Humanities Resource Guide

Laura C. Marceau
University at Buffalo
General
Introduction
Religion
Literature
Fine Arts
Performing
Arts
Digital
Humanities
Works Cited

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General Introduction ............................... 3
Highlighted Resources ........................ 4
Religion ................................................... 5
Overview ............................................. 5
Call Numbers ...................................... 6
Highlighted Resources ........................ 8
Subtopic Christianity......................... 9
Description ...................................... 9
Resources ....................................... 9
Literature ............................................... 10
Overview ........................................... 10
Call Numbers .................................... 11
Highlighted Resources ...................... 13
Subtopic American Literature ......... 14
Description .................................... 14
Resources ..................................... 14
Fine Arts ............................................... 15
Overview ........................................... 15
Call Numbers .................................... 16
Highlighted Resources ...................... 18
Subtopic Cartoons .......................... 19
Description .................................... 19
Resources ..................................... 19
Performing Arts ..................................... 20
Overview ........................................... 20
Call Numbers .................................... 21
Highlighted Resources ...................... 22
Subtopic Music ............................... 23
Description .................................... 23
Resources ..................................... 23
Digital Humanities ................................. 24
Overview ........................................... 24
Highlighted Resources ...................... 25
Works Cited .......................................... 26



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GENERAL INTRODUCTION
WHAT ARE THE HUMANITIES?
he description of the Humanities is in the name itself: human. By studying the
Humanities we are studying humanity. We learn about who we are as people, as a
culture, and as a civilization. The Stanford Humanities Center defines the Humanities
as the study of how people process and document the human experience. (Stanford
Humanities Center). The humanities also help us temper science and technology with
morals and ethics. The help us reflect on the human experience and add value to the
incorporeal. The humanities can be studied in both physical and digital forms.
TOPICS IN THE HUMANITIES INCLUDE:
PHI LOSOPHY
The understanding of the meaning of life, human nature, knowledge, ethics, and logic.
RELI GI ON
Belief in a god or an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules created to worship a
specific god or gods.
LANGUAGE
A method of verbal or written communication using symbols and/or sounds.
LI TERATURE
Written poetry or prose, many of which are considered to have lasting significance.
MUSI C
The art of putting sounds together to form melodies and songs.
ART
The physical manifestation of imagery.



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HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
1) National Endowment for the Humanities
[http://www.neh.gov/]
The NEH was created in 1965 as an independent federal agency
to fund humanities projects in the United States. Grants provided
by NEH commonly go to museums, archives, libraries,
colleges/universities, public television/radio, and individual
scholars.
2) National Endowment for the Arts
[http://arts.gov/]
The NEA was similarly established in 1965 as an independent
federal agency to fund projects in fine and performing arts as well
as literature. They also offer publications regarding various
aspects of art and the participation in the arts by different social
groups.
3) Internet Public Library Arts and Humanities Resources
[http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&tid=6925&parent=0]
The Internet Public Library (IPL2) is a publically available website
that can be used as both a learning and a teaching tool. The
website is managed by Drexel University, their six partner
universities (including the Department of Library and Information
Science, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo),
and ten participating universities. The website can be searched or
browsed by subject.



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RELIGION
OVERVIEW
eligion permeates every society. From the Romans, to the Greeks, to the American
Indians, every culture and civilization has believed in a power higher than themselves.
According to a Pew Research study in 2010, there were 5.8 billion adults and children
around the world who are affiliated with a religion. This equalled approximately 84 percent of
the worlds population. The same study listed the major world religions as Christian, Jewish,
Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu. In this section are resources to help you find information about
these major religions as well as many of the smaller religions.
Click on the following links to explore this section.
Call Numbers
Highlighted Resources
Subtopic Christianity



