DANCE DISSERTATION WORKSHOP 25TH

NOV.2014

Simone Ngozi Okolo

s.n.Okolo@uel.ac.uk

02082232666

LIBRARY SEARCH - LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS ON DANCE

In this case you are browsing just to see what the library has on this specific topic of Dance

REFINE YOUR SEARCH BY TOPIC JUST TO SEE OTHER TOPICS

YOU ARE PRESENTED WITH MORE IDEAS E.G. CHOREOGRAPHY

CONTEMPORARY DANCE - USE KEYWORDS TO SEARCH FOR THE SUBJECT OF YOUR INTEREST AND REFINE YOUR SEARCH BY TOPIC

REFINE YOUR SEARCH TO BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE E.G CHOREOGRAPHY

WE ARE SEARCHING FOR JOURNALS WHERE THE SUBJECT IS DANCE

Look at a specific journal title just to see what topics have been covered.

This will give you some ideas

You may already have your own ideas.

In that case just search within this journal. An example is Dance Research

Examine the big arrow closely

YOU CAN SEARCH WITHIN THE JOURNAL FOR A TOPIC

So whatever you are trying to say through your art,look to see what has been written about it. You may have

to go

SEARCH WITHIN THE JOURNAL USING YOUR KEYWORD

LOOK TO SEE IF THE LIBRARY HAS PRINT OR ONLINE JOURNALSJournal of Art & Design

International Journal of Art & Design

The best way to find a journal is to search using the Library search.

Increasingly the library is moving online

ART BIBLIOGRAPHIES MODERN. GOOD FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Indudes:

Art Bibiliographies Modern – covering modern and contemporary art

Design & Applied Arts Index – Covering all aspects of design and crafts

International bibliography of art –covering scholarship on western art history

“ART EXHIBITIONS” AND CURATORS

By enclosing your keyword, the search will find articles where this is mentioned as a phrase. See the highlighted. Look on thhand side of your result screen to see how you can further refine your search.

ARTICLE ON INTERACTIVE DANCE AND THE INTERNET

ONCE YOU FIND AN IDEAL ARTICLE PROCEED TO DOWNLOAN,SAVE, READ AND USE IN YOUR TOPIC

Try searching using other keywords

EBSCO – ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE IS ANOTHER GOOD DATABASE

Do a basic search using the keyword Contemporary dance just to see what is available. You can then refine by e.g. Geography.

PROCEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE

SAVING YOUR SEARCHES IN A FOLDER SAVES YOU TIME

Once you are happy with an article, proceed to download the fulltext or email the article to yourself.

PROJECT MUSE IS ANOTHER USEFUL DATABASE

If you are off campus, click on the link and type your Athens username and password – uel15u123456 and the password31-Nov-85 If you are on campus just click on campus and proceed to search

CLICK ON BROWSE THEN FILM, THEATRE AND PERFORMING ART

SEARCHHING WITHIN A SPECIALIST JOURNAL E.GDANCE RESEARCH

PROCEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE

OTHER USEFUL DATABASES –JSTORGood for design ideas and

inspiration

Art history, Museum studies and cultural studies

Images and text

SEARCHING FOR MODERN DANCE IN DANCE RESEARCH JOURNAL

PROCEED TO DOWNLOAD ARTICLE

BOX OF BROADCASTS – SEARCH FOR E.G. DANCE MASTER CLASS

SIGN IN WITH YOUR ATHENS USERNAME AND PASSWORD, SEARCH, CREATE CLIPS TO REWATCH

DANCE MASTER CLASS