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Part of the Web of Science Core Collection, A&HCI contains citations and bibliographic information for hundreds of leading journals in the fields of art, architecture, history, literature, music, film, philosophy, dance, religion, and more. This index features analysis and sorting of articles by the amount of times they have been used or cited.
Asian American Drama brings together hundreds of plays by dozens of playrights beginning with the works of Sadakichi Hartmann, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information. The plays have relevance to the study of literature, drama, Asian-American studies, history, culture, and more.
This database contains the full text of hundreds of plays written from the mid-19th century to the present by hundreds of playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are rare or out of print. Information on related productions, theaters, and production companies, as well as selected playbills, production photographs and other related material is also available.
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This streaming video service includes documentaries, independent and foreign films, classics, and instructional films. It supports keyword searching as well as browsing by categories like Arts, Business, Education, Foreign Films, Global Studies & Languages, Health, Media & Communications, Movies and TV, Science, and Social Studies.



 

Note on Kanopy Access 

If a required film for a course is unavailable in Kanopy, please reach out to your course instructor to request access. While the McDermott library will make reasonable efforts to acquire materials required for coursework, the library may not honor all requests due to budgetary reasons. Many of the films may also be available on course reserves as a physical DVD.

The library has a large selection of physical DVDs. If you have questions on obtaining a film, please feel free to contact one of the reference librarians who can assist. Films that we do not have can also often be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

In addition, Students, Faculty, and Staff also have access to streaming films on a wide variety of topics from PBS, Film Platform, and Docuseek. We encourage viewing films on these platforms.

Faculty members may request Kanopy titles for classroom use by email libresv@utdallas.edu or Davin.Pate@utdallas.edu. Physical copies of DVD can be put on Media Course Reserve. The library may request faculty to place the physical copy of a film on course reserves if the class is taught in an in-person setting.


 

Classical Scores Library is a reliable and authoritative destination for in-copyright digital scores of the classical canon, as well as a resource for the discovery of diverse and lesser-known contemporary works. Classical Scores Library’s extensive collection of scores enhanced by powerful educational platform tools supports the teaching and learning of music history, performance, composition, and theory for today’s music scholars.
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Naxos offers thousands of tracks of jazz, film music, world music, and classic and contemporary rock, with customizable playlists supported. Recordings are searchable by genre, label, instrument, composer, or performer.

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Naxos Spoken Word Library consists of hundreds of audiobooks, with subjects ranging from literary classics, biographies, and histories to philosophy, religion, and children's stories.

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This is a performing arts streaming video library with hundreds of videos of operas, ballets, documentaries, classical music performances, and musical tours of historic places.

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Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) is a digitization and publishing program focusing on primary source collections of the nineteenth century. Consisting of books, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and statistics, the collections may be searched individually or collectively.

This database contains thousands of plays by hundreds of playwrights, along with selected playbills, production photographs and other related ephemera, spanning from the 18th century to present day.
Play Index provides the full publication details needed to locate a particular play.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of the modernist period, covering eight key subject areas: Architecture, Dance, Drama/Performance, Film, Intellectual Currents, Literature, Music, and Visual Arts. Researchers can navigate by subject, movement, and location, with cross-references to assist in the discovery of connections between significant modernist topics and fields.
This database contains detailed information on thousands of theatrical figures, plays, theatres, major productions, and production companies in Canada and the United States, including tens of thousands of images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks and other resources.
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This comprehensive archive begins with the first issue in March 1923 through December 2000. Published Weekly. Time Magazine captured relevant news, political discussions, sports, cultural events, and entertainment from within the United States and around the world.

The Twentieth Century North American Drama database contains a selection of plays from the 1890s through the 20th century. Along with the plays, the database also contains information on theaters and production companies, as well as selected playbills, production photographs, and other materials related to the plays.

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