ENGN 481C - CONTEMPORARY
ETHNIC AMERICAN DRAMA
Alderman Library Presentation
LIBRARY RESOURCES
Library
Web Page
(http://www.lib.virginia.edu/)
Links
to VIRGO, journal indexes, dictionaries, encyclopedias, electronic texts, etc.
English
Subject Page (http://www.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/English/resources.php)
Annotated
list of links to important reference sources for English literature
VIRGO (http://virgo.lib.virginia.edu/)
Find
what the library owns, including electronic materials. Use "Other
Databases" to find journal and newspaper indexes, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, etc. Renew and recall books that are checked out.
Truncation: theat$
for theater, theatre
Wildcard: latin? for latino,
Booleans: theater
or drama; ‘indians of
‘african american’ and (drama or theater)
and bibliography
COMPREHENSIVE DATABASES
Includes the full text of articles from the Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Authors (wonderful sources for author biographies!) along with encyclopedia entries, journal articles and book chapters about literary works and topics.
The
"Criticism and Reference" search includes the Annual Bibliography of
English Language and Literature and references from articles and books.
OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
Use
subject searches, e.g. amiri baraka and
biography
Biography Resource Center (Web)
Includes
full-text sketches, articles, and
portraits.
Biography and Genealogy Master
Index (Web)
Tells
you where you can find biographical information. Good for minor characters, as well as major.
THEATER REVIEWS AND POPULAR PRESS
Lots
of full-text newspaper coverage. To find
reviews, do a Guided News Search and select Arts & Sports News => Book,
Movie, Music & Play Reviews. Covers
mostly 1990-present, but in some cases may go back further.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Full back runs of
the New York Times (1851-1999), Wall Street Journal (1889-1995), Chicago
Tribune (1890-1969), and Washington Post (1877-1987). For more recent coverage, use LexisNexis.
ARTICLE FINDERS
MLA
International Bibliography
Best
online index to scholarly articles in the literature of modern languages.
Journal articles and multi-author works are listed. Coverage from 1963 to the
present. (Also available through
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Indexes
"monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works,
book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations published
anywhere in the world." Coverage from 1920 to 2000. Good supplement to
MLA. (Also available through Literature Online).
Very general – includes articles in popular magazines as
well as scholarly journals, covering a broad range of subject areas. Can be
useful for reviews.
Fully
searchable and browsable; contains many links to related external web sites.
Oxford English Dictionary
(3rd ed.)
Updated
quarterly; features both simple and advanced search interfaces.
MLA Style
Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing PN147.G444 1998 (Ref Desk)
MLA Style: Documenting Sources from
the World Wide Web
Contemporary Authors (series): Z 1224 .C6
Dictionary
of Literary Biography (series): PN466 .D52
Liu, Miles Xian. Asian American
Playwrights : A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook.
Nelson, Emmanuel S. African American
Dramatists : An A-to-Z Guide.
Peterson, Bernard L. Contemporary
Black American Playwrights and their Plays : A Biographical Directory &
Dramatic Index.
Peterson, Jane T. Women Playwrights of
Diversity : A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook.
Chris Ruotolo | ruotolo@virginia.edu |
982-2652
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