Dance Research Resources

• International Encyclopedia of Dance
• Foreign Language Dictionaries
• Online Reference Collection

Dance & Performing Arts Databases

• International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text (IBTD)
• JSTOR
• Performing Arts Periodicals Database (was IIPA)
• RILM

Kinesiology Databases

• Physical Education Index
• SPORTDiscus
• More kinesiology resources (via the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library)

Magazine & Newspaper Databases

• Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
• Nexis Uni
• ProQuest Historical Newspapers

More Dance databases

• Illinois Dance MFA Theses (IDEALS)
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
• Networked Digital Library Theses and Dissertations

• Dance in Video: Volumes I, II, and III
• Digital Theatre+
• Ethnographic Video Online
• Dance at Illinois Video Archive
• More Streaming Audio and Video Resources

Citation Guides

• MPAL’s guide to Citing Sources in the Performing Arts
• Citing Sources from Teaching, Learning, and Academic Support
• Citation Managers
• Chicago Manual of Style
• MLA Handbook

How To Guides

• Create Playlists in Dance in Video
• Find Performance Reviews

Topic Guides

• Dance Research
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Performing Arts
• Funding (grants, awards, scholarships, fellowships)
• Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

• Help Using the Library
• International Student Guide to Using MPAL
• Locating Items in MPAL
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