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CALL NUMBERS
Library of Congress Dewey Decimal
Subclass BL 1-2790 Religions.
Mythology.
Rationalism
Subclass BM 1-990 Judaism
Subclass BP 1-610 Islam. Bahaism.
Theosophy, etc.
Subclass BQ 1-9800 Buddhism
Subclass BR 1-1725 Christianity
Subclass BS 1-2970 The Bible
Subclass BT 10-1480 Doctrinal Theology
Subclass BV 1-5099 Practical Theology
Subclass BX 1-9999 Christian
Denominations
755 Religion & religious symbolism
200 Religion
201 Philosophy of Christianity
202 Miscellany of Christianity
203 Dictionaries of Christianity
204 Special topics
205 Serial publications of Christianity
206 Organizations of Christianity
207 Education, research in Christianity
208 Kinds of persons in Christianity
209 History & geography of Christianity
210 Natural theology
211 Concepts of God
212 Existence, attributes of God
213 Creation
214 Theodicy
215 Science & religion
216 Good & evil
218 Humankind
220 Bible
221 Old Testament
222 Historical books of Old Testament
223 Poetic books of Old Testament
224 Prophetic books of Old Testament
225 New Testament
226 Gospels & Acts
227 Epistles
228 Revelation (Apocalypse)
229 Apocrypha & pseudepigrapha
230 Christian theology
231 God
232 Jesus Christ & his family
233 Humankind
234 Salvation (Soteriology) & grace
235 Spiritual beings
236 Eschatology
238 Creeds & catechisms
239 Apologetics & polemics
240 Christian moral & devotional theology
241 Moral theology
242 Devotional literature
243 Evangelistic writings for individuals
245 Texts of hymns
246 Use of art in Christianity
247 Church furnishings & articles
248 Christian experience, practice, life
249 Christian observances in family life
250 Christian orders & local church
251 Preaching (Homiletics)
252 Texts of sermons
253 Pastoral office (Pastoral theology)

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254 Parish government & administration
255 Religious congregations & orders
259 Activities of the local church
260 Christian social theology
261 Social theology
262 Ecclesiology
263 Times, places of religious observance
264 Public worship
265 Sacraments, other rites & acts
266 Missions
267 Associations for religious work
268 Religious education
269 Spiritual renewal
270 Christian church history
271 Religious orders in church history
272 Persecutions in church history
273 Heresies in church history
274 Christian church in Europe
275 Christian church in Asia
276 Christian church in Africa
277 Christian church in North America
278 Christian church in South America
279 Christian church in other areas
280 Christian denominations & sects
281 Early church & Eastern churches
282 Roman Catholic Church
283 Anglican churches
284 Protestants of Continental origin
285 Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational
286 Baptist, Disciples of Christ, Adventist
287 Methodist & related churches
288 Not assigned or no longer used
289 Other denominations & sects
290 Other & comparative religions
291 Comparative religion
292 Classical (Greek & Roman) religion
293 Germanic religion
294 Religions of Indic origin
295 Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism, Parseeism)
296 Judaism
297 Islam & religions originating in it
299 Other religions




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HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
1) Project MUSE
[http://muse.jhu.edu/]
Project MUSE is produced by John Hopkins University Press and
provides a collection of digital humanities and social sciences
content. MUSE currently boasts 314,240 articles and 620,125
chapters by 238 publishers.
2) Religion and Philosophy Collection
[http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/religion-philosophy-collection]
This database covers topics in theology, religion, and philosophy
including world religions, major denominations, biblical studies
and more. Database boasts full-text articles as early as 1911 and
over 290 journals and magazines most of which are peer-
reviewed.
3) JSTOR
[http://www.jstor.org/]
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help
academic libraries and publishers. It is a shared digital library that
was established in 1955 to help libraries free up shelf space by
digitizing journal articles. JSTOR offers low cost access through
organizations. It also offers free access to individuals with a limit
of three articles every two weeks.
4) American Theological Library Association (ALTA) Religion Database
[https://www.atla.com/products/catalog/Pages/rdb-db.aspx]
The ALTA Religion Database is an index of journal articles, book
reviews, and essays pertaining to a variety of religion related
topics from as early as 1949. The database is updated quarterly
and contains over 649,200 journal articles, 264,400 essays, and
591200 book reviews.
5) The Original Catholic Encyclopedia
[http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Home]
The Catholic Encyclopedia (TCE) was actually published between
1907 and 1912 by the Robert Appleton Company and was
published incrementally over 15 volumes. in 1913 a new edition
was published by the same published which had been renamed
Encyclopedia Press, Inc. In 1914 a 16th volume, an index, was
published. This website is the digital manifestation of all 16 of
those volumes.


