This guide covers resources on:

• Dance as an art
• Dance as a sport
• Health and Dance
• Culture and Dance
• History and Dance
• Dance DVDs
• Dance organizations

Library Services

• Chat with Librarian
• Request article, book, or other item from library or interlibrary loan
• Suggest a resource for the library to purchase
• Course reserves: items selected by instructors.  Checkout items not available online at new course reserves location- 4th floor of Annex

Dance as an art 

• ARTSTOR: includes images of art, custome design, and more
• Dance Notation, Documentation, and Preservation
  
• Dance Related Artwork
• JSTOR: full text collection of journals, some as far back as 1700s
• Omnifile Full Text Mega (Wilson): covers 6 humanities databases including Art Full Text
• Periodicals Index Online (Proquest): includes performance reviews from 1770 to 1993
• Project Muse: full text collection of humanities journals
• RILM Abstracts of Music (SP)
• More resources on music

Dance as a sport  

• Anatomy TV: interactive resource on anatomy, sport injuries, and more 
• Kinesiology Publications: includes theses and dissertations on dance, sports, and more
• Physical Education Index (CSA) includes articles, book chapters, and more 
• Sport Discus (Ebsco) all aspects of dance as a sport

Health and Dance  

• Dance medicine & science bibliography: located in Course Reserves (Evans 2nd floor)
  
• Alt HealthWatch (alternative and complementary medicine)
• Anatomy TV: interactive resource on anatomy, sport injuries, and more  
• Dance Therapy Resources
• CINAHL (Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health)  exercise, nutrition and more
• Health Reference Center Academic
  
• International Association for Dance Medicine & Science resources
  
• MedlinePlus (consumer site for health issues)
• Medline (Ebsco) search for academic clinical medicine articles
• PsycINFO (CSA) psychology and behavioral issues

Fall '09 News

• Swine Flu news: links to CDC, news items, and more
  

Journals

• American Journal of Dance Therapy
• Dance Research Journal
• IADMS Bulletin for Teachers
  
• International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
  
• Journal of Dance Education
  
• Journal of Dance Medicine & Science
• Research in Dance Education
  

Culture and Dance

• African Dance and African American Dance Resources
• Anthropological Literature (OCLC)
• Bibliography of Asian studies
• Bibliography of Native North Americans (Ebsco)
• Black Studies Center (articles, newspapers, images, videos)
• Black Thought and Culture
• Chicano Database
• Cross-Cultural Dance Resources
• Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
• Latino Literature (Alexander Street)
• Voice of Dance: current reviews and news
  
• World Portals and Ethnic Dance Forms
  

History and Dance

• America: History and Life  (for history of dance from North America, 1964-present)
• American Periodical Series (APS) early American magazines (1740-1900) 
• ARTSTOR: includes images of art, custome design, and more 
• Eighteenth Century Collections Online covers fine arts from 1701-1800 (mostly Britain)
• Historical Abstracts: for history of dance, non North American, (1450-present)
• ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance- includes Early Theatre database
• JSTOR: full text collection of journals, some as far back as 1700s
• Society of Dance History Scholars
  
• Asian Dance Traditions (Southeast Asia)
• 18th and 19th Century Social Dance
• Baroque Dance
• Ballroom Dance and DanceSport
• Folk Dance (European and American)
  
• Medieval and Renaissance Dance
• Swing Dance
• Tango
• Other Genres (Middle Eastern, Japanese, African, and more)