Subject Resources -- Arts Administration
The librarian for this subject is
Ms. Lisa A. Lazar.
Email: llazar@uakron.edu
See the Collection Development Policy for Arts Administration.
Some of the databases listed on this page are for University of Akron students, faculty and staff only.
For detailed information on connecting from off-campus, see:
Connecting to Online Resources.
- Björkegren, Dag. The culture business: management strategies for the arts-related business. New York: Routledge, 1996.
- NX634 .B56 1996
- Greyser, Stephen A. and Thomas C. Raymond, eds. Cases in arts administration. Cambridge [sic], Mass. : Arts Administration Research Institute, 1975.
- NX765 .C37 1975
- Hagoort, Giep. Art management: entrepreneurial style. Delft, The Netherlands: Eburon, 2003.
- NX760 .H346 2003
- National directory of nonprofit organizations. Rockville, MD: The Taft Group, c1990-.
- AS29.5 .N38
- OhioDance Statewide Dance Directory & Resource Guide. Columbus, OH: OhioDance, 2001.
- Reference GV1624.O3 O456 2000/2001
- Sadie, Stanley and John Tyrrell, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2d edition. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2001.
- Reference ML100 .N48 2001 v.1-29 online version
- Shore, Harvey. Arts administration and management : a guide for arts administrators and their staffs. New York : Quorum Books, 1987.
- NX765 .S5 1987
- Theatre Directory. NY: Theatre Communications Group, 1988-present.
- Reference PN2289 .T54
- Turner, Jane, ed. The Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1996.
- Reference N31 .D5 1996 -- online version
- Annual register of grant support. Chicago: Marquis Academic Media, Marquis Who's Who, 1992-
- Bierce Reference AS911.A2 A67
- The Foundation directory. New York: The Foundation Center; distributed by Columbia University Press, [n. d.].
- Bierce Reference AS911.A2 F65
- Hopkins, Karen Brooks. Successful fundraising for arts and cultural organizations. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1997.
- NX765 .S78 1997
- Niemeyer, Suzanne, ed. Money for Performing Artists. NY: American Council for the Arts, 1992.
- Bierce Reference PN2293 .E35 M66 1992
- Reiss, Alvin H. Don't just applaud, send money: the most succesful strategies for funding and marketing the arts. New York: Theatre Communications Group, c1995.
- NX765 .R46 1995
- netLibrary
- Online books on many subjects. For off-campus access, first create a personal netLibrary account while on campus.
- OhioLINK
- UA Libraries Catalog
- WorldCAT
- A combined catalog of libraries from around the world. When you find an item you want, check to see if it is available in the UA Libraries Catalog or OhioLINK. If not, request the item with ILLiad.
- Academic Search Complete
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Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
- Art Full Text
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Indexes several hundred international journals plus yearbooks and museum bulletins on art including archaeology, architecture, city planning, crafts, films, graphic arts, industrial design, landscape architecture, museology, and photography. The electronic counterpart to the printed Art Index.
1929- present. Updated monthly.
- ArticleFirst
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Index to articles from over 12,000 journals.
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities.
- Business Source Complete
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This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full-text content. Business Source Complete contains far more active, peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other database currently available. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.
- Communications and Mass Media Complete
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Index, abstracts, and full text for journals in communication and mass media. Includes or has links to full text.
- Econlit
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EconLit, published by the American Economic Association, provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. An expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) indexes of journals, books, and dissertations, EconLit covers both economic theory and application. Literature covered is of interest to researchers, academics, product managers, advertisers, product development specialists, and public policy professionals. EconLit includes information that is of prime relevance to many industries and research establishments world-wide. Over 80% of all current records include abstracts. Also included are fulltext of book reviews published in the Journal of Economic Literature since 1993.
- ERIC (OSearch)
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ERIC indexes education-related literature, beginning in 1966. The ERIC database is the world’s largest source of education information, containing abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. The database covers descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials. In 1993, ERIC began indexing education-related books, including the output of major publishers.
- FRANCIS
- Index to multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities, social sciences, and economics.
- Hein Online
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HeinOnline is an expanding collection of legal information
including the following collections: Law Journal Library; Code of Federal Regulations; English Reports, Full Reprint (1220-1865); European Center for Minority Issues; Federal Register Library; Foreign & International Law Resources Database; Legal Classics; Philip C. Jessup Library; Session Laws; Treaties and Agreements Library; U.S. Attorney General Opinions; U.S. Federal Legislative History Library; U.S. Presidential Library; U.S. Statutes at Large; U.S. Supreme Court Library; and World Trials.
- Humanities Full-Text
- Contains full text for over 550 journals of interest in art, philosophy, history, communications, and general interest.
- International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
- This index should be the first tool to use in conducting online research in topics relevant to Dance, Theatre, and Arts Administration. Includes or has links to full text.
- Legal Trac
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Index to legal periodical literature from 1980 to date. Approximately 25% of the articles are available in full text.
- LexisNexis Academic
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Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Includes or has links to full text.
- Music Index
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The Music Index covers over 670 journal titles relating to music and the performing arts.
- RefWorks
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RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds. To sign up for a RefWorks account, point your browser to https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/newuser.asp and view the quick start guide.
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
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RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) Abstracts of Music Literature published by Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, New York, contains records in over 100 languages; entries include original-language titles, title translations in English, full bibliographic information, and abstracts in English, as well as author, journal, and in-depth subject indexes. RILM currently contains nearly 400,000 entries.
- STAT-USA
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Economic, business, and international trade information from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Includes or has links to full text.
Finding Full-Text Journals Online
Many scholarly journals are offered in full-text. Use the following to locate full-text journals.
- EJC
- Full text of 6000+ research journals. Includes or has links to full text.
- Electronic Journals
- Browse the UA Libraries Catalog for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by The University of Akron Libraries.
- JSTOR
- The JSTOR archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. New titles and disciplines are being added regularly. Issues of journals are never “out”; they are always accessible, and in excellent condition. The capacity for searching across disciplines opens up vast possibilities for scholarship and research.
- OhioLINK Electronic Journals
- Browse the UA Libraries Catalog for a list of OhioLINK electronic journals.
Much research is never published in a journal or a book. This research is often difficult to find using article databases and library catalogs. Use the following to find more research on your topic. When you find an item in any database you must check the UA Libraries Catalog for the title.
- Classical Music Library
- Classical Music Library includes recordings of music written from the earliest times (eg Gregorian Chant) to the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera. We add repertoire according the MLA publication ‘A Basic Music Library’ to ensure Classical Music Library includes at least one recording of each work listed. We provide multiple recordings of most major works, to enable comparative listening. Classical Music Library also includes many works not in the MLA list, and is increasingly adding recordings by great performers and composers.
- Naxos Music Library
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Naxos Music Library is the most comprehensive collection of classical music available online. It includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Dacapo catalogues of over 85,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
Use web resource for research only as a last resort as it is often difficult to determine the authority and accuracy of the information. Please evaluate each website to make sure that it is authoritative.
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