Welcome!
A resource guide for faculty teaching performing arts
Meet your Librarian!
Russell Reece
She/They
Contact:
State College of Florida
Bradenton Campus
Building 3
Bradenton Campus
Building 3
941-752-5411
Subjects: Career
Meet your Librarian!
Meet Your Librarian!
Kaitlin Lewis-Jones
she/her
Contact:
Bradenton Campus
Building 3, Library & Learning Center
Building 3, Library & Learning Center
941-752-5404
Services
Instruction
Librarians can meet with your class in the physical or virtual classroom!
Schedule an instruction session via online or face-to-face here!
Instruction can include:
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Library Overview
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Basic and Advanced Research Practices
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Specific Topic Research
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Citations
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Source Evaluation
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Custom Lessons
Custom Services
LibGuides
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Offers resources and information for different subjects/ classes
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Librarians can create specific guides for your classes or assignments
Embedding
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Pages and guides can be embedded easily into Canvas
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Embed your librarian into your course - students have direct access to a librarian
Resources
Databases for Performing Arts Sources
- ABC-CLIO This link opens in a new windowSearch across all of our ABC-CLIO databases in history, government, religion, and culture.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowMOST RECOMMENDED. Cross disciplinary coverage from Astronomy to Zoology. Scholarly journal articles, industry magazines and top newspapers. Text with screen reader and translator.
- African American Experience (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new windowMore than 80 journal articles that provide original, peer-reviewed scholarly arguments on such complex topics as the notion of a post-racial society and the long-term efficacy of Reconstruction.
Contains biographies of such famous political and social figures as W.E.B. DuBois, Barack Obama, Frederick Douglass, and Mary McLeod Bethune as well as such fascinating contemporary figures as Amiri Baraka, Muhammad Ali, Drake, and Oprah Winfrey. Primary and secondary sources, including the complete WPA Slave Narratives collection, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, and statistics. Also contains photographs, maps, and other images. - Bloom's Literature (Infobase) This link opens in a new windowBloom’s Literature contains critical essays on thousands of writers and works, synopses, essay topics, print and audio author interviews, as well as performance videos.
- Digital Theatre This link opens in a new windowVideo of live theatre and opera productions. Includes instruction and discussion of acting, stage production and "behind the stage" work.
- Feature Films for Education This link opens in a new window More than 590 full-length feature films for classroom use. This collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles for including literary adaptions, blockbusters, classics, Academy Award® winners.
- Humanities Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowRich database covering religions, art, architecture, journalism, literature, dance, history, literature, drama and comparative studies.
- Kanopy Videostreaming This link opens in a new windowKanopy offers classic and contemporary films as well as documentaries. Titles in this collection encourage critical thinking about the society, politics, and culture. Well-suited for use in Women's Studies, Sociology, Race Studies, Communication, Anthropology, Education, and Psychology courses.
- National Theatre Collection This link opens in a new windowNational Theatre Collection: Volumes I & II bring the stage to life through access to high-definition streaming video of world-class productions and unique archival material offering significant insight into theatre and performance studies. Through a collaboration with the U.K.’s National Theatre, the collections offer a range of digital performance resources never previously seen outside of the National Theatre’s archive.
- Pop Culture Universe (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new windowEssays and research from major reference titles. Provides scholarship on popular topics through out the decades. Uses the face and actions of culture to explain political, social and person issues.
Catalog
Our catalog serves many different purposes! Use the Quick Search or go directly to our catalog, PrimoVE.
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Search for Books & eBooks
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Stream Videos
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Browse our Journals
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Search within Databases
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Search our Course Reserves
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Request materials that may not be on our campuses/ in databases
Remember to log in using your MySCF credentials - you can save items, request items, and view your library account.
Spaces & Technology
Meeting Spaces
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Hold meetings in our faculty meeting room. Book here!
Maker Commons
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Students can utilize equipment like our 3D printer, videography room with green screen, and the large format printer.
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For more information click here!
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Collaboration to hold events in our maker commons
Technology
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Computers, printers, scanners are available
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Editing and other educational software
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Different technology available for checkout - visit or call the library for more information!