Visiting other libraries Oct 2014 - Drama & Theatre

1. Library Services
Drama and Theatre
Research Methodologies –
Visiting other libraries
http://libguides.rhul.ac.uk/drama
7October 2014
Kim Coles
@RHUL_Library

2. Department
Special collections at Royal Holloway
•Coton Collection
•Gay Sweatshop Collection
•Half Moon Collection
•Red Shift Theatre Collection
•Theatre Cuttings Collection

3. Department
Senate House Library
• National research level collection
for Humanities and Social Sciences
• Comprehensive back-runs of Arts
and Humanities journals
• Online resources (e.g.:
International Index of Performing
Arts)
• Online registration available –
RHUL Library homepage
• Drop-box for returns on RHUL
campus

4. Department
M25 Group of libraries
•University libraries in the London area
•SCONUL Access introduction usually required
•Use Search25 to find out about them
www.search25.ac.uk

5. Department
British Library
•British Library (Euston Road )
•Apply for a reader’s pass
•You can register in person, or pre-register online
•http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/register/howreg/howtoregister.html

6. Department
Westminster Central Reference Library
•About 8000 books related to performing arts
•Reviews and production details of many West End stage
shows since 1890
Contact details
Address
35 St. Martin's Street,
London WC2H 7HP
Phone
(020) 7641 6200
(press 2)
Email
referencelibrarywc2
@westminster.gov.u
k

7. Department
Theatre Collection – Victoria and Albert Museum
•Theatre Collection reading room: Blythe House in Kensington
Olympia
•Video recordings collections:
•National Video Archive of Performance
•Interviews and Commercially Recorded Videos
•http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/t/theatre-and-performance/

8. Department
Laban Library and Archive
•Laban Library is a major resource for dance research.
•There are over 13 000 books, 2 800 videos and 650 music CD's.
•All aspects of dance are covered from ballet and contemporary to
choreography, dance teaching and notation.
•The Library houses material relating to the life and works of Rudolf
Laban.

9. Department
National Theatre Archive
•Administrative & technical records of the National Theatre
•Collection covers the period from 1963 to the present day
•Material includes programmes, posters, photographs,
videos, press cuttings, prompt scripts, production drawings,
costume, lighting, and sound information
•http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/archive