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SUBTOPIC CHRISTIANITY
DESCRIPTION
ccording to the aforementioned Pew Research 2010 study, Christians account for
31.5 percent of the worlds population and as such are the largest religion in the
world. The Pew study also states that Christians are the most evenly distributed
throughout the world, rather than being concentrated in one place. The Religion Facts
website states that there seven major Christina denominations: Catholic, Orthodox,
Lutheran, Reformed/Presbyterian, Anglican/Episcopalian, Methodist/Wesleyan, and Baptist.
RESOURCES
1) The Holy See
http://w2.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
This is the webpage for the Holy Vatican. The page contains
information about the current Pope, Encyclicals, Apostolic Letters,
and other Catholic documentation.
2) Project Wittenberg: The Internet Christian Library
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html
Project Wittenberg contains selected works from Christians
throughout history including Martin Luther and Johann Sebastian
Bach as well as selected hymnals.
3) Resources for American Christianity
http://www.resourcingchristianity.org/
This webpage is an Indiana-based company supports the causes
of religion, education and community development.




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LITERATURE
OVERVIEW
very culture and civilization has written works. They write down their scientific methods,
their day to day routine, and stories born from their imagination. In the simplest sense
literature is anything that is compiled and written: books, poetry, and the like.
Why then are some works considered literary and some are not? Why do you see
Shakespeare in a librarys literature section but not Veronica Roth? The College of the
Redwoods in Eureka, California has an entire page dedicated to the question: What is
literature? They state that true literature must satisfy three things:
1) It presents ideas that are of universal and permanent interest.
2) It deepens our understanding of the topic and does not merely present an opinion.
3) The work uses specific literary conventions to achieve a desired effect.
Click on the following links to explore this section.
Call Numbers
Highlighted Resources
Subtopic American Literature




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CALL NUMBERS
Library of Congress Dewey Decimal
Subclass PA 1-199 Greek language and
literature. Latin
language and
literature
Subclass PJ 1-(9500) Oriental languages
and literatures
Subclass PK 1-(9601) Indo-Iranian
languages and
literatures
Subclass PL 1-8844 Languages and
literatures of Eastern
Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subclass PN 1-6790 Literature (General)
Subclass PQ 1-3999 French literature -
Italian literature -
Spanish literature
Portuguese literature
Subclass PR 1-9680 English literature
Subclass PS 1-3576 American literature
Subclass PT 1-4897 German literature -
Dutch literature -
Flemish literature
since 1830 Afrikaans
literature -
Scandinavian
literature - Old Norse
literature: Old
Icelandic and Old
Norwegian - Modern
Icelandic literature -
Faroese literature -
Danish literature
Norwegian literature
- Swedish literature
Subclass PZ (1)-90 Fiction and juvenile
belles lettres
800 Literature & rhetoric
805 Serial publications
808 Rhetoric & collections of literature
809 Literary history & criticism
810 American literature in English
811 Poetry
812 Drama
813 Fiction
814 Essays
815 Speeches
816 Letters
817 Satire & humor
818 Miscellaneous writings
820 English & Old English literatures
821 English poetry
822 English drama
823 English fiction
824 English essays
825 English speeches
826 English letters
827 English satire & humor
828 English miscellaneous writings
829 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
830 Literatures of Germanic languages
831 Early to 1517
832 Reformation, etc. 1517-1750
833 Classic period, 1750-1830
834 Post classic & modern, 1830-1940/50
835 Contemporary authors not already
established in the UIUC catalog,
1940/50-
836 German dialect literature
837 German-American
838 German miscellaneous writings
839 Other Germanic literatures
840 Literatures of Romance languages
841 Old and early French to 1400
842 Transition & renaissance periods, 1400-
1600
843 Classical period, 1600-1715
844 18 th Century, 1715-1789
845 Revolution to present, 1789-1940/50
846 Contemporary authors not already
established in the UIUC Catalog,
1940/50-
847 French Canadian
848 Provencal
849 French dialect literature
850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
851 Early period to 1375
852 Classical learning, 1375-1492

