Performing Arts
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Top Databases
- International index to the performing arts: IIPA full text
- IIPA is a comprehensive guide to the journal literature on performing arts - drama, theatre, dance, film and television. It indexes the contents of over 250 journals and provides full text access to 99 titles.
- JSTOR
- Helps you to find academic journal articles on a wide range of subjects.
- ProQuest
- Helps you to find articles from journals, magazines and newspapers on a wide range of subjects.
Top Journals
- Popular Music
- Total Theatre
- Is available in the Library
- Theatre Forum
- Is available in the Library
- Visit the E-journals A-Z Listing
- to browse other titles in your subject
Dictionaries & Encylopaedias
- Oxford Music Online
- Gives you encyclopaedic information on all styles of music including 21st century popular music.
- Credo Reference
- Try out a concept map search to see how your topic links to others.
Websites & Sources of Data
- Gramophone Archive
- Search for and read articles from this classical music magazine.
- Intute
- Helps you to find good quality websites in your subject area.
- Portsmouth City Library
- Search the catalogue to find out what books, DVDs and other resources are available from Portsmouth City Library Service.
Audio & Video
- Charm
- Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music has produced this online recorded music database.
Newspapers
- Nexis UK
- Search for and read international newspaper articles from 1980s/90s to the present. It also includes publications such as The Stage and New Musical Express (NME).
Meet the Subject Team
Lizzie Wildgoose
Assistant Faculty Librarian
lizzie.wildgoose@port.ac.uk (023) 9284 3452
Greta Friggens
Faculty Librarian
greta.friggens@port.ac.uk
(023) 9284 3456
Welcome to the subject page for Performing Arts
We've got together the resources that we think you'll find most useful for your subject. For researching Drama information you should also refer to the Literature and Creative Writing pages.
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Where is my Subject in the Library?
- Check the library catalogue because books are often shelved in unexpected places.
- The main places you will find books on your subjects are:
- Drama (English Literature): Second Floor, shelfmark 820s
- Music: Second Floor, shelfmark 780
- Theatre: Second Floor, shelfmark 792
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