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Reference books are shelved by Library of Congress call number in the reference section on the first floor of the Ruth Haas Library. They may not be checked out, but photocopiers are available for student use on the first and third floors of the Haas Library.
| The Dictionary of Art. 34 volumes. | Ref N 31.D5 1996 |
| Dictionary of the History of Ideas. 4 volumes. | Ref CB 5.D52 |
| The Encyclopedia of Romanticism: Culture in Britain, 1780s-1830s | Ref DA 529.E53 1992 |
| Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. 6 volumes. | Ref CB 361.E52 1999 |
| The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 29 volumes. | Ref ML 100.N48 2001 |
| The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. 4 volumes. | Ref ML 102.O6.N5 1992 |
| The Cambridge Guide to Theatre | Ref PN 2035.C27 1995 |
| The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre | Ref PN 2221.C37 2007 |
| Cambridge Guide to American Theatre | Ref PN 2220.C35 1993 |
| Dramatists Sourcebook. Biennial (1989-present) | Ref PN 2289.D73 |
| The Facts on File Dictionary of the Theatre | Ref PN 2035.F27 1988 |
| International Dictionary of Theatre. 3 volumes. | Ref PN 2035.I49 1992 |
| The International Dictionary of Theatre Vol. 1: Plays Vol. 2: Playwrights Vol. 3: Actors, Directors and Designers | Ref PN 2035.I49 1992 |
| An International Dictionary of Theatre Language | Ref PN 2035.I5 1985 |
| New Kabuki Encyclopedia | Ref PN 2924.5.K3.L44 1996 |
| The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | Ref PN 2220.B6 2004 |
| The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Fourth edition. | Ref PN 2035.H3 1983 |
| The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 2035.O94 2003 |
| Theatre and Allied Arts: A Guide to Books Dealing with the History, Criticism, and Technic of the Drama and Theatre and Related Arts and Crafts (1952) | Ref Z 5781.B18 |
| Theatre Backstage from A to Z. Third edition. | Ref PN 2091.M3.L68 1989 |
| Theatre Language: A Dictionary... | Ref PN 2035.B6 1961 |
| Theatre World. Annual (1976-present). | Ref PN 2277.N5.A17 |
| Critical Survey of Drama. Revised edition. 8 volumes. | Ref PN 1625.C68 2003 |
| Drama Criticism (use cumulative author index at end of most recent volume) | Ref PN 1601.D59 |
| European Drama Criticism, 1900-1975 | Ref Z 5781.P2 1977 |
| The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 1861.C65 2007 |
| The Drama Dictionary | Ref PN 1625.H64 1988 |
| Index to One-Act Plays (1924-1964) | Ref Z 5781.L83 |
| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama. 4 volumes. | Ref PN 1625.M3 1972 |
| The Oxford Dictionary of Plays | Ref PN 1625.P38 2005 |
| Play Index (1949-1992) | Ref Z 5781.P53 |
| American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1869-1914 (Bordman) | Ref PN 2256.B6 1994 |
| American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1914-1930 (Bordman) | Ref PN 2266.3.B67 1995 |
| American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969 (Bordman) | Ref PN 2266.B64 1996 |
| American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887 (Durham) | Ref PN 2237.A43 1986 |
| American Theatre Companies, 1888-1930 (Durham) | Ref PN 2256.A44 1987 |
| American Theatre Companies, 1931-1986 (Durham) | Ref PN 2266.A54 1989 |
| Annals of the New York Stage, 1798-1894. 15 volumes. | Ref PN 2277.N5.O4 1970 |
| The Baroque Theatre | Ref PN 2174.B313 |
| Broadway: An Encyclopedia of Theater and American Culture. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 2277.N5.B62 2010 |
| The Cambridge History of British Theatre. 3 volumes. | Ref PN 2581.C36 2004 |
| A Companion to the Medieval Theatre | Ref PN 2152.C66 1989 |
| The Elizabethan Stage. 4 volumes. | Ref PN 2589.C4 |
| Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 2860.E53 2007 |
| The Encyclopedia of the New York Stage, 1920-1930. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 2277.N5.L36 1985 |
| The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville | Ref PN 1968.U5.S37 1994 |
| Historical Dictionary of African American Theater | Ref PN 2270.A35.H53 2009 |
| Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism | Ref PN 2266.3.F57 2008 |
