This page contains helpful information to aid students majoring in Dance and other related subjects. If you have any problem accessing any information on this page, please call the
Reference Desk at (636) 949-4144 or the main desk at
Butler Library (636) 949-4820.
Databases
The following is a list of the most useful databases available to do research in this particular subject, some are general databases and others are subject specific databases.
Academic Search Premier
Art Full Text
Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost)
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost)
Guided News Search (Lexis/Nexis)
Border Crossing
Canadian Theatre Review
Jstor
MLA Bibliography
Performing Arts and Entertainment in Canada
Education Full Text (WilsonWeb)
Stage of the Art
Electronic Journals
The following electronic journals are available to Lindenwood University students (who are currently enrolled), faculty, and staff. Click on the journal title and go directly to each website to access most articles in full-text. In order to see a complete list of journals available, go to the
Periodicals search page, type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.
Reference Tools
The following reference items may be used in Butler Library. These tools are located on the main floor, east side of the building, once you pass through the Cardy Reading Room. Items are always available for usage and information may be copied as needed.
NOTE: The subsequent items listed are just a few of the valuable resources available.
GT511 .H38 1999 Folk costumes of the world / written by Robert Harrold ; illustrated by Phyllida Legg. Harrold, Robert. London : Cassell ; New York : Distributed in the United States by Sterling Pub., 1999.
GV1588.4 .D3 Dance as education / project director, Araminta Little ; writer, Charles B. Fowler. Washington : National Dance Association, 1977.
GV1601 .V913 1898 A history of dancing from the earliest ages to our own times / from the French of Gaston Vuillier ; Vuillier, Gaston, 1846-New York : Appleton, 1898.
ML128.D3 M5 An index to folk dances and singing games / compiled by the Staff of the Music Department, Minneapol Minneapolis Public Library. Music Dept. Chicago : American Library Association, 1936.
ML1711 .B67 1992 American musical theatre : a chronicle / Gerald Bordman. Bordman, Gerald Martin. New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
MT95 .G2 1989 Gänzl's book of the musical theatre / Kurt Gänzl and Andrew Lamb. Gänzl, Kurt. New York : Schirmer Books, 1989.
PN 451 .D5 vol. 10 v.1-2 Modern British dramatists, 1900-1945 / edited by Stanley Weintraub ; foreword by Sir Harold Hobson. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c1982.
PN2035 .C27 1995 The Cambridge guide to theatre / [edited by] Martin Banham ; editorial advisory board, James Brandon Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
PN2091.S8 T47 1996 Theatrical design in the twentieth century : an index to photographic reproductions of scenic design Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
PN2220 .C35 1993 Cambridge guide to American theatre / edited by Don B. Wilmeth and Tice L. Miller. Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Z1037 .P65 Novel Booktalks to read and to perform : award winners and other favorites / edited by Nancy Polette O'Fallon, MO : Book Lures, c1994.
Bibliographies
Z1231.D7 S8 Bibliography of the American theatre, excluding New York City [by] Carl J. Stratman. Stratman, Carl Joseph, 1917-1972. [Chicago] Loyola University Press [1965]
Z6664.N5 H29 Bibliography on dance therapy, 1974 : books, articles, films / compiled and edited by Joanna G. Harr Harris, Joanna G.
Dictionaries
GV558 .D53 1991 Dictionary of the sport and exercise sciences / Mark H. Anshel, editor ; Patty Freedson ... [et al.]. Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics Books, c1991.
GV1585 .R3 1965 Dictionary of the dance / compiled, written, and edited by W.G. Raffé ; assisted by M.E. Purdon. Raffé, W. G. (Walter George), b. 1888. New York : A.S. Barnes, 1965, c1964.
GV1794 .K66 1998 The tap dance dictionary / by Mark Knowles. Knowles, Mark, 1954-Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1998.
Encyclopedias
GT510 .R3313 1988 The historical encyclopedia of costumes / Albert Racinet ; introduction by Aileen Ribeiro. Racinet, A. (Auguste), 1825-1893. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, 1988.
ML102.M88 G3 1994 The encyclopedia of the musical theatre / Kurt Gänzl. Gänzl, Kurt. New York : Schirmer Books ; Toronto : Maxwell Vol. 1-2 & A-K Macmillan Canada, 1994.
ML128.S3 L5 Encyclopedia of theatre music; a comprehensive listing of more than 4000 songs from Broadway and Hol Lewine, Richard.[New York, Random House, 1961]
Periodicals
The following periodicals are available for use in Butler Library. Periodicals can not be checked out, but articles are allowed to be copied on one of two photocopiers available for public use. The Periodical room is located on the main floor on the west side of the building, once you pass through the leisure reading lounge. Back issues are located downstairs on the ground floor, in the center of the basement. In order to check the holdings (issues on hand) of a particular title, simply click on the following link
http://bridges.missouri.edu/search~S5/s, type in the title of the journal and click the search button. To see if an issue has been received, click on the hypertext, latest received.
To see a complete list of journals available via online databases, go to the
Periodicals search page , type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.
American Artist
American Craft
American Photo
American Theatre
Antiques
Aperture
Art in America
ArtForum International
Artnews
B to B
Daedalus
Dance Magazine
Electronic Media
Entertainment Design
Esquire
Film Comment
Film Quarterly
Graphis
Harper's Bazaar
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Hudson Review
Joperd - Journal of Physical Education Recreation and Dance
Modern Drama
Musical Quarterly
PAJ -
Popular Photography
Popular Photography and Imaging
River Styx Magazine
Rolling Stone
Shakespeare Quarterly
Stores Magazine
Studies in Art Education
Theatre
Theatre Journal
Vogue
WWD - Womem's Wear Daily
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Internet Resources
Librarians at Butler Library have explored cyber world looking for reputable sites that are useful and informative.
Resource Guides
Valuable resource guides located in the reference section. and stacks (available to be checked out):
GV452 .D69 2006 Dance, turn, hop, learn! : enriching movement activities for preschoolers / Connie Bergstein Dow. Dow, Connie Bergstein. St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, 2006.
GV1781 .R48 2004 Rethinking dance history : a reader / edited by Alexandra Carter. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
GV1786.A35 F57 2004 Attitude! : eight young dancers come of age at the Ailey School / Katharine Davis Fishman. Fishman, Katharine Davis. New York : J.P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2004.
RC489.D3 D36 2006 Dance movement therapy : theory, research and practice / edited by Helen Payne. London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
REF Z6935 .P46 v.2-3 Performing arts resources. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1974-
Professional Organizations and Career Information
It's always important to associate with a professional organization during your educational experience and joining while a student, not only saves you a great deal, it causes you to stand out above the rest when it's time to enter the workforce.
Contact
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Student Organizations at Lindenwood University
Student organizations are available in your field of study at Lindenwood University are listed below! To view all student organizations,
click here.
The Dance Alliance
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