Research databases are ideal when you need to conduct a more focused search than the library website provides. Databases contain abstracts, journal articles and conference papers on specific subjects. They are ideal for searching specialist resources in your subject area. You can use the library website for searching across multiple databases but for more specific searching please see the list below of databases that are useful for dance.
In addition to searching the library website, you can search individual databases directly: this can help you find the specific information you need faster. Below are a list of databases dancers have found particularly handy.
Multi-disciplinary journals, reports and proceedings.
Abstracts and index of academic journals, daily newspapers and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK from 1962 onwards.
ArtsProfessional creates and curates the most relevant content for those with a professional interest in the arts sector.
A not–for–profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover, use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive. The University of Lincoln has full-text access to the JSTOR Full Archive Collection and a selection of eBooks.
Project Muse provides full-text, high quality articles for the humanities and social sciences from over 120 publishers
The library subscribes to a number of PhD and MA dissertation databases which you may find useful when writing your own dissertation or exploring a subject in depth.
Searchable index and access to open access research theses from European universities.
Searchable index of UK theses with full text available to order.
Information and a searchable index of international electronic theses and dissertations, including some open-access titles.
Search and view open access theses and dissertations.