| Dance History 1B/90B Winter Quarter 2006 Professor Nancy Ruyter Library Instruction Workshop January 30, Langson Library 570 |
Instructors: Christina J. Woo Interim Research Librarian for Dance 146 Langson Library, UCI (949) 824-4974 cjwoo@lib.uci.edu |
Steve MacLeod Public Services Coordinator Special Collections and Archives (5th Floor (949) 824-4967 |
1. Interviewing experts
http://www.usc.edu/dept/dance/
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory [worldwide directory;
extensive links to dance styles, ballet sites, etc.]
http://www.SapphireSwan.com/dance/
2. Browsing the shelves
(“stacks”) in Langson Library
The UCI Libraries have an
exceptionally rich collection of dance materials—one of the strongest of
all the UC libraries. Cruise the call
number areas below in the Langson Library circulating
collection (GV on the 4th floor; Z in the basement), Reference
collection (1st floor), bound journals (basement), and in the
Current Periodicals Room (2nd floor—immediately to your right
as you enter Langson Library).
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Call number ranges for Dance |
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GV 1580-1799.3 |
Dancing |
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Z 7514 |
Dance bibliographies and catalogs |
3. Footnote/Bibliography Tracking
When you have found a good book or journal article, take advantage of the footnotes
and/or bibliography to lead you to additional information. The assumption is
that the author has researched the topic well and has listed the sources s/he
used. To see which of the items listed
in the footnotes/bibliography are at UCI, search ANTPAC, our online catalog (http://antpac.lib.uci.edu). For books, search by the title of the book;
for journal articles, search by the title of the journal (not the article
title), and then examine the ANTPAC record to see if we have the volume/year in
which the article appeared. For
assistance with this, UCI librarians are happy to get you started (see last
section below).
Try looking at bibliographies in major
encyclopedias, such as the
International Encyclopedia of Dance. 6 vols. (in paper at Langson
Reference GV 1585 I586 1998)
New Grove Dictionary of Music
and Musicians 20 vols. (Online and in Langson Reference ML 100 N48 2001)
4. Structured
Approach or Searching Library Catalogs
Use online library catalogs with Library of
Congress subject headings to identify books or videos (but not individual
journal articles). 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").
ANTPAC searching can be limited to Films and Videos, if you wish—in Quick
Search, change the “Entire Collection” option to Films and Videos.
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 (scroll down to Tutorial). Use the above tips in:
Use article
databases for finding journal/newspaper articles and more--the major article
databases for dance are listed (with links) in the Dance
Subject Guide. For other
subject areas, such as music or drama, lists of the major article databases are
listed in the Libraries’ online Subject Guides—in
each one there’s a section on “how to find articles”.
Also, most are searchable by title in ANTPAC,
which will provide a link to the online database, or call number to the print
product, or both (as available).
Why do we need separate databases
for journal articles—why can’t we search for articles in ANTPAC?
Because ANTPAC only indexes the journals as a whole, not the individual
articles within them. Please consult help screens for power
searching tips in each article database, and the Langson
Library reference staff are also happy to assist you
in your database searching (see last section below). Many article
databases have "UC-eLinks" that help you
identify whether the UCI Libraries have the articles online in full text, in
print, or both. For articles that are available online, most may be downloaded
or emailed—this varies, depending on the company providing them.
Dance and arts-specific:
Multi-disciplinary
and other databases that include dance topics:
Search strategy: Videos owned by the UCI Libraries (in VHS, DVD, or
other formats) are in ANTPAC. Do a keyword
search using the words "danc*"
and select "Films and Videos" from the second drop-down menu
(to replace “Entire Collection”). This picks up any videos with the
truncation of the word dance, dancing, dances, etc. This is not a
comprehensive list, because some videos are cataloged under their performance
title or the choreographer/creator's name. Keyword searching on style or
genre, performer names in this collection can be effective as well.
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 and its Google Scholar--click on “Scholar”
immediately above the Google textbox (recommended for reputable and relevant
results, but be critical and ask the questions directly above). 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. For your project you
might also try finding visual image resources on the web. The UCI Libraries’ Subject Guide on Images
is one place to start. Many style guides now include formats for citing
electronic materials -- see below.
Lists 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.
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 cjwoo@lib.uci.edu, or call
824-4974.
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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