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Reference Sources

ARTstor


Arts, Architecture, Costume and Fashion, Design, Images, Maps and Plans
Biography in Context (Gale)
Biography, History
Gale Virtual Reference Library
General, Cinema, Fashion, History, Music
Oxford Art Online
Arts (general), Artists, Architects, Artworks, Museums, Styles/Movements
Oxford Reference Online - Performing Arts
Music, Theater, Dance
Oxford Reference Online- Art and Architecture
Arts (general), Artists, Architecture, Design
Performing Arts Encyclopedia (Library of Congress)
Performing Arts, Music, Theater, Dance

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BOOKS (Use this tab to explore):

Using the OASys Catalog to search Oxy Collections.

Trying other library catalogs to find materials outside of Oxy

Learning how to locate books on the shelves (called "stacks")

Using subject headings to execute more precise searches

ARTICLES (Use this tab to explore):

Using databases to find scholarly article citations and full text

Identifying major publications in a particular subject

Locating online and print journals accessible through Oxy

Topic Finding and Thesis Formation

Follow your interest.
Look for tensions, anomalies and unanswered questions.
What assumptions have been made in previous scholarship surrounding a topic?
What critical approaches have and haven't been taken with certain topics?
Narrow or broaden an area of interest, and look for ways you can situate an argument within a larger argument, or in opposition to another argument.
Look outside of theater or dance at other influences and factors that are related to your topic.

Initial Exploration