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853 1492-1585
854 1585-1814
855 1814-1940/50
856 Works in and/or about Italian dialects
857 Sardinian
858 Romanian (including Wallachian)
859 Rumansh, Rhastian, Rhaeto-Romanic,
Moldavian
860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
861 Early to 1400
862 1400-1553
863 Golden age, 1554-1700
864 1700-1800
865 1800-
866 Works in and/or about Iberian dialects
other than Castilian, Catalan and
Portuguese, including Asturian/Bable,
Aragonese, Navarrese, Ladino,
Sephardic, Morisco, Aljamia
867 Catalan
868 Portuguese
869 South/Central American Literature
870 General works on Latin literature
871 Latin Authors
872 Collections of Latin prose or poetry
875 Medieval and modern Latin literature,
500 A.D. - date
879 Classical literature-History and criticism
880 Hellenic literatures Classical Greek
881 Greek Authors
882 Collections of Greek prose or poetry
885 Modern Literature in the Ancient Greek
Language
889 Literature in Medieval and Modern
Greek
890-891.49 Indic Literature
891.5 Iranian/Persian Literature
891.6 Celtic/Gaelic Literature
891.7 Slavic and Baltic Literatures
892-894 Afro-Asiatic Literature (Hamito-
Semitic)
895-896 Literature in East Asian and African
Languages
897-898 North and South American Native
Languages
899 Other Literatures




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HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
1) Literature Resource Center
[http://gdc.gale.com/gale-literature-collections/literature-resource-center/]
The Literature Resource Center contains full text articles from
scholarly journals and literary magazines as well as essays, full-
text works, and biographies.

2) Early English Books Online
[http://eebo.chadwyck.com/home]
EEBO contains over 125,00 titles that were listed in Pollard and
Redgraves Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wings Short-Title
Catalogue (1641-1700), the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661), and
the Early English Tract Supplement. This database includes
documents from many different disciplines including English
literature, history, philosophy, music, fine arts, education, etc.

3) MLA International Bibliography
[http://gdc.gale.com/gale-literature-collections/mla-international-bibliography/]
The MLA International Bibliography provides access to more than
2 million citations from 1921 to the present. It covers several
different topics including literature, language, folklore, ad dramatic
arts. Also includes literature from around the world. It incorporates
both the MLA Thesaurus (Subject Guide) and the MLA's Directory
of Periodicals.

4) Eighteenth Century Collections Online
[http://gdc.gale.com/products/eighteenth-century-collections-online/]
EECO provides full text versions of books from 1701 to 1800 the
majority of which are British in origin. Part I and Part II of this
database combined include more than 32 million pages of text in
over 182,800 titles and covers several major subject areas
including American and British literature, history, music, and
religion.

5) World Shakespeare Bibliography
[http://www.worldshakesbib.org/]
The World Shakespeare Bibliography Online boasts the most
comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and
theatrical productions published or produced worldwide between
1960 and 2014. (http://www.worldshakesbib.org/) The database
contains over 135,900 records. It received the
Besterman/McColvin medal from the Chartered Institute of Library
and Information Professionals (CILIP) for outstanding electronic
reference work in 2001.


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SUBTOPIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
DESCRIPTION
f a solid definition of literature is elusive, than a definition of American literature is even
more so. American literature treats topics that are unique to America, that illustrate its
history, its struggles, and its people. One can learn more about the dreams, hopes, and
labours of Americans through history by reading their stories than by reading the facts.
RESOURCES
1) Norton Anthology of American Literature
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/naal7/
This anthology gives information about authors and literature
throughout American history. The website includes quizzes and
other learning tools.
2) Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB)
http://gdc.gale.com/gale-literature-collections/dictionary-of-literary-biography-
complete-online/
The DLB contains all volumes of the Dictionary of Literary
Biography, the Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary
Series, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook. It
contains a total of more than 400 volumes and 185,000 pages of
information.
3) American Literature
http://americanliterature.com/
American Literature is a collection of classic books, essays, and
short stories that are available for free in their entirety. This
collection also includes childrens material.

