1. Library
Using Library resources for
Drama & Theatre
http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/Drama
30 October 2013
Kim Coles
k.coles@rhul.ac.uk

2. What do I need to find?
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Books
Journal articles
Performance recordings
Plays
Interviews
Performance reviews
Photographs
Archival records
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pegged. only alice. Flickr.

3. Royal Holloway Library Collections
Founders Library:
• Aesthetics
• Theatre and theatre history (Britain, Europe,
North America, Australia, Japan, Africa
• Play collections
• Literature
• Literary theory
Silent Study
Group study rooms
Viewing Rooms
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4. Royal Holloway Library Collections
Bedford Library:
• Aesthetics – philosophy
• Cultural theory
• Costume (everyday dress)
• Drama therapy
Group Study
Silent Study
Group study rooms
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5. Royal Holloway Library Collections
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Depository Library
• Off-site
• PhD theses
• Rarely-used material
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Santa Clara University's Library automated retrieval, robot assisted storage system. Beedie Savage. Flickr.

6. Special collections at RHUL
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• Gay Sweatshop Collection
• Half Moon Collection
• Red Shift Theatre Collection
• Coton Collection
• Roy Waters Collection
Print of a scene from ‘Richard III’ by O. Hodgson c. late 19th century (RW/7/4/2/7)

7. Senate House Library
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• National research level collection for Humanities and Social Sciences
• Comprehensive back-runs of Arts and Humanities journals
• Strong collection of online resources (e.g.: International Index of Performing Arts)
• Theatre Archive Sources, including:
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Programmes of plays
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Costume designs
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Playbills and memorabilia
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Correspondences
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Reviews
Library, Senate House, University of London. stevecadman. Flickr.

8. M25 Group of libraries
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University libraries in the London area
SCONUL Access card:
www.sconul.ac.uk/access
Try Library Hopping

9. British Library
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Visit the Help for Researchers
page: http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/
Collections of
• Playscripts
• Newspapers
• Sound recordings
• Correspondence
British Library Electronic Thesis
Online Service: http://ethos.bl.uk
The British Library and St Pancras Station, London. Jim Linwood. Flickr.

10. Westminster Reference Library: Performing Arts Collection
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Approximately 8000 books
related to performing arts
Reviews and production details of
many West End stage shows
since 1890
Open to anyone for reference use
Old Westminster Library. soulrider67. Flickr.

11. Theatre Collection Victoria and Albert Museum
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Theatre Collection reading room: Blythe House in Kensington Olympia
Video recordings
collections:
• National Video
Archive of
Performance
• Interviews and
Commercially
Recorded Videos
V&A pattern books. H is for Home. Flickr.

12. Laban Library and Archive
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Library: Large collection of books on all aspects of dance
Archive: Manuscripts, photographs and papers on the work of Rudolph Laban
LABAN. pixelhut. Flickr.

13. National Theatre Archive
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Administrative & technical records of the
National Theatre
Collection covers the period from 1963 to
the present day
Material includes programmes, posters,
photographs, videos, press cuttings,
prompt scripts, production drawings,
costume, lighting, and sound information
National Theatre Xmas Coolectible card . Popupology. Flickr.

14. Joint Catalogues
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COPAC: copac.ac.uk
WorldCat: worldcat.org
framing hammer collection 2007. chazferret. Flickr. CC BY-NC.
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15. Finding Information
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Services
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librarysearch.rhul.ac.uk
Searches:
- Library catalogue (book and print
journal holdings)
- Electronic databases
- E-journals
- Royal Holloway Research
- Royal Holloway Archives
- Access to the E-journal A-Z
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Hatters! Flickr. CC-BY-NC

