1. Finding Images in the Library DFTT 209
LIBRARIES
Finding Images in the Library DFTT 209
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Vince Graziano
Theatre Librarian

2. Workshop Outline Finding images in books Finding images in databases
CLUES, the Library catalogue
Finding images in databases
North American Theatre Online
Theatre in Video
ARTSTOR

3. CLUES There are many illustrations in books
Look for ill in the description of the book
Look for sub-headings in the subject:
Pictorial
Exhibitions

4. North American Theatre Online
Includes some 10,500 images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks and other resources.

5. Theatre in Video
Covers a wide range of 20th century theatre history, featuring original stage productions, films and documentaries

6. ARTSTOR
Searchable database of digital images and associated catalog data.
ARTSTOR covers many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture.

7. Search Operators AND scenography AND performance
OR scenography OR stage-setting
NOT theatre NOT film
“ ” “stage-setting and scenery”
* theat*
() (scenography OR “stage setting”) AND (production OR direction)

8. Help is Available At the Reference Desk Library website
Theatre Subject Guide
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Office hours: by appointment