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FINE ARTS
OVERVIEW
ife means little without the beauty of art. It evokes emotions felt and lives lived hard yet
well. Art comes in many forms and genres and is viewed differently be each person
who comes upon it. It connects people across time and space. Art is not just an object
or a painting or a piece of music. Art is a way of life for each of us and should be respected
in all its forms, from written word to a picture in the MET to a song on an iPod.
Art is best defined by the experience. The following pieces of art are both connected and
unconnected but they made a huge impact on my life. I hope sharing them with you helps
you to understand the true power of art.
Song. Crossing the Bar. Music written by Rani Arbo of Salamander Crossing. (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELp0YvtBUUE
I first heard this song performed by Dan Duggan and Peggy Lynn.
I was quite young yet thought the song was beautiful. I found
myself singing it to myself over and over again.
Painting: Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay by Fitz Henry Lane. (1863)
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.57611.html
This painting has absolutely no association to the song except in
my own head. I was visiting a museum with a friend during
highschool. I complained the entire time until I saw this. To me it
was the visual manifestation of the song. I will never complain
about art again.
Poem: Crossing the Bar by Lord Alfred Tennyson. (1889)
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174588
Because I was young I didnt realize that the song was based on
this poem until much later. I also hadnt made the connection that
the poem was about much more than simply going out to sea.
Even without the music or the painting the poem is still powerful.
Click on the following links to explore this section.
Call Numbers
Highlighted Resources
Subtopic Cartoons




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CALL NUMBERS
Library of Congress Dewey Decimal
Subclass N 1-(9211) Visual arts
Subclass NA 1-9428 Architecture
Subclass NB 1-1952 Sculpture
Subclass NC 1-1940 Drawing. Design.
Illustration
Subclass ND 25-3416 Painting
Subclass NE 1-3002 Print media
Subclass NK 1-(9990) Decorative arts
Subclass NX 1-820 Arts in general

700 The arts
702 Miscellany
703 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
704 Special topics
705 Serial publications
706 Organizations & management
707 Education, research, related topics
708 Galleries, museums, private collections
709 Historical, areas, persons treatment
710 Civic & landscape art
711 Area planning (Civic art)
712 Landscape architecture
713 Landscape architecture of trafficways
714 Water features
717 Structures
720 Architecture
721 Architectural structure
722 Architecture to ca. 300
723 Architecture from ca. 300 to 1399
724 Architecture from 1400
725 Public structures
726 Buildings for religious purposes
727 Buildings for education & research
728 Residential & related buildings
729 Design & decoration
730 Plastic arts Sculpture
731 Processes, forms, subjects of sculpture
732 Sculpture to ca. 500
733 Greek, Etruscan, Roman sculpture
734 Sculpture from ca. 500 to 1399
735 Sculpture from 1400
736 Carving & carvings
737 Numismatics & sigillography
738 Ceramic arts
739 Art metalwork
740 Drawing & decorative arts
741 Drawing & drawings
742 Perspective
743 Drawing & drawings by subject
744 Not assigned or no longer used
745 Decorative arts
746 Textile arts
747 Interior decoration
748 Glass
749 Furniture & accessories
750 Painting & paintings
751 Techniques, equipment, forms
752 Color
753 Symbolism, allegory, mythology, legend
754 Genre paintings
755 Religion & religious symbolism

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757 Human figures & their parts
758 Other subjects
759 Historical, areas, persons treatment
760 Graphic arts Printmaking & prints
761 Relief processes (Block printing)
763 Lithographic (Planographic) processes
764 Chromolithography & serigraphy
765 Metal engraving
766 Mezzotinting & related processes
767 Etching & drypoint
769 Prints
770 Photography & photographs
771 Techniques, equipment, materials
772 Metallic salt processes
773 Pigment processes of printing
774 Holography
778 Fields & kinds of photography
779 Photographs




