Finding Books and eBooks - Dance
The majority of the Library's books are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some handy FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves?
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Where can I find my module readings?
Most print books on Dance can be found at shelfmarks 792-793 on the second and third floors of the Library. Below is a full list of locations for print books on Dance and related subjects, with their Shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).
We also have some unique, special historical collections and archives relating to Dance, including:
- The Ann Hutchinson Guest Collection of books, papers and archive material from the famous choreographer, relating to Labanotation;
- The Monica Collingwood collection of scrapbooks created by a ballet enthusiast from 1929 to 1999 (theatre programmes, signed photographs, and more).
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Alexander technique | 613.78 | Second Floor |
| Anatomy and Physiology | 611 to 612 | Second Floor |
| Anthropology of dance | 306.4 to 306.4846 | Second Floor |
| Ballet | 792.8 | Second floor |
| Body Alignment | 615.82 | Second floor |
| Choreography | 792.82 | Second floor |
| Cultural aspects of dance | 306.4 to 306.4846 | Second Floor |
| Dance injuries |
617.102 to 617.1024 |
Second floor |
| Dance notation | 793 to 793.37 | Third Floor |
| Dance performance and theatrical production | 792.78 to 792.845 | Second Floor |
| Dance therapy | 615.85155 | Second Floor |
| Exercise physiology | 612.76 | Second Floor |
| Folk dance | 793 to 793.37 | Third Floor |
| History of dance | 793 to 793.37 | Third Floor |
| Kinesiology | 612.76 | Second Floor |
| Modern Dance | 793.3 | Third Floor |
| Music | 780 to 789 | Second Floor |
| Music scores | Various | Third Floor |
| Social, folk, and national dancing | 793 to 793.37 | Third floor |
| Sociology of dance | 306.4 to 306.4846 | Second Floor |
eBooks and Online Reference books
Most Essential texts, and many more, are provided as eBooks and can be found via UR Library Search, including International Encyclopedia of Dance, above.
The following eBook collections are especially useful for Dance:
- Bloomsbury Collections This link opens in a new window
Arts and humanities, especially Philosophy. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can refine your results by selecting the option “Only Show content which I have full access to."
- Cambridge Companions This link opens in a new window
Includes the Companions in: Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Literature and the Classics and Music.
- Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window
eBooks and journals in a range of disciplines. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can filter your results by selecting the Refine option “Only show content I have access to".
- Human Kinetics Library This link opens in a new window
Sport, physical activity and dance eBooks, also includes a suite of instructional videos, images and audio clips.
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Reference books written and compiled by the world’s leading scholars in their field.
