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Using Library resources for Drama & Theatre
30 October 2013
http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/Drama
DepartmentWhat do I need to find?
• Books• Journal articles• Performance recordings • Plays • Interviews• Performance reviews• Photographs • Archival records• ….
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Royal Holloway Library Collections
Founders Library:
• Aesthetics
• Theatre and theatre history (Britain, Europe, North America, Australia, Japan, Africa
• Play collections
• Literature
• Literary theory
Silent Study
Group study rooms
Viewing Rooms
Library Services
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Royal Holloway Library Collections
Bedford Library:
• Aesthetics – philosophy
• Cultural theory
• Costume (everyday dress)
• Drama therapy
Group StudySilent Study
Group study rooms
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Royal Holloway Library Collections
Depository Library
• Off-site
• PhD theses
• Rarely-used material
Santa Clara University's Library automated retrieval, robot assisted storage system. Beedie Savage. Flickr.
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Special collections at RHUL
• Gay Sweatshop Collection
• Half Moon Collection
• Red Shift Theatre Collection
• Coton Collection
• Roy Waters Collection
Print of a scene from ‘Richard III’ by O. Hodgson c. late 19th century (RW/7/4/2/7)
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Senate House Library
• National research level collection for Humanities and Social Sciences
• Comprehensive back-runs of Arts and Humanities journals
• Strong collection of online resources (e.g.: International Index of Performing Arts)
• Theatre Archive Sources, including:
• Programmes of plays
• Costume designs
• Playbills and memorabilia
• Correspondences
• Reviews
Library, Senate House, University of London. stevecadman. Flickr.
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M25 Group of libraries
University libraries in the London area
SCONUL Access card: www.sconul.ac.uk/access
Try Library Hopping
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British Library
Visit the Help for Researchers page: http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/
Collections of
• Playscripts
• Newspapers
• Sound recordings
• Correspondence
British Library Electronic Thesis Online Service: http://ethos.bl.uk
The British Library and St Pancras Station, London. Jim Linwood. Flickr.
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Westminster Reference Library: Performing Arts Collection
Approximately 8000 books related to performing arts
Reviews and production details of many West End stage shows since 1890
Open to anyone for reference use
Old Westminster Library. soulrider67. Flickr.
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Theatre Collection Victoria and Albert Museum
Theatre Collection reading room: Blythe House in Kensington Olympia
Video recordings collections:
• National Video Archive of Performance
• Interviews and Commercially Recorded Videos
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Laban Library and Archive
Library: Large collection of books on all aspects of dance
Archive: Manuscripts, photographs and papers on the work of Rudolph Laban
LABAN. pixelhut. Flickr.
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National Theatre Archive
Administrative & technical records of the National Theatre
Collection covers the period from 1963 to the present day
Material includes programmes, posters, photographs, videos, press cuttings, prompt scripts, production drawings, costume, lighting, and sound information
National Theatre Xmas Coolectible card . Popupology. Flickr.
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Joint Catalogues
COPAC: copac.ac.uk
WorldCat: worldcat.org
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Finding Information
librarysearch.rhul.ac.uk
Searches:
- Library catalogue (book and print journal holdings)
- Electronic databases
- E-journals
- Royal Holloway Research
- Royal Holloway Archives
- Access to the E-journal A-Z
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Drama & Theatre Subject Guide
libguides.rhul.ac.uk/Drama
Provides guidance on:
- Finding books
- Finding e-resources
- Resource recommendations
- Training
- References
- Access to the Databases A-Z
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Search techniques
What exactly is the topic you are searching for?
Example: Costume in Japanese and Balinese theatre
What are the main concepts or keywords for your topic?
Costume, japanese theatre, balinese theatre
Are there any similar words that describe each of these concepts?
Costume, dress, masks – drama, performance, theater
How might you combine these keywords together to search?
Combine keywords together using “operators “. The most common are AND and OR. Use quotation marks around words to search for a phrase “japanese theatre”
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The REVIEW criteria
• RelevanceR• Expertise of AuthorE• Viewpoint of Author/OrganisationV• Intended AudienceI• EvidenceE• When publishedW
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What will happen if you apply the REVIEW test to this textbook?
Kotler, P and Keller, K (2011) Marketing management. Harlow: Pearson Education.
Relevance: Excellent. There is lots of useful information in the book.
Expertise: Very good. The authors are well-known marketing academics and the publisher is respected.
Viewpoint: Analytical. Addresses the dramatic changes in the marketing environment in recent years.
Intended audience: Good. Postgraduate university students and researchers.
Evidence: Excellent. The authors provide Marketing in Action mini-cases by leading organisations.
When published: Very good. Published recently.
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What will happen if you apply the REVIEW criteria to this Wikipedia article?
Wikipedia (2013) Marketing management [Online] Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing_management [Accessed 01/10/2013]Relevance: Very good. It’s an article specifically about marketing management, covering a range of topics in a structured way.
Expertise: Unknown. Anybody can edit Wikipedia, so you don’t know who wrote the information.
Viewpoint: The article aims to describe the approach to marketing management but we can’t always be clear on the viewpoint as the site is changing constantly.
Intended audience: Provided for the general public.
Evidence: There are a number of references listed. Wikipedia articles often refer to more authoritative sources, but the references need to be verified.
When published: Superb. Wikipedia is updated constantly.
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What will happen if you apply the REVIEW criteria to this peer review journal article?
Keller, K (2009) Building strong brands in a modern marketing communications environment. Journal of Marketing Communications, 15 (2-3), pp. 139-155.Relevance: Deals with building and managing a brand through the customer-based brand equity model
Expertise: Scholarly affiliation of the author is given. The research is original
Viewpoint: Objective, as the article has gone through a peer review process
Intended audience: Aimed at scholarly researchers, including students and academics
Evidence: Superb. The article was subject to peer review checking before publication and contains extensive references. However you should still research the alternate point of view.
When published: Recent research on the topic
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What will happen if you apply the REVIEW criteria to this newspaper article?
Sweeney, M. (2008) Google named world’s No 1 brand. Guardian. 21 April.Relevance: Pretty good. It’s an article about the world’s top 100 brands
Expertise: The credentials of the author are not specified
Viewpoint: Focuses on the findings of the BrandZ top 100 list
Intended audience: Aimed at the general public
Evidence: The article refers to a report but full reference information is not provided. Newspaper articles often refer to more authoritative sources but the references need to be verified.
When published: It’s published within the last 5 years but the information is already out of date in such a fast moving market.
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Reviewing your research
Do you have enough / too
much information?
Is it relevant to your
research?
Does it answer the
whole question?
Is the information
current / within the date you require
Do you need to review
your underlying research question?
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Training and support
Book training throughout the year:
- Advanced Research Skills
- Citing and Referencing: libguides.rhul.ac.uk/referencing
- Using RefWorks
- Using EndNote
- The Library on Moodlemoodle.rhul.ac.uk
- One on One training
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Questions?
Kim Coles
Information Consultant
2-07 Bedford LibraryRoyal Holloway University of London
01784 404107
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