Dance History 1B
Winter Quarter 2005
Professor Jennifer Fisher
Library Instruction Workshop
February 7, 1:30-2:50
Langson Library TEC / 570
 Instructors:  Liza Vick
Research Librarian for Dance 
141 Langson Library 
University of California-Irvine 
(949) 824-3509
lvick@lib.uci.edu / IM: UCILiblvick		Steve MacLeod
Public Services Coordinator
Special Collections and Archives (5th Floor Langson)
University of California-Irvine
smacleod@uci.edu

 Goals of this guide (for study only, class will focus on Special Collections in Dance show and tell):

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 or How to Use Library Catalogs.
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 examples 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):

 You may also use the general library tutorials offered online and in person.  Use the above tips in:
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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:

Multi-disciplinary and other databases that include dance topics: -TOP-

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. 

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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 (recommended for reputable and relevant results but be critical) 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 Fisher or your TA about including these in your research project.  For your project you might try finding more visual image resources on the web.  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 in Antpac, through the Online Archives of California or by visiting the 5th floor reading room.  We will spend most of this class exploring these resources upstairs in Room 570.  Here are a few useful links:


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