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Journals for Performing Arts

Journals for performing arts

This is a list of journals for your major. Links provide information about access to both print and online issues.

Selected Journals in Theatre

More Theatre Journals

Related guides

Article sources for Theater and Dance

JSTOR
Complete coverage of academic journals in the performing arts.

Theses & Dissertations

These databases are multidisciplinary and contain dissertations and theses from universities in the United States and around the world.

Dissertations & Theses Global from ProQuest
Index to dissertations and theses published in the United States and around the world, with many in full-text.

See ProQuest's LibGuide for more information and database help.

PQDT Open
Full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.

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The authors of the dissertations and theses in PQDT have opted to publish as open access.
ROAR - Registry of Open Access Repositories
Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)

General library databases

Academic Search Ultimate

Full text multidisciplinary database of academic journals, magazines, periodicals and other reports, 19th century to present.

Academic Search Ultimate is an excellent source of scholarly journals in all academic disciplines. More than 13,600 journals are indexed and full text is provided for more than 9,000. Searchable cited references are provided for selected titles. Title List

Use these to find published articles and other information on any topic. Most provide links to full text.

General OneFile (Gale)
Source for news and periodical articles on most topics with millions of articles in full-text.

Selected Historical Newspaper Databases

Consult the Newspapers Research Guide for a comprehensive list of historical newspaper databases.

Newspapers.com Library Edition
Access to 4,000+ historical newspapers dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s. Contains full runs and portions of runs of well-known, regional and state titles to small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.

Watch a short video on using Newspapers.com
Newspapers.com LibGuide (support and training)
Title List (World Collection(Excel)
Title List (Southeast Collection(Excel)
Eight Centuries (formerly 19th Century Masterfile)
Database covering Anglo-American primary source material dating from 1106 until 1960, aggregating indexes, catalogs, collections, and other finding aids. Provides access to articles, newspapers, books, U.S. patents, government documents, and images, with links to full-text where available.

8C includes Poole's Index to Periodical Literature; Niles' Register; American Memory; links to images in ArtSTOR; plus many more. See full content list (click on Resource Descriptions)
African American Newspapers (History Commons)

19th century African American newspapers in full-text searchable form with page images.

Select Titles in Collection:
The Bee
The Christian Recorder
The Colored American/Weekly Advocate
Frederick Douglass' Paper
Freedom's Journal
The Langston City Herald
The Louisianan
The Nashville Globe
The National Era
The North Star
Provincial Freeman
The Semi-Weekly Louisianian
The Tulsa Star
...and more
Historical Chicago Defender
Fulltext digital archive of the Chicago Defender newspaper, 1900-1975.
Historical Nashville Tennessean
Fulltext digital archive of The Nashville Tennessean newspaper, 1812-2002.
Historical New York Times
Full text digital archive of The New York Times, 1851-2018
Times (London) Digital Archive, 1785-2014
Online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of the Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage, with every page of every issue from 1785 to 2014.

Afro-American Newspaper Archives
This collection of historic African-American newspapers will be expanded over time. Coverage is primarily 20th century.
Chronicling America
View content from historic newspapers pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Google Newspaper Archive
Digital scans of historical newspapers from around the world.

Media resources

Artstor

Digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and science. Please note this warning for users who have a photosensitive seizure disorder.

Warning:
Content that flashes at certain frequencies can trigger seizures in individuals who have photosensitive seizure disorders. A small number of videos on Artstor display flashing at higher than recommended frequencies for viewers with such disorders. Artstor is currently exploring remediation. To avoid seizure, users with photosensitivity should contact Artstor support for more information prior to viewing videos.

The ARTstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides over 2.5 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.
Dance in Video

Dance productions and documentaries by influential 20th century performers and dance companies.

Over 900 hours of productions and documentaries. Selections include ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Included are:
•Classic performances from top ballet companies
•Experimental works from up-and-coming dance troupes
•Documentaries by and about leading choreographers
•Videos on dance training
•Other items covering a wide range of 20th and 21st century dance styles

Volume I Title List (Excel file)
Volume II Title List (Excel file)
Theatre in Video

Definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries.

Contains more than 250 of the world’s most important plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.
Alexander Street Academic Video Online (AVON)
The AVON (Academic Videos Online) streaming platform provides on-demand access to over 60,000 streaming videos. Content providers include PBS, BBC, Sony Picture Classics, CNN, BBC, and more.

Detailed description of available AVON collections at https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/collections.