Managing Performing Arts Collections in Academic and Public Libraries


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This professional reference provides solid advice to academic and public librarians for managing performing arts collections. The volume is divided into sections on the history of performing arts librarianship, dance collections, film studies collections, music collections, and theater collections. Each chapter is written by one or more expert contributors and presents current and reliable information on collection management. They discuss personnel management, collection development, technical services, public services, the impact of new technologies, facilities management, financial planning, and political considerations. Each chapter closes with references cited in the chapter, and the volume concludes with a valuable selected, annotated bibliography of important background sources and management tools.




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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.




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The Miriam Tradition


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The Miriam Tradition works from the premise that religious values form in and through movement, with ritual and dance developing patterns for enacting those values. Cia Sautter considers the case of Sephardic Jewish women who, following in the tradition of Miriam the prophet, performed dance and music for Jewish celebrations and special occasions. She uses rabbinic and feminist understandings of the Torah to argue that these women, called tanyaderas, "taught" Jewish values by leading appropriate behavior for major life events. Sautter considers the religious values that are in music and dance performed by tanyaderas and examines them in conjunction with written and visual records and evidence from dance and music traditions. Explaining the symbolic gestures and motions encoded in dances, Sautter shows how rituals display deeply held values that are best expressed through the body. The book argues that the activities of women in other religions might also be examined for their embodiment and display of important values, bringing forgotten groups of women back into the historical record as important community leaders




Los Angeles Magazine


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Los Angeles magazine is a regional magazine of national stature. Our combination of award-winning feature writing, investigative reporting, service journalism, and design covers the people, lifestyle, culture, entertainment, fashion, art and architecture, and news that define Southern California. Started in the spring of 1961, Los Angeles magazine has been addressing the needs and interests of our region for 48 years. The magazine continues to be the definitive resource for an affluent population that is intensely interested in a lifestyle that is uniquely Southern Californian.




Greater Los Angeles Arts Resource Directory


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Widely, referred to as the L.A. Arts Bible, this is the single most comprehensive multidisciplinary arts reference sourcebook, phone book, and arts education guide for the Los Angeles metropolitan area. This completely revised and expanded fourth edition is now easier to use and packed with more information than ever before. It is the guide for navigating through the areas often confusing labyrinth of organizations that produce, present or support arts-related programs and activities.Readers will find nearly 3,000 listings of local organizations -- community-based cultural centers, local theaters, performance spaces, galleries, museums and other cultural institutions -- in a user-friendly layout with descriptions of ongoing programs. New coding keys and indexes make for easier cross-referencing. This directory is the only resource of its kind, cutting across disciplines to provide an exhaustive listing of arts programs throughout the region.The Arts & Education Guide is a new feature devoted to linking families and schools with local arts resources. It lists local organizations and their programs (including fax numbers, e-mail addresses, Web sites and contact persons), arts service providers, and local arts funding resources. Information can be searched by location, programs, discipline or specific culture.Working artists and arts professionals, arts enthusiasts, philanthropists, journalists, public relations professionals, students, parents and teachers -- in short, anyone interested in L.A.'s multifaceted cultural scene -- will find this guide invaluable.




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