Guide to Shelfmarks
Electronic Books
Key Reference Books
Abstracting and Indexing Publications
Online Databases
Other Useful Library Resources
Useful Web Links

Guide to Shelfmarks

The main collections of books can be found on Levels 4 and 5 of the Library.

Books in heavy demand are placed in the Short Loan Collection on Level 1. The Short Loan Collection contains 1 day loan books; 7 day loan books are shelved with the ordinary loan books on the upper levels.

Use the Library catalogue to find the exact shelfmark and location for each book. If you are searching for books on a particular topic, use a keyword search.

Anthropology of dance 793.2
Dance therapy 793.8
Ballet 793.4
Modern dance 793.5
Dance administration 793:7.07
Movement 793.6
Dance choreography 793.04
Nutrition & dance 793:613.2
Dance criticism 793.01
Psychology of dance 793:150
Dance education 793.7
Ritual dance 793.1
Dance history 793.03
Social dance 793.2
Dance injuries 616.001:793
Stage dance 793.3
Dance notation 793.9

 Electronic Books

You can use the Electronic Books page to access eBooks on dance. The most useful collection for dance textbooks will be the netLibrary collection.

There are also links from reading list titles on the Library catalogue to electronic versions of the text - look for "e-link"

 Key Reference Books

• Biographical dictionary of dance 793.06(03)/STR
• International dictionary of ballet 793.4(03)/INT
• International dictionary of modern dance 793.05(03)/INT
• Oxford dictionary of dance 793(03)/CRA
• Encyclopedia of dance and ballet 793(03)/CLA
• International encyclopaedia of dance 793(03)/INT
• British performing arts yearbook 7/BRI
• Dance pack 793.08/ART
• Research in dance 793/BOP
• Sourcebook for the performing arts 7/SLI

 Abstracting and Indexing Publications

Printed abstracting services are one way to find out what journal articles have been published on a particular topic. Abstracting services for dance are:

Attitudes & Arabesques
Bibliographic Guide to Dance
Dance Current Awareness Bulletin

These printed volumes have now been moved to our Store collection. Please ask at the Information Desk if you wish to consult them.

Online Databases

Online databases are the best way to search by topic for journal articles. Some databases will link to the full text of articles, others will only supply bibliographic details. Key databases for dance are:

Arts & Humanities Citation Index (via the Web of Knowledge) : this database indexes over 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, from 1981 onwards.

New York Public Library Catalogue Dance Resource Collection: the Dance collection catalogue lists works about all forms of dance, from all cultures, in print and other media. It forms an index to an international range of dance journals.

JSTOR Arts & Science Collections: is a collection of full text journals, most going back to Volume 1, Issue 1 (in some cases going back to the 18th or 19th Century). Many subjects are covered across the Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities. It indexes 8 Performance Art Journals.

BHI - British Humanities Index: From 1962 onwards. BHI indexes over 320 humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK.

Grove Music Online : provides full text access to: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

National Resource Centre for Dance based at Surrey University. This resource allows researchers and students to access detailed information about the NRCD's archives holdings

 Other Useful Library Resources

Newspapers

The main source of dance reviews for all types of dance presentations are international, national and local newspapers.

The Library takes certain daily British broadsheet newspapers. Recent copies are on Level 1 of the Library and older copies are kept on Level 2.

British newspapers and a huge variety of international papers can also be read electronically on Nexis which also provides online access to Le Monde or Le Figaro.

For recent dance performances, use the online newspaper archives in Nexis for published reviews. For older performances, you will need to locate reviews published at the time of the event. It helps for you to know, the title of the ballet, play; the year and preferably the month of the performance and also the name of the choreographer or performer.

Use books in the Library about the work concerned or its choreographer or performer to help identify these details. Or use the following reference books:

International encyclopedia of dance
Encyclopedia of dance and ballet

Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985: The complete digital edition of The Times (London) capturing the entire newspaper, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

Also of interest may be The Times (1910-1999) and The Sunday Times (1970-1999) which are held on microform on Level 2 of the Library.

