Dance History 90A
World Dance
Fall Quarter 2003
Professor Nancy Ruyter
Library Instruction Workshop
October 13, 1:30-2:50 /  LL TEC		 Instructor:  Liza Vick
Research Librarian for Music and Dance 
141 Langson Library 
University of California-Irvine 
(949) 824-3509
lvick@lib.uci.edu / IM: UCILiblvick 

 Goals of this session:

Getting started:

Four types of research strategies:


1. Interviewing experts.

2. Browsing.
 
Call number ranges for Dance
GV 1580-1799.3  Dancing
Z 7514 Dance bibliographies and catalogs

3. Footnote/Bibliography Tracking.
Find a good book or article and use the footnotes or bibliography to lead you to additional information. The assumption is that the author has researched this field and identified the most important sources.

*Try looking at bibliographies in major encyclopedias like*:
International Encyclopedia of Dance. 6 vols. (Reference GV 1585 I586 1998)
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 20 vols. (Online and Reference ML 100 N48 2001)

4. Structured Approach.
Use online library catalogs with Library of Congress subject headings for finding books or videos.  Keyword searching can also be effective (use performer, artist, choreographer names, styles, titles, etc) but subject headings often yield more results (and they are hotlinked in Antpac for "spinoff searching").  A new feature of Antpac is "Select a Collection" which allows you to limit to Films and Videos if you wish.

Here are a sampling of the structure of Library of Congress subject headings (there are many more).  You can ask for the bound volumes listing all headings at the Reference Desk (or use spinoff approach):

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Article Databases or How Do I find Articles in Scholarly Journals?

Use article databases for finding journal/newspaper articles and more (access by clicking on these direct links or use the Dance Subject Guide.  Or, go to Online Research and search the alphabetical lists of Article Databases and Selected List of Resources).  Also, most are searchable by title in ANTPAC, where'll you get print and internet access.  Why do we need separate databases for articles?  Because Antpac only indexes the journal titles as a whole not down to article level.  Please consult help screens for power searching tips in each.  Most have download, email capabilities, some have "UC e-links" that help you find full-text or UCI location of the journal in Melvyl (demo):
 

Dance and arts-specific:

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Books shown in class (located in Langson Library Stacks):

Videos (housed and available for viewing in the Langson Multimedia Resource Center, 1st floor):


Search strategy: All the UCI videotapes are in ANTPAC. Do a keyword search using the words "danc*" and select "Film/  Video" from the second drop-down menu. This picks up any videorecordings with the truncation of the word dance, dancing, dances, etc. This is not a comprehensive list, because some videorecordings are cataloged under performance title or the choreographer/creator's name.  Keyword searching on style or genre, performer names in this collection can be effective as well.  The video shown in class is:

Subtango [videorecording] : el espíritu del tango = the spirit of tango / writer, producer, director, Sofia Vaccaro
Published [New York : Latin American Video Archives, 2000]
GV1796.T3 S83 2000


Here are a few examples of major video series in world dance:

JVC video anthology of world music and dance [videorecording]. IMPRINT [Tokyo?] : Victor Company of Japan, ; Cambridge, MA : Distributed by Rounder Records, [1990?] DESCRIPTION 30 videocassettes (332 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 9 guides.
M1627 .J87 1990

JVC Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Europe [videorecording] / a production of JVC ; director, Kunihiko Nakagawa. IMPRINT Barre, VT : Distributed by Multicultural Media, c1996. DESCRIPTION 2 videocassettes (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 2 guides. SUBJ-LCSH Folk music -- Europe. Folk dancing -- Europe.
ML3580 .J83 1996

JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of the Americas [videorecording] IMPRINT [S.l.] : JVC, Victor Company of Japan ; Montpelier, VT : Distributed by Multicultural Media, c1995. DESCRIPTION 6 videocassettes (332 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 6 guides. SUBJ-LCSH Folk music.
ML3549 .J83 1995

JVC Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Africa [videorecording] / a production of JVC ; directed by Hiroshi Yamamoto. IMPRINT Barre, VT : Distributed by Multicultural Media, c1996. DESCRIPTION 3 videocassettes (156 min.) sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 3 guides.
ML3760 .J83 1996

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Internet Sites

Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate....(as the saying goes "consider the source" and that goes for print as well).  Criteria to consider: Again, please also consult the Dance Subject Guide as a gateway and use search engines such as Google (highly recommended for reputable and relevant results) or others.  By the way, full-text journal articles that you find online via the library website are still reputable journal articles from scholarly sources (cite as such).  You may consult Professor Ruyter or your TA about including these in your research project.  Many style guides now include formats for citing electronic materials -- see below.

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Citing Sources

List of style manuals (formats for citing sources in your bibliography, giving credit to authors of research you draw upon).
You can find most major style guides in print in Antpac.
Some information on plagiarism and how to avoid it.
 

Know where to go for help!

For questions about topics in your writing or general requirements classes you may seek assistance from friendly reference librarians (including our Ask-A-Librarian live chat and email service, traditional reference desk info at bottom).  For in-depth assistance on your dance research projects please feel free to contact me and/or set up an appointment.  Email me at lvick@lib.uci.edu, call 824-3509, or Instant Message me (add UCILiblvick to your buddy list).

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Special Collections in Dance

UCI houses many Special Collections in Dance -- these include rare books and manuscripts and papers of distinguished artists at UCI and in the world.  These are searchable through the Online Archives of California or by visiting the 5th floor reading room.  Bill Landis, Manuscripts Librarian, will present this invaluable resource.

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