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Biographical

Biography In Context This link opens in a new window
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Includes more than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people and integrates video, audio, podcasts, primary sources, and images.
Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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Provides thousands of biographies. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace and more.
Contemporary Authors Online This link opens in a new window
Provides biographical information on more than 149,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Sketches typically include personal information, contact information, career history, writings, biographical and critical sources, authors' comments, and informative essays about their lives and work.

Scripts

eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Search the Libraries' digital books for scripts, articles about the playwright, play, or time period, and more!
Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new window
It is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies, and primary source documents.
Hoopla This link opens in a new window
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Offers over 300,000 movies, TV shows, music albums, audiobooks, ebooks, and comics.
First time users will need to create a personal hoopla account by providing an email address and creating a password of their choice. When asked to enter library card number and library pin, use your standard CMC username and password instead. If your CMC password changes, you will need to update the library pin field in hoopla to re-authenticate your account.
First time users will need to create a personal hoopla account by providing an email address and creating a password of their choice. When asked to enter library card number and library pin, use your standard CMC username and password instead. If your CMC password changes, you will need to update the library pin field in hoopla to re-authenticate your account.
OverDrive This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to downloadable audiobooks, ebooks, videos, and music.
Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
Offers over 49,000 free ebooks.
Project Gutenberg: Audio Books This link opens in a new window
Makes audio eBooks available for some of the great literature available in plain text. The listings are divided into two categories: Human-read and computer-generated audio books.

General

Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new window
Contains complete encyclopedia with related Internet resources, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and Thesaurus.
Great for summaries, biographical notes, and more!
Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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Includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories, and poems.
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Search a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras, and genres.

General Theatre

American Society of Theatre Research (ASTR)
The American Society for Theatre Research is pleased to offer the following resources to assist you in your work:
• Allied Theatre Organizations • Book Publishers • Journals • Libraries and Archives • Other Theatre-Related Organizations • Primary Research Sources • Secondary Research Sources
Theatre | PBS Learning Media
Targeted to K-12 students, PBS has built a resource for general theatre knowledge, interactive activities, and career advice.

Dramaturgy

Dramaturgy | NYU Libraries
Learn about Dramaturgy from NYU's Libraries! We can request any resources you find that may prove helpful- talk to a librarian about it!
Dramaturgy 101 | Educational Theatre Association
Learn about what a dramaturg is, what to expect to do as a dramaturg, and find resources for further reading.
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) | Resources
LMDA strives to offer the best resources for dramaturgs in every point of their career. Click on the links on this page to access all of their content.