Finding Information on

London Theater

 

 

 

  ACC Library’s Web page: http://www.sunyacc.edu/Library        

 

 

In addition to this guide, consider using Library research guides: Finding Information on Art and Artists, Archaeology and Anthropology, Travel & Tourism, and Finding Travel Information on the Web. All are available electronically from the Library’s Research Guides and Tutorials page.

                                                                                                           

Books:

 

Go to the Library’s Web page and click on Finding Books > Catalog to search for books by subject. The ACC Library has many books on English drama.

 

Shakespeare, William

English drama--History and criticism

English drama

Theater

Theater--England--History

Drama

Musicals

Performing arts

 

London guidebooks

 

Search tips:

- To find books on two overlapping topics, use the Boolean search word and  in keyword search mode.

- You can also use a wildcard ending to words (a search technique called truncation) by replacing the end of the word with an asterisk. Examples: Shakespeare and drama.

- To find travel guides, use “guidebooks and London”.

 

Below are listings of books you might find helpful in your research. For other aspects of theater, such as religion or history, consult a librarian. He or she can help you find the best sources.

 

 

On reserve at the Circulation Desk:

 

The Cambridge companion to Shakespeare                    PR2894 .C33 2001

The Irresistible Theatre                                                         PN2585 .B7                                                  

 

 

Theater and drama books:

 

The continuum companion to twentieth century theatre    REFERENCE PN2035 .C65 2002 

 

Theatre sources dot com : a complete guide to online theatre and dance resources

                                                                                                REFERENCE PN2052 .C38 2001                                               

Twentieth-century literary movements dictionary               REFERENCE PN597 .T94 2000 

 

The Cambridge guide to theatre                                         REFERENCE PN2035 .C27 1995 

 

The Oxford illustrated history of theatre                              REFERENCE PN2111 .O95 1995 

 

No turn unstoned : the worst ever theatrical reviews         REFERENCE PN1707 .N58 1983 

 

Theatre language; a dictionary of terms in English of the drama and stage from medieval to modern times

                                                                                                REFERENCE PN2035 .B6 

 

The new theatre handbook and digest of plays                 REFERENCE PN1625 .S6 1959 

 

The Cambridge companion to English literature, 1500-1600     CIRCULATING PR413 .C29 2000 

 

 

Current political and cultural information on England:

 

 

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World Almanac                                                                       REFERENCE AY 67.N5 W7 2003

 

Lands and Peoples (vol. 1-6 plus index)                                REFERENCE G 133 .L3 1997

 

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures & Daily Life                 REFERENCE GN 333  .W67 1998

 

Statesman's Year-book (country information)                        REFERENCE JA 51 .S7 2003

The ACC Library also purchases the online version of Statesmans’ year-book: go to the ACC Library Web page (http://www.sunyacc.edu/library). Under Finding Articles, click on Subject Databases, and under Social Sciences group, click on  SYBWorld. (If searching from home, log in using screen directions.) This database offers demographics, comparative statistics with other countries, recent chronology of events, country history, politics, climate, religion, industry, city profiles, much more.

 

 

History of Europe:

 

World eras

REFERENCE D20 .W67 2001 (volumes 1-6)

Encyclopedia of European social history

REFERENCE D1055 .E5 2000 (volumes 1-6)

Hammond atlas of world history

REFERENCE G1030 .H34 1999 

Augsburg historical atlas of Christianity in the

 Middle Ages and Reformation

REFERENCE G1796.E4 A5 1967 

The prospect before her : a history of women

in Western Europe

CIRCULATING HQ1587 .H84 1996 

Heresy and literacy, 1000-1530

CIRCULATING BT1319 .H47 1994 

 

 

 

Travel guides.

These are circulating books, located on the upper level of the library. You may borrow these for four weeks.

