If you can't find the information you need in the library of Codarts, you can extend your search to other libraries.
Dutch libraries that are definitely valuable during your study, are:
Collections of a large amount of Dutch and foreign libraries can be searched in Picarta on Worldcat. Via this bibliographic database, books can be borrowed and articles requested from other libraries.
Check THIS page for more info on the KB ánd Picarta on Worldcat.
The library holds a growing collection BOOKS on circus arts: essays, biographies, books on circus history, methodology etc.
Printed books may be borrowed and our E-BOOKS can be read 24/7.
Check THIS LIST for circus journals the library subscribed to. Unfortunately these journals are not full text available online. You may borrow journals for one week (except for the current issue, this one can be read in the library)).
ONLINE JOURNALS
JSTOR Arts & Sciences III
As a student or employee of Codarts, you have access to the JSTOR archive Arts & Sciences III which includes over 150 journals on dance, music, performing arts, art, architecture, film studies, languages, literature, folklore and religion.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences III doesn't hold specific journals on circus but if you search on subject you might discover that there are useful articles in other journals.
Furthermore JSTOR is very worthwhile if you look for sources in the field of performing arts in general or one of the subjects mentioned above.
Sideshow
is a freely accessible magazine and website that promotes, records and thinks about contemporary circus.
Medical Problems of Performing Artists
is a clinical medical journal devoted to the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of medical and psychological disorders related to the performing arts.
There is a small collection of circus DVDs available in the library, containing performances, documentaries, circus movies and circus methodology. You can take them out for one week.
COLLECTIONS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES & MUSEA
The Mexican Center for Circus Documentation is a space for protection, conservation, consultation, reflection, dissemination and production of information regarding the circus. The center is based in Mexico City and is the only one of its kind in the region.
Focused on the national circus cultural heritage, it seeks to stimulate research in this broad field of study, building bridges of exchange with other documentation and research centers worldwide, as well as with the circus community as a whole.
INSTITUTES
Fedec (European Federation of Professional Circus Schools) is a European and international network of secondary, vocational and higher education circus schools and training programmes, ánd organisations involved in information, research and circus arts advocacy, located in European countries and beyond. The FEDEC is committed to supporting the development and evolution of training, teaching and creation in the field of circus arts.
ONLINE CIRCUS VIDEOS
WEBSITES
When you have to write a paper or thesis during your study, it's of course very handy to have an example from former students.
The second year papers for circus history ánd the fourth year theses can be read online.
You open the PDF file by clicking the link in the description in the catalogue (log in with your Codarts account).
Various citation styles exist, and many fields of study have a specific preference. The two styles used at Codarts are APA style and Chicago style. Check with your study program or your teacher/research coach which style you should use for crediting the sources used in your paper or thesis.
Consult the BOOKS we have in the library or ONLINE SOURCES like:
CITATIONS IN WORD
In Word, you can easily add citations when writing a document where you need to cite your sources, such as a research paper. Citations can be added in various formats, including APA and Chicago style (see above). Afterwards, you can create a bibliography of the sources you used to write your paper.
CITATION TOOLS IN ONLINE SOURCES
Most of the databases and e-journals the library subscribed to, offer a tool to generate and export citations.