To Find Books
Use the MERLIN Library Catalog and the MOBIUS Union Catalog to find resources relevant to your research. Relevant works can be found using subject headings (Library of Congress) such as:
- American Drama - 20th century - History and Criticism
- American Drama - History and Criticism
- Drama - History and Criticism
- Drama - History and Criticism - 20th century
- English Drama - History and Criticism
- Russian Drama - 20th century - History and Criticism
- Comedy - History and Criticism
- Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 - Criticism and Interpretation
- Miller, Arthur, 1915 - Criticism and Interpretation
- Satire - History and Criticism
- Tragedy - History and Criticism
To find the location of a book in Miller Nichols Library, see the Location Guide.
To Find Articles
Remote (off-campus) access to databases is available only to UMKC students, faculty, and staff. All other users must access online resources within the Libraries. Begin searching by selecting a database. After selection you will be prompted to provide a UMKC Single Sign-On user name and password OR a 9-digit UMKC ID number followed by the letter k (example: 0123456789k) and last name, as needed.
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) 1975 - present.
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Selected full text 1975 - present.
This multidisciplinary database indexes and abstracts journals in a broad range of subjects. Full text is available for a large proportion of the titles. A high percentage of titles are peer-reviewed. Dates of coverage vary widely by title. All content of Academic Search Elite is included in this resource.
- International
Bibliography of Theatre - (1982- )
Ref PN1561 .I53
It indexes journal articles, book chapters, monographs and dissertations, as well as "miscellaneous other theatre documents" in several languages. - MLA International Bibliography (Chadwyck-Healey) 1884 - present. Save to del.icio.usAn index to scholarship in literature, linguistics, film, folklore, and cultural
studies. The print version of this bibliography is available in the Miller Nichols
Library and
covers 1921 - 1999. The location and call number are Reference Index Wall Z7006
.M64. See the MLA
Directory of Periodicals for a list of periodicals indexed.
- OmniFile V Full Text (Wilson) 1982 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1994 - present.Provides indexing, abstracts, and some full-text from five of Wilson's full-text indexes: General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text.Also in print (1974-1997).
Ref Index Wall 2, Z5579 .H8.
NOTE: To find the full text of articles or other information that you have identified using the databases and indexes above, visit the Libraries' Website on Resources for Finding Journals and Articles.
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Reference Sources: Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Directories, Statistics, Bibliographies
Reference sources are useful for locating background information, definitions, general descriptions, and basic facts. Use these books to help you select or focus your research topic.
All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library, unless otherwise noted. Titles are linked to the corresponding MERLIN Library Catalog record.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
| Major Modern Dramatists | Ref PN1861 .M27 |
Bibliographies
| American Drama, 1918-1960: An Annotated Bibliography | Ref PS350 .D7 S55 |
| American Drama Criticism: Interpretations, 1890-1977 | Ref Z1231 .D7 P3 |
| American Drama to 1900: A Guide to Information Sources | Ref Z1231 .D7 M45 |
| American Playwrights Since 1945: A Guide to Scholarship, Criticism and Performance | Ref PS350 .A53 |
| American Literary and Drama Reviews: An Index to Late 19th Century Periodicals | Ref PN2256 .M37 |
| Dramatic Criticism Index: A Bibliography of Commentaries on Play | Ref Z5781 .B8 |
| Dramatic Re-visions: An Annotated Bibliography of Feminism and Theatre, 1972-1988 | PN1590 .W64 S73 |
| European Drama Criticism | Ref Z5781 .P2 |
| European Drama Criticism (Supplement 1-2) | Ref Z5781 .P2 Suppl. v.1 and 2 |
| European Drama Criticism, 1900-1975 | Ref Z5781 .P2 |
| A Guide to Critical Reviews | Ready Ref Z1035 .A1 S3 |
| Modern Drama: A Checklist of Critical Literature on 20th Century Plays | Ref Z5781 .A35 |
| Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism, 1966-1980: An International Bibliography | Ref PN1851 .C37 |
Web Resources
- Playbill
(www.playbill.com/) - Literary
Resources: Theatre and Drama (Jack Lynch, Rutgers University)
(andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/theatre.html) - Academic Info:
Drama Digital Library
(www.academicinfo.net/dramalibrary.html)
Use search engines linked on the Internet Search Tools page to identify additional Web resources.
For further assistance, please contact the
Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at (816) 235-1534.
