Performing Arts: Databases
Performing Arts
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
This database supports research in the key areas of academic study by providing peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more. - JSTOR
Provides full-text access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics and other fields of the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences. - ProQuest Central
A database providing indexing/abstracting and full-text access to scholarly and general interest publications. Subjects covered include theatre, music, business, law, education, science, technology, engineering, arts, and religion. - Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. - Project Muse
Provides digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community. A source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals with over 120 publishers currently participating.
- Theatreview
New Zealand professional theatre & dance: reviews, news, and your views.
Contributing constructively to the continuing conversation. - Playmarket New Zealand
Playmarket provides subscription access to over 1000 New Zealand play scripts. For access details please email: eresources.library@otago.ac.nz - Theatre Record
Theatre record reprints in full all the national drama critics' reviews of the latest productions in and out of London, with full casts and credits as well as production photographs. - Australian Plays Transform
Showcases the 'best Australian playwriting', and includes access to combined catalogues of Australia's leading theatrical publishers. Browseable or searchable by play; playwright; genre; cast size, age or gender. - Stageplays
Stageplays in a US & UK-based online database for locating and purchasing scripts of plays & musicals from all over the world. You can search for plays by genre, size, and by gender of the cast.
- Alexander Street - Ethnographic Video Online
Alexander Street is the most comprehensive resource for visual anthropology in the world, providing access to over 2,000 hours of film and always growing, from raw field footage to crafted ethnographies and documentaries. - Digital Theatre Plus
Provides access to high quality films of leading British theatre productions as well as behind-the-scenes documentaries and interviews. - eTV
Provides real-time resources through recorded TV programmes, live streams and on demand videos. First-time users must register. - Kanopy
A streaming service that provides access to video content sourced from leading suppliers.
Database Tutorials
- Database Search Tips PDF
Two page PDF detailing keyword and boolean search tips, Google Scholar boolean search tips, and reverse citation searching. - Electronic Access HelpIf you have any queries about our electronic resources (databases, e-journals or e-books), please contact the library using the form on this web page.
- Interloan ServiceThe Interloan service enables library users to search for items, create requests for items not held in the University of Otago Library, and monitor the progress of those requests.
- Scan RequestThis video shows how to request a PDF scan of a book section or print journal from any Otago library.
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