Dance

Good For:

• an overview of a subject
• a starting point in your research
• dipping into chapters and sections.  

Looking for ebooks or print books? 

Use Library Search to find books on your topic. 

Or browse the print collections using these book (Dewey) numbers: 

• 306.4846 Sociology of Dance;

• 372.868 Movement Education

• 611 & 612 Human Anatomy & Physiology

• 612.76 Movement, Body Mechanics & Exercise;

• 615.82 Body-Mind Centering;

• 615.85155 Dance Therapy

Find out more about Books and eBooks.

They can be collections of articles, chapters, audio-visual material - sometimes with supplementary features and tools to support research in particular area. 

Good for: 

• Searching for more subject-focussed content (articles and other materials)
• Saving time and effort compared to searching Google
• Providing high quality, academic information

Here are some ways to Improve your Search.

Academic journals are often peer-reviewed - this is a stamp of quality research.

Find out more about Journals and Journal Articles. 

• the latest research on a topic
•  highlighting the latest products, designers, makers & performers

Look in Library Search for details of electronic and print journals and to find to full-text articles on your topic. 

The Library has an extensive range of physical music and sound recordings. You can browse or search these here.

The Library has a vinyl record player, which you can use to listen to records in the collection. You can also borrow external CD/ DVD drives to play CDs on your laptop. Please ask at The Compass desk if you would like further information.

Video resources available from the Library include:

• Box of Broadcasts Off-air recording and broadcast media archive service. Box of Broadcasts is only available within the UK and the EU. Note: Box of Broadcasts is only available within the UK.
• Digital Theatre Plus Curated content includes classic, contemporary and international productions and resources.
• Theatre in Video More than 250 definitive performances of the world‘s leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries and streaming video -representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.
• Bloomsbury Video Library (previously Artfilms) Thousands of films with top artists and independent film makers. Masterclasses, documentaries and interviews on DVD and streaming.

Don’t forget –the Library has an extensive range of physical film and video recordings. Use Video Search within Library Search to explore our collections or check out the Video, Image & Sound guide for more details.

Good for:

• current information, especially from government or research institutions
• information from (and about) artists, performers or makers

There are no quality checks, other than the ones you do for yourself – so be critical!