What is a reference tool? 

• A reference tool is a resource that is used to uncover a specific fact or piece of information.  Reference tools are generally not intended to be read sequentially or cover-to-cover.
• Reference tools contain specific facts, definitions, overviews, background information and citations to other relevant resources.
• Reference tools are helpful in narrowing a topic.
• Reference tools provide definitions of concepts.
• Reference tools include encylopedias, dictionaries, biographies, bibliographies, handbooks, atlases, maps, and thesauri.
• Reference tools are a great place to start research!
• Reference books in Blackwell Library are located on the main floor and have call numbers that start with the letters REF.
   

Reference books are located on the main floor of Blackwell Library.  You can't check them out, but you can use them in the building or make photocopies.  Here is a list of recommended reference books for Dance:

• The Encyclopedia of Dance & Ballet
  REF GV1585 .E53 1977b

• International Encyclopedia of Dance
  REF GV1585 .I586 2004 

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet
  REF GV1585 .C6 1977

• The Complete Guide to Modern Dance
  REF GV1783 .M26 

• Ballet Plot Index : a Guide to Locating Plots and Descriptions of Ballets and Associated Material     REF GV1790.A1 S77 1987

• Biographical Dictionary of Dance
  REF GV1785.A1 C58 1982

• Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet
  REF GV1787 .G68 1982

• History of Ballet and Modern Dance
  REF GV1787 .S8 

• The Ballet Goer’s Guide
  REF GV1787 .C563 1981

• Dance Film Directory : an Annotated and Evaluative Guide to Films on Ballet and Modern
  Dance  REF GV1595 .M89

• Guide to Dance in Film : a Catalog of U.S. Productions Including Dance Sequences, With Names of Dancers, Choreographers, Directors, and Other Details   REF GV1779 .P37

• Ballet Guide : Background, Listings, Credits, and Descriptions of More Than Five Hundred of the World’s Major Ballets   REF GV1790.A1 T47

The librarian liaison to Dance is Krista Knapp,
kmknapp@salisbury.edu | 410-677-0118