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Library Catalogs
Subject and Word Searching
Either subject or keyword searching can be successfully used to find relevant resources. Subject searching gives the best results when standardized Library of Congress Subject Headings are used. In general do a subject search to find particular information about dance:
Some examples follow:
- Art and Dance
- Ballet
- Bharata Natyam
- Dance
- Dance -- India - Will locate Indian Classical Dance.
- Hip Hop
Browse online or shelves by call numbers. Example:
GV1580-GV1799
Bowdoin College Library Catalog
Books, videos, government documents, etc. in Bowdoin's library.
NExpress
A combined catalog containing the library holdings of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, Wellesley,
Williams, Middlebury, and Northeastern. Requests take 2-3 days.
MaineCat
Includes the holdings of most Maine libraries. Requests take 2-5 days
WorldCat
A combined database of many library catalogs worldwide. Request items found in WorldCat through our Interlibrary Loan service.
Core Databases
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index [about]
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Coverage Dates: 1980 - Present
Format: Online
includes list of cited references
« Hide Description - Index to Dance Periodicals [about]
Index to Dance Periodicals
Coverage Dates: 1990 - Present
Format: Print
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Major Reference Sources
A Core Collection in Dance
Ref GV1594 .C67 2001
International Dictionary of Ballet
Ref GV1585 .I57 1993 2 vols.
International Dictionary of Modern Dance
Ref GV1585 .B46 1998
International Encyclopedia of Dance
Ref GV1585 I586 1998 6 vols.
Research in Dance: A Guide to Resources
Ref GV1594 B6 1994
Web Sites
General Dance Sites
Artslynx International Dance Resources
http://www.artslynx.org/dance
This fantastic site from the University of Colorado at Boulder has hundreds of links to amazing dance sites in all areas of dance. It is very well organized and has a very useful site index. Everything you might want to know about dance in the web is here: competitions, university dance departments, publications & videos, dance history, funding, employment, ballets, choreographers, etc.
Dance Links
http://www.dancer.com/dance-links/
A major national and international site for dance. Includes information about dance companies, schools, organizations, performances, supplies and suppliers, and employment.
WWW Virtual Library: Dance
http://www.artswire.org/Artswire/www/dance/dance/html
An excellent, well organized major site for all types of dance. Includes links to dance companies, schools, college and university dance departments, other resources, and funding. Features dance categories by type such as folk, flamenco, ballroom, etc.
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
http://www.SapphireSwan.com/dance/
An excellent guide to dance resources on the web including 43 dance styles and 11 ballet companies.
Performing Arts Online
http://performingarts.net/index.html
Includes artists and companies in dance, theater, and music.
Dance Online
http://www.danceonline.com/
New dance from around the world. Produced in New York City.
Voice of Dance
http://www.voiceofdance.org/
A metasite for dance, Voice of Dance is considered the most comprehensive and best dance related site on the web
Historical Dance
Institute of Historical Dance
http://www.historicaldance.com/
IDHP from Ghent, Belgium researches historical dance.
Renaissance Dance
http://rendance.org
Rendance covers all aspects of Renaissance Dance.
An American ballroom companion: dance instruction manuals, ca. 1490-1920
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dihome.html
"Along with dance instruction manuals, this online presentation also includes a significant number of antidance manuals, histories, treatises on etiquette, and items from other conceptual categories. Many of the manuals also provide historical information on theatrical dance."
Dance Library Collections
NYPL Dance Collection
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html
The Dance Collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
NYPL Dance Catalog
http://catnyp.nypl.org/search~b1o1c1i1p1r1a1
The online dance catalog at the New York Public Library for the Perfoming Arts.
Search the Internet for Dance
Search Yahoo for Dance
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/
Yahoo indexes over 90% of the Web.
Periodicals Owned By Bowdoin
To see a list of Dance periodicals owned by Bowdoin, search by subject:
Example:
Video Recordings
To locate video recordings about Dance, search the subject "Dance" and limit to material type "videorecording"
Example: