Arts @ the CSULB Library

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Met Opera Annals available

Annals of the Metropolitan Opera, a print source that has long been available in libraries is finally online. The Metropolitan Opera has made available it's large archive of performances. Users can search by keyword, or browse in a number of different indexes. Two fascinating parts of the database are the Repertory Report and Performers Report. The Repertory Report gives, in descending order, the number of performances of every opera at the Met. Which one has been performed the most? La Bohème, of course. The singer with the highest number of performances? Tenor Charles Anthony with 2896.

Access the MetOpera Database here.

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

RefWorks comes to the Library!

The Library has recently acquired a subscription to RefWorks, a web-based citation management software. RefWorks allows you to create a personal database of research citations and will create a bibliography using any citation style. Give it a try!