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Finding Performing Arts Information 

Useful databases for performing arts research

• Search for these titles using the Database Finder Links to an external site. on the Libraries homepage (http://www.lib.umd.edu Links to an external site.) or see full list on MSPAL website: http://www.lib.umd.edu/mspal/databases Links to an external site.

Historical Newspapers:

• British Periodicals Links to an external site. – full-text access to nearly 500 British periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth; high-res facsimiles
• Washington Post (1877-1996) (Historical Newspapers) Links to an external site.
• New York Times (1851-2016) (Historical Newspapers Links to an external site.)
• Nexis Uni Links to an external site. – full-text database for newspaper articles (including reviews) and other reference information

Scholarly Resources:

• Academic Search Ultimate Links to an external site.– general and multidisciplinary, scholarly articles, provides full-text access
• Google Scholar Links to an external site. – use the “Reload at UMCP” Links to an external site. button if you’re off campus
• International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance (IBTD) Links to an external site. – comprehensive list of resources on theatre, performance, and dance; indexes books, articles, dissertations, and newspapers
• JSTOR Links to an external site. – scholarly articles in a variety of journals, full text
• Oxford Music Online Links to an external site. – full-text reference source for music and other performing arts-related topics (look in the article bibliographies for scholarly sources)
• Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) Links to an external site. – comprehensive list of writings about music; indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, and more

Streaming Audio and Video:

• Naxos Music Library Links to an external site.
• Classical Music Library Links to an external site.
• Dance in Video Links to an external site.
• Theatre in Video Links to an external site.
• Links to an external site.Opera in Video Links to an external site.