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HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
1) Grove Art Online
[http://www.oxfordartonline.com/public/;jsessionid=BC50EFF720EA0AD37878853C
E8BE3F98]
Grove Art Online Provides over 45,000 articles and images in the
visual arts as well as over 15,000 subject entries and over 22,000
biographies. This database is updated three times a year to reflect
the latest articles.
2) ARTstor Digital Archive Collection
[http://www.artstor.org/what-is-artstor/w-html/artstor-overview.shtml]
The Artstor Digital Library provides over 1.6 million digital images
in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. This library
currently serves over 1500 universities, museums, libraries, and
schools.
3) Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
[http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/avery-index-to-architectural-periodicals]
The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is also a print index
which has been published under the same name since 1963 in
collaboration with the Columbia University Avery Library
Collection. This database contains records for thousands of
American and foreign journals
4) Met Collections
[http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art needs no introduction. For those
who cannot take a trip to New York City to see the collections,
they have compiled 396,125 records of art and artifacts online for
public viewing.
5) National Gallery of Art
[http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html]
The National Gallery of Art was financed by Andrew W. Mellon
who believed that the United States should have a national art
museum that was on the same scale as other nations. Today it
boasts an online collection of paintings, sculpture, prints,
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SUBTOPIC CARTOONS
DESCRIPTION
artoons are often overlooked as art yet are an extremely clever version of art.
Cartoons are not a modern idea; artists were drawing satires as early as ancient
Egypt and Greece. Lewis Walpole is a fine example of satirical cartoons from the
18th century. (http://images.library.yale.edu/walpoleweb/). Today cartoons can be found in
the daily newspaper, online, and even animated on television.
RESOURCES
1) National Cartoonists Society
http://www.reuben.org/
The National Cartoonists Society was established in 1946 and is
currently the worlds largest organization of professional
cartoonists. Membership in the Society is limited to established
professional cartoonists.
2) British Library Help for Researchers: Newspapers and comics
http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/index.html
This webpage is mainly a bibliography of newspapers and comics
available through the British Library.
3) British Cartoon Archive
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/
The British Cartoon Archive physically resides at the University of
Kents Templeman Library in Canterbury. The associated website
contains biographies about cartoonists and a selection of works
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PERFORMING ARTS
OVERVIEW
he performing arts encompass a large range of disciplines from music performance,
dance, theatre, opera, and even puppet shows and mimes like Marcel Marceau. Like
fine art, the performing arts are meant to evoke emotion and emulate life. These arts
require both a performer and an audience, although this can also be accomplished through
mediums such as audio recordings and video tapings. Unlike fine art, the performing arts
have a beginning and an end. Once a painting is created it exists and will always exist until
actively destroyed by a person, by an event, or by time. A performance, however, only exists
for the length of that performance. Even an audio recording only plays, or exists for a
length of time. Once the track is complete the song no longer exists and must be replayed.
Click on the following links to explore this section.
Call Numbers
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CALL NUMBERS
Library of Congress Dewey Decimal
Subclass M 1-5000 Music
Subclass ML 1-3930 Literature on music
Subclass MT 1-960 Instruction and study
Subclass PN 1-6790 Literature (General)
(Partial numbers)
PN 1560-1590 The performing
arts. Show
business
PN 1585-1589 Centers for the
performing arts
PN 1600-3307 Drama
PN 1635-1650 Relation to, and
treatment of,
special subjects
PN 1660-1693 Technique of
dramatic
composition
PN 1720-1861 History
PN 1865-1988 Special types
PN 1990-1992.92 Broadcasting
PN 1991-1991.9 Radio
broadcasts
PN 1992-1992.92 Television
broadcasts
PN 1992.93-19 92.95
Nonbroadcast
video recordings
780 Music
781 General principles & musical forms
782 Vocal music
783 Music for single voices The voice
784 Instruments & Instrumental ensembles
785 Chamber music
786 Keyboard & other instruments
787 Stringed instruments (Chordophones)
788 Wind instruments (Aerophones)
790 Recreational & performing arts
791 Public performances
792 Stage presentations
793 Indoor games & amusements
794 Indoor games of skill
795 Games of chance
796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games
797 Aquatic & air sports
798 Equestrian sports & animal racing
799 Fishing, hunting, shooting




