Collections Update - Research Guides at Rider University

Rider University has acquired the Theatre Performance & Design Collection. Acquisition of this database supports the BFA in Acting for Film, Television and Theatre (BFA).

About the Resource:

Theatre Performance & Design Collection brings together Alexander Street’s premiere collections of video performances, audio dramas, and designs. Combining the most important video content types used in theatre education (filmed stage performances, masterclasses, documentaries) with top-of-the-line teaching tools (playlists, video clips, on-screen transcripts), and production designs, there really is no better way for faculty to bring the brilliance of stage right into their classrooms.

Included in the collection are:

• 300 audio plays from L.A. Theatre Works

• 750 hours of filmed stage performances, documentaries, and video training materials, including over 50 premium performances of plays and musicals from the BBC, Royal Shakespeare Company, and the UK's National Theatre

• 100,000 pages of primary and secondary design resources, including sketches, photographs, technical drawings, monographs, articles, and dissertations.

• 40,000 pages of monumental reference works, encyclopedias, images, flyers, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks, and other resources

Education Resources Information Center, or ERIC, is a bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information, including peer-reviewed journals and reports from education organizations. This database, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is used by researchers in education and other social sciences fields.

According to the ERIC Help Desk, resources covered by this database will be reduced effective April 24, 2025. When asked about content becoming unavailable, the ERIC Help Desk’s response was as follows:

“The Department of Education is working with the Department of Government Efficiency to “reduce overall Federal spending” and “reallocate spending to promote efficiency” (EO 14222). As a result, the number of records added to the ERIC collection will be significantly reduced going forward. The number of actively cataloged sources will be reduced by approximately 45% starting April 24, 2025. Subject matter was not considered during the process to identify which sources would be made inactive. Please note that all records currently in ERIC will remain available. There has been a delay in notifying publishers impacted by this content reduction due to the government reduction in force. Once publishers have been notified, a final list of retained sources (journals and non-journals) will be posted.”

EBSCO Faculty Select supports textbook affordability for college students. Using a single interface, faculty can search for quality Open Educational Resources (OER) and DRM-free* eBooks from top academic publishers. The database includes:

OER textbook links from multiple OER repositories
eBooks available for purchase from the following collections:
Cambridge University Press
EBSCO
Taylor & Francis
Wiley

*DRM-free eBooks provide unlimited access to users without Digital Rights Management restrictions on printing, downloading, copying, or saving.

Access Faculty Select at: https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/facultyselect/access.php?custid=cjrlc100&group=fac_only&profile=facselect&user=cjrlc100fac&password=asfadUZ@2023&language=en

In support of the Master in Nursing curriculum, the Moore Library acquired Bates Visual Guide. Bates Visual Guide is a streaming video series that illustrates head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques. To view Bates videos, go to: https://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://batesvisualguide.com/

New Resource: Theatre Performance and Design Collection

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