|
The purpose of this course research guide is to acquaint you with some
of the resources in the University Library useful for doing research for
this course. Should you have questions, stop by the Reference Desk on
the first floor. You may also call the Reference Desk at (334) 229-4110
during the hours
the Library is open.
Reference
Sources
Reference books and similar sources online are a great place to start your
research because they provide background information on your topic.
As you explore these sources, write down words that describe your topic.
You'll be able to use these words later when you search for articles and books.
Reference books about the theatre and African Americans are located on the first floor in Main Reference
and Special Collections. Those listed below are a selection of
books you may wish to explore. Browse the shelves around them for other books.
Theatre in General
- The Penguin Dictionary of the Theatre
Main Reference: PN
2035 .T3 1993
- International Dictionary of Theatre
Main Reference: PN
2035 .I49 1992
- The Cambridge Guide to the Theatre
Main Reference: PN
2035 .C36 1995
- The Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Main Reference: PN
2035 .O9 1983
- The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
Main Reference: PN
1861 .W67 1996
- The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre
Main Reference: ML
102 .M88 G3 1994
- Historic Costume for the Stage
Main Reference: PN
2067 .B3 1963
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama
Main Reference: PN
1625 .M3 1984
- Theater Pictorial: A History of World Theater as Recorded in Drawings,
Paintings, Engravings and Photographs
Main Reference: PN
2111 .A4
- Literature
Resource Center (ASU)
-
Scribner Writers Series (ASU)
The Theatre in
America & Elsewhere
- A Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1970
Main Reference: PN
2266 .B585
- The Oxford Companion to the American Theatre
Main Reference: PN
2220 .B6 1992
- Annals of the New York Stage
Main Reference: PN
2277 .N504
- The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1930-1940
Main Reference: PN
2277 .N5 L364 1989
- Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary
Main Reference: PN
2285 .N65 1989
- The Elizabethan Stage
Main Reference: PN
2589
- The English Stage from the Restoration 1660-1830
Main Reference: PN
2581 .G4
- Kabuki Encyclopedia: An English-Language Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten
Main Reference: PN 2924.5.K3 L44
- Kabuki Costume
Main Reference: GT 1745.J3 S5
- Critical Survey of Drama (English Language Series)
Main Reference: PR
623 .C75
- Critical Survey of Drama (Foreign Language Series)
Main Reference: PN
1625 .C74 1986
- Literature
Resource Center (ASU)
-
Scribner Writers Series (ASU)
African-Americans
in the Theatre
- Dictionary of the Black Theatre: Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Selected
Harlem Theatre
Special Collections
Reference: PN 2270 .A35 W64 1983
- Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers
Special Collections Reference:
PS 153 .P44 1990
- Blacks in Opera: An Encyclopedia of People and Companies, 1873-1993
Special Collections Reference: ML 102 .O6 S6 1995
- Afro-American Writers After 1955: Dramatists and Prose Writers
Special Collections Reference: PS 153 .N5 A34 1985 v.38
- Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
Special Collections Reference: E 185 .E53 1996
- African-American Biographical Database
(ASU)
- African-American
History & Culture (ASU)
- Literature
Resource Center (ASU)
-
Scribner Writers Series (ASU)
top of page
Magazine
& Journal Articles
The best method for finding magazine and journal articles is to use one of the Library's
online article databases or print indexes.
The databases are now easily accessible in the residence halls and off campus by clicking on the
database name and typing in the information requested. If you need additional
assistance with accessing the databases, contact Randy Curtis (334 229-6968)
or Cedric Davis (334 229-6998).
Some of the article databases include the entire text of articles. If
the text of an article is not available in a database, check for the magazine
or journal title in:
- Serials
Solutions (ASU)
- Is it available in another database?
-
HORNetCat - Is it available in the Serials Department on the Library's
third floor?
Databases
Print Indexes
- Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Serials - 3rd floor
top of page
Books
Because of their length, books provide a more in-depth look at topics
than articles do. To find books in the University Library and e-books
(electronic books) you'll need to use these:
top of page
World Wide Web
Check out these resources from the American Memory site at the Library of Congress.
top of page
Your
Comments
Please take a few minutes to let us know what you think about this guide.
Has it helped with your research? Do you have any suggestions for improving
the guide? You may e-mail Barbara Hightower (bhightower@alasu.edu)
or call her at (334) 229-6839 with your comments and suggestions.
top of page
|
