Library Orientation for ENGL 344

Monday, November 9, 2015

Vince GrazianoEnglish and Theatre Librarianvince.graziano@concordia.ca

Workshop Outline Research Guides

Literatures in English Research Guide Theatre Research Guide

Finding books and plays CLUES Inter-Play and Play Index Twentieth Century North American Drama

Finding articles International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance (IBTD) International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB)

Finding videos CLUES, Theatre in Video

Inter-Play and Play Index

Indexes to plays in anthologies, collections and periodicals

Inter-Play Contains approximately 19,000 citations to plays. The

sources indexed range from the late 19th century. No longer updated.

Play Index Contains references to more than 30,000 plays from

Greek tragedies to Broadway hits published in collections, anthologies, and periodicals from 1949 onward

Twentieth Century North American Drama

Contains more than 2,000 full-text plays by more than 400 playwrights

Most plays (but not all) are listed in CLUES, the Library catalogue

Includes: Asian American Drama Black Drama North American Women's Drama

Theatre in Video

Contains more than 600 streaming videos Includes

Performances: stage and film Documentaries BBC Television Shakespeare Shakespeare Lecture Series

Videos are listed in CLUES

Search Operators

AND Beckett AND Breath OR theatre OR film NOT theatre NOT film “ ” “Two Conversations” * theat* () (Theat* OR film) AND

Beckett

To Find the Full Text

1. Use the feature

2. Search CLUES

Perform a Journal Title search

3. Check other Montreal libraries

Use your CREPUQ card

4. Request an Interlibrary Loan (COLOMBO)

Online form

Allow 1 week for delivery of books

Electronic delivery for most articles within 24-48 hours

Article Delivery Service

Articles from print or microform periodicals can be scanned and sent to you as a PDF attachment via e-mail

Delivery Time 2 working days

Online form: Library website At the bottom of a CLUES page Login with MyConcordia Netname

Help is Available

At the Reference Desk Library website Literatures in English Research Guide Theatre Research Guide Ask a Librarian

E-mail form Chat with a Librarian

Ask Vince: 514-848-2424, ext. 7689 vince.graziano@concordia.ca Office hours: by appointment