History of Western Theatre (Com 330)

Summer 2002

A Guide to Resources

A. C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College

 
 

 

Background Information

History

    Encarta Encyclopedia ~ A good place to start your research.

    Britannica Online ~ The Encyclopedia Britannica. Also includes Britannica's Internet Guide and

     

     

    Reference Works

    The History of World Theater; From the Beginnings to the Barogue. 1999.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Summer Reference R792.09 B542h 1999 V.1.

    The History of World Theater; From the English Restoration to the Present. 1999.
    A. C. Buehler Library, Summer Reference R792.09 B542h 1999 V.2.

     

Finding Books

  • Use Illinet Online to find books held in the Elmhurst College library as well as books owned by 44 other Illinois academic libraries.
  • Summer Book and Article Paging

    The library will retrieve circulating materials for Elmhurst College students, staff, and faculty over the summer while the library is being renovated.

    To request a book owned by the library, or to place an interlibrary loan for a book we do not own, please click below:

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  • Sample Browse Subject terms (Library of Congress Subject Headings):

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      Civilization, Medieval
      Europe--History--476-1492
      France--History
      Germany--History
      Greece--History
      Great Britain--History
      Great Britain--History--Medieval Period, 1066-1485
      Middle Ages--History
      Social History--Medieval, 500-1500
      Spain--History
      Theater--History
      Women--England--History
      United States--History

  • Ordering books from other libraries ~ Illinet Online allows you to request books held by 45 academic libraries in Illinois. 
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Finding Articles

  • JSTOR ~ JSTOR is an online library currently containing more than 100 journals in 15 different disciplines. JSTOR does not include current issues of journals, but is an electronic archives of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. All full text. (To access this resource from off campus, go to the Electronic Journals and Newspapers page, and choose JSTOR).
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography ~ More than 6000 entries on the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres. Includes biographical and critical studies, bibliographies of each author's work' and sources for further reading. To access this database from off campus, you will need to enter the following ID, "elmhurst" (without the quotation marks), when prompted at the next screen. Then click the "Proceed" button.
  • Twayne Authors Series ~ This series provides criticism of the works of major U.S., English, and world authors from Aristophanes to the present. Author entries range from 175-200 pages

    To access this database from off campus, you will need to enter the following ID, "elmhurst" (without the quotation marks), when prompted at the next screen. Then click the "Proceed" button.

  • How do I find out if the Renovation Library has the journal I need?

Internet Resources

History

Theatre History

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Evaluating & Citing Internet Resources

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This page was created 11/1/1999 and was last updated 07/30/2002.
Email questions or comments to Donna Goodwyn, Associate Librarian, Elmhurst College.