Citation Resources
Citation Resources
The most often used citation styles for Drama & Theatre Studies are:
Chicago Manual of Style Online
MLA Formatting and Style Guide at Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Organize your sources using Zotero.
Also known as "Scholarly Articles,", "Peer-Reviewed Articles," or "Academic Articles," these are:
- Written and reviewed by scholars and provide new research, analysis, or information about a specific topic.
- "Review" means the article is approved by other experts before publication
- Usually focused on a narrow subject or a single case study
- Intended for an academic audience
Why You Should Use Them:
- Information is based on research and expertise
- Information is detailed and focused on a narrow topic
- The peer-review process (mostly) insures that the information is accurate
- They add to a growing understanding of a topic by contributing new ideas
Find Sport Management Articles:
- Human Kinetics Journals This link opens in a new windowJournals for and about sports activity, including Sport Business and Sport Management, Sport and Exercise Science, Physical Education and Coaching and more.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowFull-text database of academic journals, newspapers, and dissertations covering a wide range of subjects.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly and peer-reviewed publications, magazines on a wide range of topics including: marketing, management, company profiles, industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses and more
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly full-text journals and peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of subjects. 1975 to present.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowCMMC offers full text and cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for journals covering communication, mass media, linguistics, discourse, rhetoric, sociolinguistics, communication theory, language, logic, organizational communication and other closely related fields of study.
- SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new windowIndex of international citations on all aspects of exercise physiology, physical education, physical fitness, sports, sports industry, and sports medicine published since 1949.
News can be the best way to get an overview of a topic and find out the most recent developments.
Why You Should Use Them:
- Easier to read than journal articles, and written for a broad audience
- Great for background research and exploring your topic
- Cover the most recent developments
Find News:
- Sports Business Journal This link opens in a new windowDaily trade publication dedicated to the business of sports and covering sponsorships, endorsements, labor relations, licensing, team ownership, stadiums and more
Elon offers complete digital access for several newspapers. Simply create a free account at whichever you like best (or all of them!). Make sure to use your Elon email address!
- New York Times -- nytimes.com/pass
- Wall Street Journal -- http://www.wsj.com/elon
- Washington Post -- https://www.washingtonpost.com/ (go to Sign in > Sign up -- find more detailed instructions)
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowInstant access to 6000+ newspapers and magazines from 120+ countries in 60+ languages. These are usually daily papers; no archives.
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