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HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
1) Grove Music Online
[http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/;jsessionid=D7212C891B85AAA0BB73
E51ABFF8FBCA]
Grove Music Online is a frequently updated database of over
55,000 articles written by over 6,000 experts related to the history
and culture of music from around the world. This database also
includes over 33,000 biographies and over 500 audio examples
powered by Sibelius.
2) Theatre History on the Web
[http://www.videoccasions-nw.com/history/jack.html]
This website was founded in 1996 to provide access to other
research sites. It includes links to resources in several difference
centuries as well as in modern topics such as costume design,
lighting, organizations, etc.
3) Internet Movie Database
[http://www.imdb.com/]
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is a must have for movie
enthusiasts. The database includes information about movies and
casts and offers related pictures, video clips, and trailers.
4) Theatre Library Association
[http://www.tla-online.org/publications/par.html]
The TLA was founded in 1937 and supports librarians and
archivists who work with the performing arts. The association
produces publications and sponsors conferences, panels, and
public events.
5) Performing Arts Encyclopedia
[http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/]
The Performing Arts Encyclopedia is a window into the Library of
Congress performing arts resources. It includes information about
scores, sheet music, audio recordings, films, photographs, and
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SUBTOPIC MUSIC
DESCRIPTION
usic is truly an incredible and in many ways is the first of the arts. Even before
being able to form words, a baby can make sounds and can put those sounds
together to form a rudimentary musical phrase. Musical/percussion instruments can
be created out of anything: a desk, a voice, feet, spoons, or more complex instruments.
Music permeates every society around the world and every level of the societal hierarchy.
People from all walks of life can connect through a single piece of music.
The following is an example of the amazing power of music. This video was filmed in
England on the last night of the Proms (an 8 week daily orchestral concert series) in 2012. It
is truly remarkable to see people from around the country singing Rule Britannia! together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yprh8ElXgbU
RESOURCES
1) The American Musical Instrument Society
http://www.amis.org/
The American Musical Instrument Society was established in 1971
to promote the history, design, construction, restoration, and use
of musical instruments from around the world. Membership in the
society includes various publications as well as a member
directory.
2) Music Publishers Association of the United States
http://www.mpa.org/content/directories
The MPA was established in 1895 and is the oldest music trade
organization in the United States. Their website provides various
resources including directories, job opportunities, and education
resources.
3) Daytrotter
http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/
Daytrotter is the go-to resource for up and coming bands of
various genres. The website contains information about the bands
as well as sample tracks.

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DIGITAL HUMANITIES
OVERVIEW
he digital humanities have a somewhat elusive definition. The University of Oxford
defines it as "research that uses information technology as a central part of its
methodology, for creating and/or processing data"
(http://digital.humanities.ox.ac.uk/Support/whatarethedh.aspx). But the digital humanities are
about more than just a collection of data in a database. The are about research and
collaboration with others. They are about sharing that information with other interested
parties in new and exciting ways.


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HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
1) Walking Cinema: The Murder on Beacon Hill (The Parkman Murder)
http://www.parkmanmurder.com/
The website works in conjunction with a geocoded iPhone app that allows you to watch
videos and collect evidence as you walk through Bostons Beacon Hill neighbourhood. The
purpose is to draw the audience in and make them feel a part of the actual investigation of
Dr. Parkmans murder in the 19th century. This project was developed in partnership with the
producers of PBSs Murder at Harvard and Simon Schamas book Dead Certainties. It
boasts being the first-of-its-kind location-based adaptation of a major documentary film.
2) Looking for Whitman
http://lookingforwhitman.org/
This website is used by four different colleges to share Whitmans work and world. The
website is used as a collaborative space to share ideas, research, and feedback with the
courses at the other colleges. The schools involved in this project are New York City College
of Technology (CUNY), New York University, University of Mary Washington, and Rutgers
University-Camden. The website contains pages for each participating class, student
projects, and member directories.
3) Hawthorne in Salem
http://hawthorneinsalem.org/
This website is the result of collaboration among the North Shore Community College, the
Peabody Essex Museum, the House of Seven Gables Historical Site, the Salem Maritime
National Historic Site, and the Community College Humanities Association. The purpose of
this site is to discuss the life and times, literature, and buildings and houses of Nathaniel
Hawthorne. The website is updated as new information becomes available.
4) The Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection
http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/
This collection consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. It is named after
Lester S. Levy who collected this music over the course of fifty years and originally donated
the music to John Hopkins University over a period of time beginning in 1976. The music
contained here spans the years 1780 to 1980 which a concentration in nineteenth century
popular music.
5) The Modernist Journals Project (MJP)
http://modjourn.org//
The MJP is a collaborative effort between the University of Tulsa and Brown University that
began in 1995. This project seeks to explore modernism and its rise through English
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