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Spring 2020-Remote Dance Resources

As you are working on research for your Dance courses, please let me know if I can help in any way! Please feel free to email me and we can discuss your questions over email, or we can set up a virtual research session in Zoom, WebEx, or Google Meet.

Below I will add links for the resources that are being made available during this time of need. This will be updated as I learn of new resources, so check back when you can. Please contact me if you find a resource you think could benefit other students!

Don't forget that ZSR has access to thousands of ebooks and millions of online articles through our regular resources in the library catalog and databases such as Performing Arts Periodicals Database and JSTOR. The International Encyclopedia of Dance will be particularly helpful right now, and see the Reference tab above for links to other online reference resources. Additionally, we have access to thousands of streaming films and online images if you need multimedia resources. Get tips on finding and using these resources from the tabs above.

And last, but not least, remember to cite your sources! The Chicago Manual of Style (use VPN) can help you with formatting citations for the sources you find.

Stay healthy and well!
Kaeley McMahan
mcmahak@wfu.edu

Please see the websites tab above for other helpful online resources. The resources in this section are only available temporarily in response to the current crisis.

New York Public Library Remote Research and Dance Guide
Dance research guide from the New York Public Library. Some resources may be restricted to New York residents, but there are many free or open resources listed. WFU may have access to some of the other restricted content, just ask!
Drama Online
This expanded version of Drama Online includes streaming video from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Use VPN.
Bloomsbury Collections
Full-text books, including collections in Biblical Studies, Classical Studies & Archaeology, Film & Media, Literary Studies, History, Religious Studies, and Theology. Use VPN.
National Emergency Library-Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is providing full-text ebook access to 1.5 millon resources in their National Emergency Library. Not all resources are scholarly.
Public Books Database
Listing of university presses that have made ebooks available temporarily. Organized by publisher name. If you don't know which publisher published the book you are looking for, consult the library catalog (make sure to deselect the online only search limit) or amazon.
Hathi Trust: Emergency Temporary Access Service
Hathi Trust is giving temporary access to digitized materials. Up to 47% of print titles in ZSR's collection may be accessible through this collection. You will need to select Wake Forest University as your institution.