Reference resources are ideal for a broad overview of a topic. They provide a good starting place if you're investigating a playwright, type of theatre, historical time period, or place that's brand new to you.
We also have print reference books pertaining to Drama on the second floor.
Books and ebooks can provide a more in-depth look at a topic, place, design style, or historical moment. You can search our digital and physical collections simultaneously by title, author, subject, or keyword through the catalog. Click Advanced Search for additional search criteria like material type, language, and year of publication. On the third floor you can browse books about theatre history, the craft of acting, books of scenes and monologues, and much more in the call number range from PN1600 to PN3300.
In addition, some ebook collections of interest include:
Articles from magazines and scholarly journals can provide a deeper dive into focused topics. Some databases where you can find articles of interest include:
You can find all of our databases in our A-Z List, but here is a list of some databases of particular interest:
Electronic script collections can be found on the Drama Subject Guide here.
You can use open access resources from any computer, anywhere, whether or not you have a UNCSA affiliation--they are free to all!
If we don't have access to a title you are looking for, please consider making an interlibrary loan request or purchase request. Interlibrary loan means we will look for another library that owns the title that might be willing to loan it out to us for a limited period of time. A purchase request means that the UNCSA library will purchase a copy to add to our collection.