 

England: Rough Guides                                              DA 650 .R68 2002

 

DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: Great Britain             DA650 .G695 2003 

City Guide London                 

 

Gilbert and Sullivan's London                                     ML410.S95 G74 2000

 

London for families                                                     DA679 .L24 1998

 

Fodor's London                                                           DA679 .F62 1998

 

London for free :                                                          DA679 .B87 1997

hundred of free things to do in London

 

Frommer's 96 London                                                DA679 .P67 1995

 

Passport's illustrated travel guide to London              DA679 .A82 1995

 

Walking London                                                          DA679 .W34 1994

 

London up close: district to district, street by street   DA679 .D86 1992

 

 

 

Articles and Article Databases:

 

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The ACC Library subscribes to these magazines and journals, located in the Periodicals area

on the main floor of the library:

 

                                            

Use online article databases to locate recent articles and those published in the last 20 years or so.

Which you use depend on your topic. Consult a librarian for recommendations.

            To reach the online databases, from the ACC  Library’s Web page (http://www.sunyacc.edu/Library):

                        • Under Finding Articles, click on General Databases or Subject Databases.

• To search these databases from home, follow screen directions to log in when prompted.

 

General Databases include:

 

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• Expanded Academic ASAP: Lists 10 million articles from 1550 journals from 1980-present. About half are full-text; about 25% are scholarly. Updated daily. Good place to start for most topics.

 

• InfoTrac OneFile: 32 million citations from 6200 periodicals; 1980-now, 50% full text. 

 

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• MultiMedia Archive (news photos, sound) - Photos from Associated Press news; illustrate a topic.

 

• SYBWorld - Use for country statistics, described on the front of this sheet under Statesman’s Year-book.

                         

 

Web sites:            

            Save time and effort by starting with these useful sites:

 

 

Albemarle of London: London West End Theatre Guide

http://www.albemarle-london.com/plays.html

            Reviews of plays, more.

 

 

Playbill          http://www.playbill.com/

U.S. and London theater listings, feature articles on the industry, Who's Who, job listings, links, seating charts, awards database, and more.  

Good Show! London Theatre and Booking Service            http://www.goodshow.com/

This site offers news, reviews, and tips for those planning to attend theatrical performances in London.

Official London Theatre Guide  http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/

Comprehensive guide to what's on where in the West End. Search by title of show, type of show, date, name of theater or browse the list of all productions. Provided by the Society of London Theatre.

United Kingdom Theatre Web

http://www.uktw.co.uk

Information on performing arts in the UK reviews, more.

 

Royal Shakespeare Company

http://www.vsc.org.uk

 

Royal National Theatre

http://www.nt-online.org

 

 

Librarians’ Index to the Internet            

http://www.lii.org 

            This subject directory lists 10,000 “cream of the crop”  Web sites. Search for “Theater England London” or browse for dozens of quality Web sites. Click here for a list of performing arts Web sites (lii.org > Arts > Performing Arts). Also see the listing under Playbills.

Google

http://www.google.com

            Google is a large search engine but does not evaluate the quality of sites.

            - Use the Advanced Search option and search with very specific terms to get best results.

            - For many good links, search by this phrase in quotation marks: “                    ”

 

 

United Kingdom Newspapers: http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/News_and_Media/Newspapers/

             To read current British newspapers, use the link above, or go to Google, click Directory tab then choose:

            Newspapers > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom. 

 

 

General travel information:

 

 

            Insure My Trip (travel insurance comparison site)  http://www.insuremytrip.com

 

           

            Bureau of Consular Affairs                                     http://travel.state.gov  

From U.S. State Department; travel warnings, passport & visa services, embassies, etc.

                        For other viewpoints, see travel advisories for:

                                    - United Kingdom:  (http://www.fco.gov.uk/ ) 

                                    - Australia:  (http://www.dfat.gov.au/travel/ )

                                    - Canada:  (http://www.voyage.gc.ca/destinations/menu_e.htm )

 

 

            Centers for Disease Control                               http://www.cdc.gov/travel

                                    For health advisories in countries around the world and more.                   

 

           

            Universal Currency Converter                               http://www.xe.net/ucc

                       

                       

            Weather around the World                                      http://www.intellicast.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

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