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Journal Articles About Plays or Playwrights
Music/Drama Library >
Drama Research Guide > Research
a Play > Journal Articles
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers are referred to as PERIODICALS because
they are issued "periodically" (i.e., daily, monthly, quarterly,
annually, etc.). Journal articles are similar to magazine articles, but
contain more scholarly (and detailed) criticism, interpretation, or background
about plays or playwrights. Periodical articles are not listed in HOMER.
You need to search a periodical index (usually a research database)
that lists citations to articles. Here is a good general guide (PDF)
for finding journals. Below are tips
pertaining to dramatic arts.
How to Find an Article
Step 1: Go to a periodical index (a research database).
Step 2: Search on any topic.
Example: in Academic
OneFile (formerly InfoTrac)
, type ibsen (to find citations to articles about him or
his works). Alternatively, type ibsen and doll's and house
(this finds citations pertaining to Ibsen's A Doll's House) . Also
try using wildcards symbols, e.g., doll* finds doll, dolls,
doll's, etc.
Tip: Many databases have an Advanced Search. It usually
gives you more search boxes and (ironically) can be more intuitive
than the "basic" search screen.
Step 3: After you find a citation, get the full article.
If there's a link
to the full-text article, click on it (links are not always reliable).
Otherwise, do a Journal Title search in HOMER
to see if UConn has the article in print or electronic format. |
Where are the Print Journals?
Most drama journals are in the Babbidge Library, Level 3 (see library
stacks guide), shelved alphabetically by title. Music journals are
in the Music Library, Level 2, arranged alphabetically by title. Newer
unbound issues (called "Current Journals") are shelved separately
from the bound volumes. Check stacks guides for microfilmed journals.
Research Databases
The databases below include dramatic arts materials. You may also want
to consult print indexes, particularly if you need older material. [Learn
more about indexes.]
- Academic OneFile
(formerly InfoTrac) 1980-present. Contains many full-text
articles.
Indexes standard
theater and English-literature journals. In general, indexes
and abstracts over 1600 magazines and journals in all fields
of the sciences, social sciences, communication sciences,
and humanities, and reproduces the full text for over 600
titles.
- Academic
Search Premier -- Contains many full-text articles.
Indexes standard
theater and English-literature journals. Academic Search Premiere
includes full-text of over 4,500 journals and magazines, and
indexes more than 8,000 titles in many fields, including the
humanities, sciences, social sciences.
- InfoTrac -- See Academic OneFile (above)
- MLA
(Modern Language Association) 1963-present. Includes links to full
text articles.
Indexes critical literary
and language scholarship (including theater) in over 6,000 journals
and serials published worldwide, as well as books, essay collections,
working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies.
- Project
Muse Has full-text articles.
Indexes articles to
humanities and social sciences journals, including Asian Theatre
Journal, Camera Obscura, Cinema Journal, Discourse,
PAJ, TDR/The Drama Review, Theater, Theatre
Journal, Theatre Topics, and Wide Angle.
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Alternatives Ways to Find the Article
The best way to find articles (besides following full-text links)
is to search the journal's title in HOMER. (It indicates whether UConn
has electronic or print subscriptions to the journal. Also note that
many of UConn's older journals are only in print format; note the
library location and make sure UConn has the volume and year that
you need.) Below are other ways to get articles.
Alternative 1. Search the eJournal Locator to see if UConn has an electronic journal subscription.
Type in the journal title rather than the article title. (This has
the same information as HOMER with regard to e-journals, but it is
often easier and faster to use.)
Alternative 2. Use Document
Delivery / InterLibrary Loan (DD/ILL) to get a copy of the article
from another library if UConn has neither print nor electronic subscriptions.
Articles can be delivered via email in PDF format. It takes a week
or two.
Alternative 3 Try a Google
or Google Scholar search on
your journal or article. You might find a reprint on the Web, available
free or accessible through your professional memberships or subscriptions.
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