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Special collection 9.3 of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
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The special collection treated here covers «Theatre studies» and «Film». With the general development of special collections being established by the DFG in the fifties the special collections 9.3 «Theatre studies» and 9.4 «Film», «Radio», «Television» were launched and existed in this form until the end of 1997.
As from 1998 «Radio» and «Television» was delegated to the University Library of Leipzig to develop the new special collection 3.5 «Studies in publications, the media and mass communications». The remaining part at the Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main »Film« was then amalgamated with the special collection 9.3. The special collection code 9.4 was discontinued. The Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek collected literature for the section which was handed over until end of 1997; the University of Leipzig took over acquisition as from 1998.
The Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main has been developing extensive special collections within «Theatre Studies» and «Film» since the 50ies by stocking up with competent retrospective acquisitions. Thus one of the largest collections of these areas in Germany is housed here and both these areas are collected in continuation.
Literature from abroad is acquired as comprehensively as possible, mostly from France, Italy, Spain, England, the USA and South America as well as from the northern and eastern European states.
Reference:
- Lexica with comprehensive information
- Bibliographies and reference works
- Basic introductions
- Current source literature:
Scientific monographs and editions,
compilations on general themes and special complexes - General theoretical works
- Special presentations and documentation
- Biographical material, autobiographical material
- Production documentation
- Important periodicals
The holdings collected by the Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main for the Special Collection 9.3 can be referred to in the general catalogues of the library, the periodicals are completely recorded in the OPAC and in the Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB).
Most of the books and periodicals cannot be picked up immediately as they are in the closed stacks. the titles have to be ordered a few days in advance with the usual order slips. External visitors are advised to make enquiries beforehand by post, fax or by E-Mail at Information (Tel: 069/ 798-39 205) or in the Reading Room (Tel: 069/ 798-39 247).
Please note that the Reading Room for Music, Theatre and Art is a special reading room and has restricted opening times. Selected biographies, reference works, introductory source literature and periodicals easily accessible in the Reading Room under the shelf number HB 21/ and HM 21/.
» Online Contents Film and Theatre Studies
... is a service free of charge from the Special Collection Film/Theatre at Frankfurt University Library. The database comprises tables of contents of about 240 film, theatre, dance, and media journals. All journals are purchased by the library.
» List of journals for SSG Film and Theatre Studies
Online Contents Film and Theatre Studies is based on a product from Swets Information Services and is updated daily. It will be enlarged in number of journals and in years reported (backwards to 1990 or beyond) Access is free worldwide without registration. Online Contents Film and Theatre Studies can be used as a bibliographic database as well as an access point to Inter Library Loan (ILL) and the document delivery service » subito.
Publications on theatre, dance and film from Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Baltic countries are not defined as field of collection but can be occasionally found in this list.
If you are looking for books, databases and internet sources concerning film, theatre, dance, and media try the Virtual Research Library » ViFa Medien Bühne Film.
If you are interested in related areas have a look at:
- OLC-SSG Art and Art Sciences for art aesthetics, performance art and video art
- OLC-SSG Media and Communication Sciences
- OLC-SSG Music Research for the area Music Theatre
- OLC-SSG German Literature and Language, OLC-SSG Anglistics and OLC-SSG of other languages and literatures for drama
- OLC-SSG Ethnology for ethnological aspects of theatre and dance
Dr. Ann-Barbara Kersting-Meuleman
(Music and Theatre Department of the University Library of Frankfurt/Main).
zuletzt geändert am 3. März 2011 E-Mail: Auskunft
