs, and journals which supplement the collection. Interlibrary loan services provide further support for this discipline.

  7. Electronic Databases:

    8. Many databases provide information that may be useful, including:

    • Grove Music Online
    • Naxos Music Library
    • Sport Discus
    • Web of Science: Arts & Humanities Citation Index
    • ERIC
    • Ethnic NewsWatch
    • Film Literature Index Online
    • International Index to Music Periodicals
    • Music INdex
    • MLA Bibliography
    • RILM Music Abstracts
    • ProQuest

  8. Notable Features:

    9. There is a small but excellent video collection. Access to the Music Library provides much supplemental material, particularly for music of the dance. There is excellent coverage through electronic resources for dance history, music, forms of dance, dancers, staging, teaching dance, movement, costumes, literature, films and research in dance.

  9. Narrative Statement:

    10. The Dance Librarian considers faculty input an important factor in collection development and the head of the Dance Program is extremely active in the selection process. In checking the titles against Books for College Libraries, 3rd ed., and Mary Edsall's bibliography, A Collection in Dance, ACRL, 2001 edition, the library has approximately 98% of BCL titles and a very large number of the available titles in the Edsall bibliography. The Dance collection is growing along with the Dance Program.

 Library Home Page Western Washington University Home