Resources
   
Books


EBSCO eBook Academic Collection Restricted ResourceSome full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including architecture, music, cinema, mmedia art, theatre.
 
Ebook Central
Restricted ResourceSome full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including art, music, cinema, theatre, photography.

Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) openURL Some full text available
Catalogue containing books from academic publishers, among which Vytautas Magnus University Press as well.

OAPEN openURL Some full text available
Books in social sciences and humanities, including  theatre studies.
 
Journal articles


Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) Restricted ResourceSome full text available
Multi-disciplinary database, including art, theatre, cinema.

Cambridge Core (Humanities and Social Sciences kolekcija) Restricted ResourceSome full text available
Humanities and social sciences, including architecture, design, theatre. List of subscribed journals.

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences, I, II, III, IV kolekcijos) Restricted ResourceSome full text available
Multi-disciplinary database, including art, cinema, music, theatre. List of subscribed journals.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) Restricted ResourceSome full text available
Multi-disciplinary database, including music, theatre art cinema, photography.

„ Menotyra“ openURLSome full text available
The journal publishes original papers and sources in the fields of art history, musicology, and theatre studies related to Central and Eastern European arts.

Taylor & Francis Restricted ResourceSome full text available
Multi-disciplinary database including architecture, media art, music, theatre. List of subscribed journals. Access to articles since 1997.
 
Miscellaneous documents 

Europeana openURL
Digital library providing free access to books, newspapers, images, films, maps and other documents from Europe’s leading galleries, libraries, archives and museums.

Lituanistika openURL Some full text available
International research database providing bibliographic records, abstracts and full-text documents about the past and present of the Lithuanian state, society, culture, nation and language. 

On the Boards.tv openURL Resource contains video
Performances from today's most provocative artists.

World Digital Library  openURL Resource contains images
The digital archive contains manuscripts, books, journals, maps, photographs, films, music from the world's libraries and archives.
 
Reference resources 
 
 Encyclopaedia Britannica openURL

The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre openURL
 
Theses and dissertations 

VMU ETD  Some full text available openURL
University master theses, doctoral dissertations and their summaries in VMU Research Management System (VMU CRIS).

eLABa  Some full text available openURL
Final theses and doctoral dissertations of Lithuanian higher education institutions in the Lithuanian e-academic library.


DART-Europe Some full text available openURL
E-theses and dissertations containing over 800,000 open access papers from 619 universities in 28 European countries.



Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)  Some full text available openURL
Final theses of world science and study institutions.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)   Some full text available openURL
Final theses of world science and study institutions. OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.

Open Dissertations (EBSCO)  Some full text available openURL
More than 1.2 million e-theses and dissertations from around the world (from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day).
 
Websites 
  Pointers to resources in more than 50 countries around the world, for professionals, amateurs, academics and students.
 
Search engines 
  Scientific publications, master theses and doctoral dissertations (ETD), university-published e-books and journals, scientistsprofiles, projects and other documents. Some of the works have an embargo period. 

VMU Virtual Library openURL
An integrated one-stop search system that allows searching the University Library catalog, VMU Science Management System (VMU CRIS), subscribed databases, Lithuanian Academic Library (eLABa) and global academic open access resources. Some of the works have an embargo period. 

 VMU Course Reading Catalogue openURL
 Information resources recommended for study modules. You can search by study module code or title. 

Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa) openURL
Scientific publications, dissertations and final theses of Lithuanian scientific institutions. Some of the works have an embargo period.
 
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) openURL
One of the largest search engines performing search in open access scholarly resources.

FindSounds openURL Resource contains audio
A search engine capable of finding a variety of sounds, divided into several groups: animals, birds, festive (e.g. Christmas bell), household appliances, insects, nature, noise, office, people, sports and leisure, TV and movies, vehicles and other various sounds.

Google Scholar openURL
A scientific information search engine that searches for articles, dissertations, books, etc., published by scientific publishers, professional associations, universities and other research institutions.

JURN Directory openURL
An organised links directory for the arts & humanities, listing selected open access or otherwise free e-journals.
 
Institutions, organisations 
 
Lithuanian National Drama Theatre openURL

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre openURL

Lithuanian Theatre Union  openURL
Independent professional creative organization uniting Republic professional theatre art employees.

National Kaunas Drama Theatre openURL
 
Research analytics tools 

InCites Journals and Highly Cited Data (Clarivate Analytics) Restricted Resource
Customized, citation-based research analytics tool.

Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Restricted Resource
Customized, citation-based research analytics tool.
 
Referencing tools 


Mendeley
Reference management tool that allows to save bibliographic references of information sources; to organize them into folders according to topics or other features, to edit them and perform a record search; to compile lists of references according to different citation styles; to use Mendeley’s Citation Plugin in the MS Word program to insert references to sources in the text.

RefWorks Restricted Resource
Reference management tool that allows to save bibliographic references of information sources; to organize them into folders according to topics or other features, to edit them and perform a record search; to compile lists of references according to different citation styles; to use Write-N-Cite tool for citing and referencing in the MS Word program to insert references to sources in the text.

Zotero
Reference management tool that allows to save bibliographic references of information sources; to organize them into folders according to topics or other features, to edit them and perform a record search; to compile lists of references according to different citation styles; to use Zotero plugin in the MS Word program to insert references to sources in the text.
 
Open educational resources

courseraopenURL
Start, switch, or advance your career with more than 5,800 courses, Professional Certificates, and degrees from world-class universities and companies.

H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences OnlineopenURL
The International Consortium creates and coordinates networks with the common goal of improving teaching and research in the arts, humanities and social sciences through the use of new content management and communication technologies. 9 networks dedicated to art and art history have been created. Catalogues of academic book publishers, multimedia material, discussions, reports.

MERLOTopenURL
The MERLOT collection consists of tens of thousands of discipline-specific learning materials, learning exercises, and Content Builder webpages, together with associated comments, and bookmark collections, all intended to enhance the teaching experience of using a learning material.

OpenLearnopenURL
OpenLearn is a trailblazer for the provision of high quality open educational resources (OER) at scale and breadth, for free and accessible to all. From 1 to 100 hours of learning – discover hundreds of free courses to inspire and inform everyone.

edXopenURL
Learn new knowledge and skills in a variety of ways, from engaging video lectures and dynamic graphics to data visualizations and interactive elements. edX courses and programs provide a space to practice with quizzes, open response assessments, virtual environments, and more.

 
Consultant

Giedrė Vilėniškytė

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