Library: Dance at Webster University Library: Find Articles

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From a library database

Many library article databases will include the full text of articles. Look for a "Full text" (PDF or HTML) or "Access options" icon/button.

If a PDF or another full text option is not available, look for a "Full Text Finder" button to see if the article is available in another database.

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Searching the Journals and Magazines List
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Databases for finding journal articles

These library databases include journal articles on dance topics.

Academic Search Premier
Articles from journals covering many academic areas of study.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)

Includes the content from two established indexes, CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index, as well as other major journals in these disciplines. The full-text for over 200 titles is provided.
Dance in Video (part of AVON videos)
An online video collection of dance productions and documentaries by influential performers and companies of the 20th century with selections covering ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental and improvisations dance as well as forerunners of form and pioneers of modern concert dance. Content can be searched or browsed by composer, choreographer, genre, performer, ensemble, and role. Users can create and share playlists for course or individual use.
Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)
Diversity Studies Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. The database is a must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework.
Films on Demand

Full-length videos on a wide variety of topics available for online viewing.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCO)
An index specializing in "film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews." (vendor description). Covers from 1988 to present with selective coverage of earlier literature.
Fine Arts (Gale OneFile)
Fine Arts and Music Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that support research in areas including drama, music, art history, and film making. The database emphasizes full-text content for publications included in the Wilson Art Index and RILM bibliography.
History of Costume
Access to 1,488 images of costumes through the ages from the six volume slide collection History of Costume by Jeanne Button, Patricia Quinn Stuart and Stephen Sbarge. Textual description for images of each period is included as a PDF.
JSTOR (contains Artstor images)
Archive of scholarly journals for the arts, humanities, & social sciences. Library subscription is for the following collections: Arts & Sciences II and Arts & Sciences III. Subject areas covered by these two collections include: economics, history, Asian studies, archaeology, classics, and African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic studies, language and literature, music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture.The most recently published issues (past 3-5 years) are generally not available.
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text (EBSCO)
This database covers all aspects of theatre and performance with journals, books, book chapters, and dissertations of interest to theatre and dance students and professionals.
Project Muse
Offers over 200 full-text scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other academic publishers. Covers the humanities and social sciences including the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, political science, gender studies and others.
Rock the Audition
This database includes instructional videos and performances, as well as sheet music for actors looking to master popular music for an audition or performance. Users will gain access to sheet music customized and arranged specifically to sound fantastic on a piano for a rock audition or performance. The 1950s, 60s, 70s folk/rock, Disco, 80s, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hip Hop, Country/Bluegrass are all represented.
America: History & Life

Focuses on the history of the United States and Canada from early times to present day. Includes related disciplines such as sociology, popular culture, gender issues, anthropology, literature, folklore, history of various disciplines, etc. (5 simultaneous users)
Arts & Humanities Database (ProQuest)
Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies - journal articles

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