Research Guides: THE : Theatre: Articles

Core Databases

Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window Full text for 10,000+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences from around the world.
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
Sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies to 2000. Included is full text of core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, radio & TV broadcasting, and theater, together with film fan magazines and music press titles.
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text [EBSCO] 1982+ This link opens in a new window Comprehensive index to the performing arts worldwide, with 500 full text journals and books.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Complete full text articles (excluding latest 2-5 years) for more than 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Now includes current coverage for several hundred journal titles, plus eBooks. JSTOR’s image search (formerly Artstor) contains more than 2+ million images. It includes Smith College collections developed to meet teaching needs in the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well as images of works from the Smith College Museum.
MLA International Bibliography [EBSCO] 1919+ This link opens in a new window Extensive index to literature, language, linguistics and folklore in journal articles, books, dissertations, proceedings, and more. From the Modern Language Association of America.
Music and Performing Arts Collection [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window Offers combined searching of International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) Full Text and International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) Full Text.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
Articles from both scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals, plus biographical profiles, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, reviews and more. Formerly International Index to Performing Arts (IIPA).
Project Muse (Current issues) This link opens in a new window Full text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
FIAF Index to Film Periodicals Plus [ProQuest] 1966+ This link opens in a new window
Lists articles on films and film studies, plus information on silent films; film archives, libraries & educational institutions; and on FIAF books, pamphlets, programs & other materials.
Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text [EBSCO] (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window
Covers film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews and more.

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