Dance: A Research Strategy Anne Harlow Reference and Information Services Samuel Paley Library Temple University October 4, 2004

Goals and Objectives To provide a research strategy for writing scholarly papers To familiarize students with scholarly print and electronic resources in dance To enable students to effectively locate and retrieve materials in the field of dance

Getting Started Start Early! Do research when you are well-fed, rested, and can spend a few hours exploring!

Groundwork Find information sources in dance Find background information in dance Find books in dance

Research Guides in Dance Bopp, Mary S. Research in Dance: A guide to resources. Z7514.D2B Edsall, Mary, ed. A Core Collection in Dance. GV1594.C674x 2001 Overby, Lynnette. Dance: Current selected research. GV1594.D34x 1989 Spain, Louise. Dance on Camera: a guide to dance films and videos. GV1595.D

Finding Background Information in Dance Check Reference Works and Circulating Collection for Overviews and Background Information

Search Tip! Located with other materials on the same topic within the Reference Collection, subject encyclopedias concentrate on specific areas of knowledge or subjects. They provide information on dates, terms, key people, and major theories. You may also find selective bibliographies of both primary and secondary sources within these books.

Areas of Interest May Include: GV1580-GV Dancing GV1585 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias GV1601 Dance History GV1743 National Dances. Folk dances and dancing GV Social Dancing. Ballroom Dancing. GV1763 Square dances. Quadrilles. Country dances. GV Theatrical dancing GV Dance - Biography GV1787 Ballet GV1799 Dance for children ML3400+ Dance music

Note: Key terms which you find in your background reading Authors and texts which are of interest or are cited often Copy relevant bibliographies

Finding Books in Dance Temple University Samuel Paley Library Homepage: Diamond: The Online Catalog Keyword Search

A Useful Search Strategy Start with a keyword search Examine the list of materials to find one that seems to match your topic Once you have the record for this one item on your screen, look at the subject heading that matches your topic Click on that subject heading to find other materials on the same topic.

Keyword Searches Use only important words Use Boolean Operators Great for beginning a research paper

Boolean Operators ANDAND - requires that both words are present in the document OR -OR - requires that at least one word is present NOT -NOT - excludes the word it precedes

Finding Articles Use computerized indexes

Useful Databases for Dance Academic Search Premier America: History and Life Arts and Humanities Citation Index Biographies Illustrated Education Abstracts ERIC – Education Database Historical Abstracts International Index to Music Periodicals International Index to the Performing Arts Lexis-Nexis (New York Times full-text)

Use the Internet Online journals Resource sites Search Engines and Subject Directories

Resource Sites Britannica: The Web’s Best Sites: Dance CyberDance. Dance Heritage Coalition. Dance Notation Bureau. New York Public Library Dance Collection. Society of Dance History Scholars. Sapphirre Swan Dance Directory. Yahoo: Dance

Finding Dissertations For dissertations done at Temple, type a Library of Congress subject heading and - Temple University in the Online Catalogue For dissertations from other institutions, use the database Digital Dissertations

One Last Step...  Make note of journal titles that appear frequently during your search, then check the most recent issues of those titles in the Current Periodicals section of the Library.

Ask at the Reference Desk for Assistance in... Developing Search Strategies Using Resources Finding further information on your topic

A Final Reminder... Have fun! Focus! Evaluate resources as you go.