Use these databases to find articles on your topic:
Academic Search Complete : indexes journals and magazines from all subject areas.
CBCA Complete : indexes Canadian journals, magazines and newspapers from all subject areas.
IIPA Full Text: International Index to Performing Arts : coverage includes film, drama, television, the arts and entertainment industry.
Library Catalogue - Find books at Douglas College Library.
WorldCat - Find books in libraries worldwide.
General Artslynx Encyclopedia of Canadian Theatre Community Theater Green Room Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms Internet Public Library - Stagecraft / Technical Theatre Production Handbook - Cornell College
Theatercrafts.com Tools for Stagecraft Associations CITT: Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology ESTA - The Entertainment Services and Technology Association Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance The Society of British Theatre Designers USITT: US Institute for Theatre Technology Costumes The Costume Institute - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Costume Page The Costumer's Manifesto Elizabethan Costume Page History of Costume by Braun & Scheider Theatrical Audio Briere Production Group BSS Audio KIAN Concert Sound Services Pro Show Rentals Rocky Mountain Production Services Sound Effects - Videomaker Magazine offers free sound effects on their web site.
Absolute Sound Effects Archive Theatrical Lighting Christie Lites ETC Lighting and Electronics Rosco Canada Epic Production Techonologies Vari-Lite Theatrical Rigging RIGGIT Sapsis Rigging Studio City Rentals Wesco Industries Employment ACFC West - The Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople
ETCP - The Entertainment Technician Certification Program Fireworks Marketing Group Nasco IATSE Local 118: Theatre Technicians Safety Act Safe Magazines Live Design
Subject Headings The following are examples of headings that may be used in the Library catalogue:
Costume
Costume design
Furniture
Scene painting |
Stage lighting
Stage management
Stage props
Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery |
Classification
To browse in the book stacks, try call numbers in the following areas:
PN 2000-3307 Dramatic representation. The theatre.
PN 2085-2091 The stage and accessories
Reference books include material such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks and provide a useful starting point for doing research. Try the following examples:
Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Dictionary of the Theatre: Terms, Concepts, and Analysis
REF PN 2035 P283 1998
An International Dictionary of Theatre Language
PN 2035 I573 1985
Theatre Backstage from A to Z.
REF PN 2035 L65 1989