Videos/DVD's

The video and DVD collections are kept on Level 2 of the Learning Centre.

To borrow CDs, DVDs and videos, take the items to the Self Issue machines on Level 1 or Level 2 and add them to your record. Then unlock the box using the box unlockers which are located on the Ground Level, Level 1 and Level 2.  Some Videos and DVD's are 1 day loans, some will also be Library Use Only.

Watch Videos/DVD's:

If you are searching for a video or DVD on a particular topic, use a keyword search on the Library catalogue.

Good Study Guides

• The good study guide 378.147226/NOR
• How to write better essays 808.042/GRE
• The arts good study guide 7/CHA
• Write great essays 808.066/ LEV
• Excellent Dissertations 808.066378 / LEV

Guides to Referencing

Look at the help pages provided by the University of Surrey.

Further guides are available from:

University of Birmingham and Bournemouth University (especially good for guidance on citing electronic references)

Also look at Pears, R. A and Shields, G. (2010) Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. 8th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. which is available in the Library at 808.02 PEA

 Useful Web Links

Gateways

Intute: Arts & Humanities: is an internet resource catalogue providing searchable access to a collection of high quality online resources and websites. It covers dance, theatre, art, fashion, culture, media etc

Dance Links :James White's site, with links to a wide range of dance resources. Compiled in the USA.

Dance on BUBL : a catalogue of high quality internet resources

Londondance.com : listings, news, features, artists directories, noticeboards

Performing Arts Data Service (PADS) : The Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) for the performing arts is one of five AHDS subject centres. It collects, documents, preserves, and promotes the use of digital data resources to support research and teaching in music, film, theatre, dance and the broadcast arts.

Voice of the Shuttle : the dance section links to sites about choreographers, modern and contemporary dance companies dance history and education.

Other Libraries

You may wish to search the catalogues of other libraries:

British Film Institute National Library : the world's largest collection of information on film and television. Reference use only. A charge is made to use the Library. Check opening times before arrival.

British Library

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: this Library offers probably the largest and most varied open access research collection on dance and related subjects in the UK, covering many aspects of dance in a variety of formats and languages.  Telephone to make an appointment and there is a charge to use the Laban archive.

Royal Academy of Dance Library : comprehensive dance reference collection. Students pay a charge to use the collection. Admission by appointment only.

National Resource Centre for Dance : admission by appointment only.

Westminister Reference Library : this public reference library has a specialist collection on performing arts

Books, periodicals and other material needed for your study and research, which are not available in the University of Surrey Library, may be obtained from other libraries by using the Inter-Library Loan scheme. Please read the guidance page or ask at the Information Desk.

Associations/Institutions

Arts Council of England

National Dance Association (NDA)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (UK Government)

Institute of Historical Dance

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

National Resource Centre for Dance (NRCD)

Society of Dance History Scholars

Other Useful Web Sites

ballet.co.uk : an online guide to ballet and dance in the UK

balletcompanies.com : gateway to over 3,000 links to ballet and dance companies worldwide

CyberDance : award winning website offering links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet

Dancebooks : supplier of books, CDs, Videos, DVDs and sheet music on all forms of dance

Career Information

artsjobs.co.uk : website which features jobs in the arts and links to other websites which list arts jobs

Arts Professional online : provides job listings

Arts Culture Media Jobs : features job listings for the arts and cultural industries

Foundation for Community Dance : this website has a section on 'Events and Opportunities' which lists jobs, training sessions etc.

Directory of UK Dance Qualifications and Careers : available from the NRCD.

National Dance Agencies and Regional Dance Agencies : the Council for Dance Education and Training has lists of accredited and to professional training.

Dance UK : this is a strategic agency which works on behalf of dance to support and develop the profession.

National Dance Teachers Association : website contains useful information on careers in dance.