Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U.S.A.

Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U.S.A.
Author: Clarence Gohdes
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1984
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780822305927

This fifth revised edition features approximately 1,900 items, most of which are annotated. It addresses several interdisciplinary studies that have become prominent in the last decade, especially on popular culture, racial and other minorities, Native Americans and Chicanos, and literary regionalism. It allots more space to computer aids, science fiction, children's literature, literature of the sea, film and literature, and linguistic studies of American English and includes a new section on psychology. The appendix lists the biography of each of 135 deceased American authors. ISBN 0-8223-0592-5 : $22.50 (For use only in the library).

Theatre and Performing Arts Collections

Theatre and Performing Arts Collections
Author: Lee Ash
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2019-10-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1136565434

Here is an exciting book that provides detailed descriptions of dozens of the most important and unique collections of “theatricana” in the United States and Canada. In Theatre and Performing Arts Collections, distinguished theatre specialists, librarians, and curators describe the unique possessions of the best and largest collections in theatre and performing arts. Each chapter provides detailed descriptions of the collections, as well as important notes about their history--information that is not available in any other source!

Managing Performing Arts Collections in Academic and Public Libraries

Managing Performing Arts Collections in Academic and Public Libraries
Author: Carolyn A. Sheehy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1994-07-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 031336382X

This professional reference provides solid advice to academic and public librarians for managing performing arts collections. The volume is divided into sections on the history of performing arts librarianship, dance collections, film studies collections, music collections, and theater collections. Each chapter is written by one or more expert contributors and presents current and reliable information on collection management. They discuss personnel management, collection development, technical services, public services, the impact of new technologies, facilities management, financial planning, and political considerations. Each chapter closes with references cited in the chapter, and the volume concludes with a valuable selected, annotated bibliography of important background sources and management tools.