Library Services

Drama and TheatreResearch Methodologies – Visiting other libraries

http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/drama

7 October 2014

Kim Coles@RHUL_Library

Department

Special collections at Royal Holloway

•Coton Collection

•Gay Sweatshop Collection

•Half Moon Collection

•Red Shift Theatre Collection

•Theatre Cuttings Collection

DepartmentSenate House Library

• National research level collection for Humanities and Social Sciences

• Comprehensive back-runs of Arts and Humanities journals

• Online resources (e.g.: International Index of Performing Arts)

• Online registration available – RHUL Library homepage

• Drop-box for returns on RHUL campus

DepartmentM25 Group of libraries

•University libraries in the London area

•SCONUL Access introduction usually required

•Use Search25 to find out about themwww.search25.ac.uk

DepartmentBritish Library

•British Library (Euston Road )

•Apply for a reader’s pass

•You can register in person, or pre-register online

•http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/register/howreg/howtoregister.html

DepartmentWestminster Central Reference Library

•About 8000 books related to performing arts

•Reviews and production details of many West End stage shows since 1890

Contact details

Address35 St. Martin's Street, London WC2H 7HP

Phone (020) 7641 6200 (press 2)

Email referencelibrarywc2@westminster.gov.uk

Department

Theatre Collection – Victoria and Albert Museum

•Theatre Collection reading room: Blythe House in Kensington Olympia

•Video recordings collections:

•National Video Archive of Performance

•Interviews and Commercially Recorded Videos

•http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/t/theatre-and-performance/

DepartmentLaban Library and Archive

•Laban Library is a major resource for dance research.

•There are over 13 000 books, 2 800 videos and 650 music CD's.

•All aspects of dance are covered from ballet and contemporary to choreography, dance teaching and notation.

•The Library houses material relating to the life and works of Rudolf Laban.

DepartmentNational Theatre Archive

•Administrative & technical records of the National Theatre

•Collection covers the period from 1963 to the present day

•Material includes programmes, posters, photographs, videos, press cuttings, prompt scripts, production drawings, costume, lighting, and sound information

•http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/archive