16. Drama & Theatre Subject Guide
libguides.rhul.ac.uk/Drama
Provides guidance on:
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Finding books
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Finding e-resources
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Resource recommendations
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Training
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References
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Access to the Databases A-Z
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17. Search techniques
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What exactly is the topic you are
searching for?
Example: Costume in Japanese and
Balinese theatre
What are the main concepts or keywords
for your topic?
Costume, japanese theatre, balinese
theatre
Are there any similar words that describe
each of these concepts?
Costume, dress, masks – drama,
performance, theater
How might you combine these keywords
together to search?
Combine keywords together using
“operators “. The most common are AND
and OR. Use quotation marks around
words to search for a phrase “japanese
theatre”
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18. Sifting and evaluating sources of information: identifying quality
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19. The REVIEW criteria
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R
• Relevance
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• Expertise of Author
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• Viewpoint of Author/Organisation
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• Intended Audience
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• Evidence
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• When published

20. What will happen if you apply the REVIEW test to this textbook?
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Kotler, P and Keller, K (2011) Marketing management. Harlow: Pearson Education.
Relevance: Excellent. There is lots of useful information in the book.
Expertise: Very good. The authors are well-known marketing academics and the publisher is
respected.
Viewpoint: Analytical. Addresses the dramatic changes in the marketing environment in
recent years.
Intended audience: Good. Postgraduate university students and researchers.
Evidence: Excellent. The authors provide Marketing in Action mini-cases by leading
organisations.
When published: Very good. Published recently.

21. What will happen if you apply the REVIEW criteria to this Wikipedia article?
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Wikipedia (2013) Marketing management [Online] Available from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing_management [Accessed 01/10/2013]
Relevance: Very good. It’s an article specifically about marketing management,
covering a range of topics in a structured way.
Expertise: Unknown. Anybody can edit Wikipedia, so you don’t know who wrote the
information.
Viewpoint: The article aims to describe the approach to marketing management but
we can’t always be clear on the viewpoint as the site is changing constantly.
Intended audience: Provided for the general public.
Evidence: There are a number of references listed. Wikipedia articles often refer to
more authoritative sources, but the references need to be verified.
When published: Superb. Wikipedia is updated constantly.

22. What will happen if you apply the REVIEW criteria to this peer review journal
article?
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Keller, K (2009) Building strong brands in a modern marketing communications
environment. Journal of Marketing Communications, 15 (2-3), pp. 139-155.
Relevance: Deals with building and managing a brand through the customer-based
brand equity model
Expertise: Scholarly affiliation of the author is given. The research is original
Viewpoint: Objective, as the article has gone through a peer review process
Intended audience: Aimed at scholarly researchers, including students and academics
Evidence: Superb. The article was subject to peer review checking before publication
and contains extensive references. However you should still research the alternate point
of view.
When published: Recent research on the topic

23. What will happen if you apply the REVIEW criteria to this newspaper article?
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Sweeney, M. (2008) Google named world’s No 1 brand. Guardian. 21 April.
Relevance: Pretty good. It’s an article about the world’s top 100 brands
Expertise: The credentials of the author are not specified
Viewpoint: Focuses on the findings of the BrandZ top 100 list
Intended audience: Aimed at the general public
Evidence: The article refers to a report but full reference information is not provided.
Newspaper articles often refer to more authoritative sources but the references
need to be verified.
When published: It’s published within the last 5 years but the information is already
out of date in such a fast moving market.

24. Reviewing your research
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Do you have
enough / too
much
information?
Do you need to
review your
underlying
research
question?
Is the
information
current / within
the date you
require
Is it relevant to
your research?
Does it answer
the whole
question?

25. Zetoc Alerts
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26. Training and support
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Services
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Book training throughout the year:
- Advanced Research Skills
- Citing and Referencing:
libguides.rhul.ac.uk/referencing
- Using RefWorks
- Using EndNote
- The Library on Moodle
moodle.rhul.ac.uk
- One on One training
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Ingridtaylar. Flickr.

27. Questions?
Library
Services
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Kim Coles
Information Consultant
2-07 Bedford Library
Royal Holloway University of London
k.coles@rhul.ac.uk
01784 404107
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Leo Reynolds. Flickr. CC-BY-NA