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Drama
 
Tony MurphyLiaison Librarian: Tony Murphy
Location: Murray
Room: 122.7 Murray
Phone: 966-8345
Email: Anthony.Murphy@usask.ca


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ARTstor Historical & current Bookmark and Share
A non-profit repository of more than one million digital images and associated catalog data from contributing museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. The images document the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. There are over 150 collections covering the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. A suite of software tools permit users to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
Access Note: System requirements. [details]
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text Coverage varies by title Bookmark and Share
Includes the International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance as well as full text for more than 50 books and monographs, and 100 journals, including Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more. [details]
Literature Resource Center (LRC) LRC, Scribner Writer Series, and Twayne Author's Series Coverage varies Bookmark and Share
Includes biographical, bibliographical, and critical articles on "literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more [details]
MLA International Bibliography Modern Language Associations (MLA) 1920 - present; selected earlier coverage Bookmark and Share
Bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), covering international literature, linguistics and folklore research. [details]
North American Theatre Online (NATO) Colonial period - present Bookmark and Share
A comprehensive reference tool covering "more than 30,000 plays, over 57,000 people, 5,400 theatres, nearly 22,000 productions and 2,500 production companies" in United States and Canada. [details]
North American Women's Drama Colonial period - present Bookmark and Share
A collection of over 1000 plays by over 200 North American women playwrights, together with detailed "information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more." [details]
Academic Search Complete (ASC) 1887 - present Bookmark and Share
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database indexing 11,900 journals, with more than 7,900 full-text periodicals, including more than 6,800 peer-reviewed journals. In addition it indexes 12,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. [details]

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Theatre in Video This resource will be completed in 2009 Bookmark and Share
Collection of more than 250 plays and more than 100 video documentaries in English in streaming video.
Access Note: When initially selecting this resource, click on the link twice (this is a known bug reported to the vendor). To view the streaming videos, you must have:
  • Macromedia Flash Player v.8 or higher -- download the free player
  • A minimum of 400kbps of bandwidth – 400kbps is required to view performances in the standard (400X300 pixels) view and 800kbps is required for the larger (700X522 pixels) view. To test your internet connection’s bandwidth, please consult the CNET bandwidth test. [details]
Black Drama - 1850 to Present 1850 - present Bookmark and Share
A collection of more than 1,200 plays "written by more than 100 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are rare, hard-to-find, or out of print." [details]
Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies & Prairies Varies; 1985 - present Bookmark and Share
Major Canadian dailies and news sources and newspapers from across Canada and the Prairie region. [details]
CBCA Complete Canadian Business & Current Affairs Index: 1971 - present; full text: 1985 - present. Bookmark and Share
Abstract and indexing database covering more than 1,665 scholarly journal articles, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers, news services and magazines, including 600 full text titles, covering current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information produced in Canada. Combines full text and indexed content from all four CBCA database subsets (Business, Current Events, Education, and Reference). [details]
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly) Indexing: 1980 - present; full text 1983 - present Bookmark and Share
A full text database of articles from Canadian and International journals, magazines and reference content from Gale, all with a Canadian focus. Includes Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [details]
Expanded Academic ASAP 1980 - present Bookmark and Share
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this full text database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images! [details]
IngentaConnect The home of scholarly research Coverage varies Bookmark and Share
A bibliolgraphic database indexing and abstracts from nearly 30,000 multidiciplinary scholarly and professional journals. Also includes full text of hundreds of journals subscribed to by the University of Saskatchewan Library. Access Note: To access the full text of journal subscribed to, authorized users must be authenticated using their NSID number or Library card login. [details]
JSTOR Volume 1 through to a "moving wall" embargo period of the last 2 to 5 years that varies by title Bookmark and Share
Fulltext archive of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences, as well as 19th century British pamphlets. A unique e-journal database of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. [details]
Project Muse Varies [1995 - present] Bookmark and Share
Access to the full text (HTML and PDF formats)of over 400 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 90 scholarly publishers, covering the fields of literature, history, arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more. [details]