Welcome to your Performing Arts & Theatre Subject Research Guide
Watch the video to meet your Academic and Digital Library Liaison – Jennifer Ouson, then have a look in the sections below to find useful and relevant resources for your course.
If you are not able to find what you are looking for please contact your Academic Digital Library Liaison, listed at the bottom of the page, who will be happy to help you with all library and subject research needs.
Drama Online
Drama Online is an award-winning digital library that has been created as a response to the need for a high-quality online research tool for drama and literature students, professors, and teachers.
It combines new and established plays as well as scholarly notes, critical analysis and contextual information such as acting and backstage guides, with filmed live performances, film adaptations and audio plays.
Digital Theatre Plus
Digital Theatre plus is the home of unique films of leading British theatre productions.
Digital Theatre Plus offers exclusive behind-the-scenes documentaries, and it provides written teaching and learning resources which aid deeper understanding of the productions and texts.
Sign in using your Edinburgh College email address (e.g. EC123456@edinburghcollege.ac.uk)
Key Ebooks
Research Methods in Theatre and Performance
Thinking Through Theatre and Performance
Theatre in the Expanded Field : Seven Approaches to Performance
Acting in musical theatre: a comprehensive course
A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age
National Theatre Connections Monologues
The Art of Rehearsal : Conversations with Contemporary Theatre Makers
Performing Care : New Perspectives on Socially Engaged Performance
Online Databases
Credo
A useful resource for all subject areas, featuring reference works such as encyclopedias and dictionaries alongside textbooks.
You can display your search results in a traditional list layout, or you can choose to have them displayed in a concept map where linking themes, people, and events can be explored easily to expand upon your research topic.
Gale database
Using Gales PowerSearch you can search across newspapers, scholarly journals, and general reference magazines for content on all topics and subjects. Read current and historical newspaper coverage from local, national and international press, browse general magazine content, and explore articles from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources.
Search results can be filtered for relevance, or you can click and explore an interactive topic map and concept wheel which groups related topics in order of relevance to your search.
Library Search
eCore is an essential tool for finding, via one single search box, information from the physical and online library resources available to you, including:
- Research Starters
- Library catalogue
- Ebooks
- Magazines articles
- News and newspaper articles
- Encyclopedia articles
- Additional Online Resources
ClickView
ClickView is Edinburgh College’s media player. Here are some relevant videos for your course.
- My Name Is Kwame
- BBC4 Lights Up: A virtual theatre festival staged in lockdown
- Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand
- 750+ Feature Films
Plus recordings about:
Linkedin Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online digital learning website that provides access to a library of video tutorials in the creative, technology, software and business industries.
Below, is an example of the type of content you can find on Linkedin Learning.
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
28 min Podcast from Blinkist.
Podcasts
Podcasts are a good way to keep up with the latest discussions and trends related to your field of study. Here you can find relevant Podcasts, from trusted organisations and authors, for your subject area.
Off Book by the Young Vic
Royal Court Playwright’s
Podcast
National Theatre Talks
In The Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast
MusicalTalk
That Black Theatre
Podcast
Referencing
Referencing at Edinburgh College: Online Course
Our online course (approx. 30min) provides a simple introduction to referencing and plagiarism using the Harvard system of referencing. If you are new to referencing this is the ideal place to start. We provide introductory guidance on what referencing is, why you need to reference, and how to correctly reference some of the most common sources in your assignments.
The course is divided into 7 sections. Sections have short activities that you can undertake to test your own understanding of the topics you have read about.
Cite Them Right: Referencing Support
This is a comprehensive guide to referencing and plagiarism. Cite Them Right provides full guidance on how to correctly reference all sources in your assignments, with guidance available on Harvard and numerous other styles of referencing.
You can use Cite The Right to help format references, look up answers to your referencing questions, support with paraphrasing and summarising from sources, and follow an in depth tutorial to test your knowledge and learn even more.
Downloadable Guide
This is a double-sided A4 sheet that you can print and take away with you. It details how to reference some of the more common sources you may need to reference and uses the Harvard system of referencing. Please be aware that this is most easily understood after completing our Referencing at Edinburgh College course (approx. 30mins).
Support
Contact Jennifer Ouson at jennifer.ouson@edinburghcollege.ac.uk
Find contact information for the Library team by visiting our Contact and Support page