| Historical Dictionary of Chinese Theater | Ref PN 2871.Y46 2008 |
| Historical Dictionary of German Theater | Ref PN 2657.G73 2006 |
| Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre | Ref PN 2921.L45 2006 |
| Historical Dictionary of Russian Theater | Ref PN 2721.S46 2007 |
| The Jacobean and Caroline Stage. 7 volumes. | Ref PN 2592.B4 1966 |
| The London Stage. 5 volumes + index. | Ref PN 2592.L6 |
| The Mediaeval Stage. Volume 1 (Chambers). | Ref PN 2152.C4 |
| Some Account of the English Stage: from the Restoration in 1660 to 1830. 10 volumes. | Ref PN 2581.G4 |
| American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Third edition. | Ref ML 1711.B67 2001 |
| The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia | Ref ML 102.M88.H59 1995 |
| American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion. 2 volumes. | Ref ML 128.M78.B6 1996 |
| Broadway: An Encyclopedia of Theater and American Culture. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 2277.N5.B62 2010 |
| Broadway Musicals: Show by Show. 6th edition. | Ref ML 1711.G735 2008 |
| A Chronology of American Musical Theater. 3 volumes. | Ref ML 1711.8.N3.N67 2002 |
| Encyclopedia of American Opera | Ref ML 102.O6.W53 2006 |
| Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. 2 volumes. | Ref ML 102.M88.G3 1994 |
| Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical | Ref ML 102.M88.E94 2008 |
| International Encyclopedia of Dance. 6 volumes. | Ref GV 1585.I586 1998 |
| New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater | Ref ML 1711.E9 1970 |
| New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2nd edition. 29 volumes. | Ref ML100.N48 2001 |
| The Oxford Companion to the American Musical | Ref ML 102.M88.H593 2008 |
| The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia | Ref ML 102.M88.H595 2007 |
| 20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment | Ref GT 510.B6713 |
| The Chronicle of World Fashion | Ref GT 511.P42 1991 |
| The Complete History of Costume and Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day | Ref GT 375.C67 2001 |
| Costume Design on Broadway: Designers and Their Credits, 1915-1985 | Ref PN 2067.O94 1987 |
| The Dictionary of Antiques and the Decorative Arts | Ref NK 30.B57 1967 |
| A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern | Ref GT 507.P49 1999 |
| Early American Dress: The Colonial and Revolutionary Periods | Ref GT 605.H64 |
| Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume | Ref E 98.C8.P37 1994 |
| Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion. 3 volumes. | Ref GT 507.E53 2005 |
| The Encyclopedia of World Costume | Ref GT 507.Y37 1982 |
| Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. 10 volumes. | Ref GT 507.E54 2010 |
| The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing through History. 3 volumes. | Ref GT 507.G74 2008 |
| The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes through American History. 4 volumes. | Ref NA 7205.G745 2008 |
| The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes | Ref GT 510.R3313 1988 |
| History of Costume: From the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century | Ref GT 510.P35 |
| An Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Costume | Ref GT 510.P48 2003 |
| Kabuki Costume | Ref GT 1745.J3.S5 |
| Men's Fashion: The Complete Sourcebook | Ref GT 1710.P43 1996 |
| The Mode in Costume | Ref GT 510.W55 1958 |
| One World of Fashion | Ref GT 510.C7 |
| The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Fashion | Ref GT 513.K813 1968 |
| Stagecraft Fundamentals: A Guide and Reference for Theatrical Production | Ref PN 2053.C32 2009 |
| What People Wore: A Visual History of Dress | Ref GT 513.G6 1952 |
| What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume | Ref GT 511.L474 2008 |
| American Women Writers. 4 volumes. | Ref PS 149.A42 2000 |
| Contemporary Authors (CA) (1981- ) use the cumulative author index (blue paperback) | Ref Z 1224.C591 |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography (use cumulative author index at end of most recent volume) | Ref PS 21.D5 |
| The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature. 5 volumes. | Ref PS 153.N5.G73 2005 |
