Theater

General Databases

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. More database info.
A (largely) full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Art Index
A bibliographic database that indexes articles from periodicals published throughout the world. In addition to articles, this database indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Coverage from 1984.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Art Index Retrospective
Cumulates citations to Art Index (volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984). Indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. More database info.
Via Bard. Password required for all access. More access info.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
The full-text online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Essay and General Literature Index
A citation index to essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Focuses on the humanities and social sciences.
Via Bard. Password required for all access. More access info.

Expanded Academic ASAP
Meets research needs across all academic disciplines, from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Lexis-Nexis Universe
Provides full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Project Gutenberg
An organization dedicated to publishing free books online. Most of the material is from before 1923 (due to copyright considerations). "So you won't find the latest bestsellers or modern computer books here. You will find the classic books from the start of this century [i.e., the Twentieth] and previous centuries." Over 17,000 books are available, all digitized by volunteers. More database info.
A full-text database. Open access from anywhere.

Theater in Video
Theatre in Video presents online streaming video of complete professional performances of more than 250 well-known plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries. View and bookmark specific scenes, monologues, and staging examples. Requires most recent Flash player.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

WorldCat
OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. More database info.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Journal Collections

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is a collection of more than 8,000 journals with full manual indexing, a robust backfile and coverage of a variety of academic disciplines -- from science, technology and medicine to the humanities, and includes full-text of major newspapers. Content is provided in both HTML and PDF formats. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

JSTOR
A collection of full-text scholarly journals. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Project Muse
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

How to Find a Specific Journal

Simon’s Rock Full Text Journals
A searchable database of all the journals, magazines, and newspapers available to the Simon's Rock Community, both in print and online.
Works best from on-campus. More access info.

Theater Websites

American Variety Stage
Vaudeville and popular entertainment, 1870-1920. A multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings.

The Costume Site
Links to online costuming sources for historical, science fiction & fantasy costumers.

IBDB: Internet Broadway Database
The official database for Broadway theatre information. Provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Details include pertinent people involved as well as interesting facts and production statistics.
Open access from anywhere.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Includes links to the many "resident organizations" at Lincoln Center, including opera, ballet, film, symphony orchestra, and jazz programs.
Open access from anywhere.

Small-Cast One-Act Guide Online
Lists one-act plays for four or fewer actors, accessing worldwide over one thousand unpublished and published scripts in multiple languages in various media.
Open access from anywhere.

Theatre History on the Web
"A resource for theatre historians and students of the theatre’s history." Many links.
Open access from anywhere.

General Websites

Google Scholar
The ever-ambitious Google’s attempt to index “scholarly” information on the web. Not exhaustive or entirely reliable (the project is still in development), but worth a try if you’ve drawn a blank everywhere else. Note that many of the articles indexed require payment for viewing (though you can usually obtain the article citation for free). More database info.
Limited full-text. Open access from anywhere.