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Dance:Dance:
A Research Strategy A Research Strategy
Anne Harlow
Reference and Information Services
Samuel Paley Library
Temple University
October 4, 2004October 4, 2004
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Goals and ObjectivesGoals and Objectives
• To provide a research strategy for writing scholarly papers
• To familiarize students with scholarly print and electronic resources in dance
• To enable students to effectively locate and retrieve materials in the field of dance
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Getting StartedGetting Started• Start Early!
• Do research when you are well-fed, rested, and can spend a few hours exploring!
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GroundworkGroundwork
• Find information sources in dance
• Find background information in dance
• Find books in dance
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Research Guides in DanceResearch Guides in Dance
• Bopp, Mary S. Research in Dance: A guide to resources. Z7514.D2B6 1994
• Edsall, Mary, ed. A Core Collection in Dance. GV1594.C674x 2001
• Overby, Lynnette. Dance: Current selected research. GV1594.D34x 1989
• Spain, Louise. Dance on Camera: a guide to dance films and videos. GV1595.D342 1998
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Finding Background Information Finding Background Information in Dancein Dance
• Check Reference Works and Circulating Collection for Overviews and Background Information
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Search Tip!• Located with other materials on the same
topic within the Reference Collection, subject encyclopedias concentrate on specific areas of knowledge or subjects.
• They provide information on dates, terms, key people, and major theories.
• You may also find selective bibliographies of both primary and secondary sources within these books.
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Areas of Interest May Include:Areas of Interest May Include:
GV1580-GV1799.4 Dancing
GV1585 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
GV1601 Dance History
GV1743 National Dances. Folk dances and dancing
GV1751-1753.5 Social Dancing. Ballroom Dancing.
GV1763 Square dances. Quadrilles. Country dances.
GV1781-1783.5 Theatrical dancing
GV1785-1786 Dance - Biography
GV1787 Ballet
GV1799 Dance for children
ML3400+ Dance music
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Note:Note:
• Key terms which you find in your background reading
• Authors and texts which are of interest or are cited often
• Copy relevant bibliographies
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Finding Books in DanceFinding Books in Dance• Temple University Samuel Paley Library
Homepage: http://www.library.temple.edu
• Diamond: The Online Catalog
• Keyword Search
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A Useful Search Strategy
• Start with a keyword search
• Examine the list of materials to find one that seems to match your topic
• Once you have the record for this one item on your screen, look at the subject heading that matches your topic
• Click on that subject heading to find other materials on the same topic.
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Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches
• Use only important words
• Use Boolean Operators
• Great for beginning a research paper
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Boolean OperatorsBoolean Operators
• AND AND - requires that both words are present in the document
• OR - OR - requires that at least one word is present
• NOT - NOT - excludes the word it precedes
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T h is D o cu m en t W as L ast M o d ified O n :Ju ly 2 1 , 2 0 0 0
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Finding ArticlesFinding Articles
• Use computerized indexes
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Useful Databases for DanceUseful Databases for Dance• Academic Search Premier• America: History and Life• Arts and Humanities Citation Index• Biographies Illustrated• Education Abstracts• ERIC – Education Database• Historical Abstracts• International Index to Music Periodicals• International Index to the Performing
Arts• Lexis-Nexis (New York Times full-text)
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Use the InternetUse the Internet• Online journals
• Resource sites
• Search Engines and Subject Directories
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Resource SitesResource Sites• Britannica: The Web’s Best Sites: Dance• CyberDance. http://www.cyberdance.org/• Dance Heritage Coalition. http://www.danceheritage.org/• Dance Notation Bureau. http://www.dancenotation.org/• New York Public Library Dance Collection.
http:www.nypl.org/research/lpa/lpa.html• Society of Dance History Scholars. http://www.sdhs.org• Sapphirre Swan Dance Directory.
http://www.SapphireSwan.com/dance/• Yahoo: Dance
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/
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Finding Dissertations
• For dissertations done at Temple, type a Library of Congress subject heading and - Temple University in the Online Catalogue
• For dissertations from other institutions, use the database Digital Dissertations
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One Last Step...Make note of journal
titles that appear frequently during your search, then check the most recent issues of those titles in the Current Periodicals section of the Library.
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Ask at the Reference Desk for Assistance in ...
• Developing Search Strategies
• Using Resources
• Finding further information on your topic
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A Final Reminder...A Final Reminder...
• Have fun!
• Focus!
• Evaluate resources as you go.