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Or use the catalog's Advanced Search option to find books located at McKillop Library and other HELIN libraries. To limit your search to books located only at McKillop Library, select "Salve Regina University" under the drop-down menu labeled "View entire collection." A keyword search allows you to search for any term relevant to your research topic. Keyword searching simply matches your search terms to any word included in a book's catalog listing. For more detailed information on finding books, see our guide to finding books.

To find a book on the shelf, use the call number listed in the catalog.

Suggested keywords and subjects for dance topics include:

Material on dance is found in the call number range GV1580-GV1799, located on the second floor of the library.

Suggested keywords and subjects for theatre topics include:

Material on theater is found in the following call number ranges:

  • Costume   GT 500-2370
  • Theaters   NA 6820-6845
  • The Performing Arts   PN 1560-1590
  • Drama   PN 1600-1988
  • Dramatic Representation: The Theater   PN 2000-3307
  • Collections of General Literature: Drama   PN 6110.5-6120

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REFERENCE BOOKS
The Reference area is located on the first floor of McKillop Library. Reference materials do not circulate, but you are welcome to make photocopies.

  • Cambridge Guide to Theatre
    Online 

  • Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre
    REF PN2035 .C65 2002

  • Drama Criticism
    REF PN1601 .D59

  • Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
    REF GT507 .E53 2005

  • International Encyclopedia of Dance
    REF GV1585 .I586 2004

  • Oxford Companion to American Theatre
    REF PN2220 .B6 2004

  • Oxford Dictionary of Dance
    REF GV1585 .C78 2000

  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Theater and Performance
    REF PN2035 .O92 2003

  • Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
    Online 


JOURNALS/PERIODICALS (Selected)
The current issues of journals in the library are located on the first floor. Older issues are located in bound (book) format or as microform on the second floor. All the Performing Arts journals available in the library are listed in our A to Z Serials List.

Lists of available online journals in the following subjects:

A selected list of print journals available in the library:

  • Dance Magazine
    PER GV1580 .A53

  • American Theatre
    PER PN2000 .A52

  • The Drama Review: TDR
    PER PN2000 .D68

  • Latin American Theatre Review
    PER PN2309 .L37

  • Live Design
    PER PN2000 .T48

  • Theatre Crafts
    PER PN 2000 .T48

  • Theatre Survey
    PER PN2000 .T716

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