| The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. 4 volumes. | Ref PS 21.E537 2004 |
| The Oxford encyclopedia of British Literature. 5 volumes. | Ref PR 19.O95 2006 |
| Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television: A Biographical Guide... (1984- ) Use the cumulative index at end of most recent volume | Ref PN 2012.W51 |
| Famous Actors and Actresses of the American Stage. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 2285.Y6 1975 |
| American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century | Ref PN 2286.8.F55 2008 |
| Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary | Ref PN 2285.N65 1989 |
| Theatrical Directors: A Biographical Dictionary | Ref PN 2205.T54 1994 |
CONSULS catalog workstations are located in the Reference Area on the first floor, and on each of the other floors of the Haas Library. You may logon to CONSULS via the WCSU Libraries Homepage at library.wcsu.edu or directly at www.consuls.org. For more detailed instructions on searching, please see the yellow CONSULS flyer on the display rack on the first floor.
Please Note: CONSULS ignores upper and lower case, and you may omit punctuation, except the hyphen which must be replaced by a space.
To limit search results to items owned by WCSU, click on Limit/Sort in the toolbar at top of screen, select WCSU under "WHERE Item is Located" and then click on the gray Limit/Sort bar at bottom of screen.
PLEASE NOTE: Library of Congress subject headings use the American spelling Theater, not the British spelling Theatre, and that Theaters is a separate heading. The following Library of Congress subject headings pertain to theatre arts:
If you are interested in theatre arts of a specific country or geographic location, add the country or location to the heading Theater:
Use the * (asterisk) as a truncation symbol to retrieve variant forms of a word root. Use the Boolean OR to expand your search by including synonyms and related terms. When using two different Boolean commands in the same search statement ("and" and "or" in the preceding examples) you must include parentheses to indicate which command is to be performed first.
There is a limit of ten (10) Inter-Campus Loan requests per person. Videos are available via Inter-Campus Loan. Please allow 4-5 working days for delivery to the Haas Circulation Desk. Items borrowed via Inter-Campus Loan may be renewed for an additional borrowing period if no one has placed a HOLD on the item.
To find out if WCSU subscribes to a specific periodical in print or online:
1. Select Journal Title at the CONSULS main menu, then type the name of the periodical (example: theatre journal) and press RETURN. If a title list appears on the screen, select the desired title, then look inside the box to find WCSU holdings. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page to see if WCSU owns backfiles on microfilm or microfiche.
2. To find out if a given periodical is available in full-text in one or more of WCSU's online databases, use the A-to-Z Journal Title Locator available under Articles & Databases on the WCSU Libraries Homepage (library.wcsu.edu).
If the CSU Libraries do not own the book you need, or if WCSU does not subscribe to the periodical you need, you may request delivery of the item via Interlibrary Loan using the online ILLiad system available at: libguides.wcsu.edu/ill.
There is a limit of 5 Interlibrary Loan requests per person per day. Videos are not available via Interlibrary Loan. Under most circumstances, Interlibrary Loan is a free service, but please allow at least ten working days for delivery. You will be notified as soon as the material arrives. Faster document delivery service is available for a reasonable fee. Please see the librarian at the Reference Desk or call the Interlibrary Loan Desk at (203) 837-9114 for more information.
The Reference Desk on the first floor of the Haas Library is staffed by a professional librarian who is trained to assist in your research, or you may contact Joan Reitz, Instruction Librarian, at (203) 837-8308 or reitzj@wcsu.edu. My office is located in Room 402 on the fourth floor of the Haas Library (near the glass elevator).