Artists as Scholars: The Research Behavior of Dance Faculty

Abstract

© 2016 Shannon Marie Robinson, Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC. The research behaviors and library use of dance scholars are widely unknown, particularly in regard to issues of access to historical materials and new technology preferences. In the past thirty years, college and university dance departments in the United States have developed into independent, research-based programs. Despite the lack of current research examining the information needs of dance scholars, academic librarians must support the performance, research, and pedagogy of these programs. Interviews with dance faculty from three diverse institutions of higher education provide exploratory data about these scholars' research needs. This qualitative study provides context for dance faculty experiences as both artists and teachers. he academic discipline of dance has a relatively short history. Dance was first accepted in higher education through an association with physical education. Eventually the discipline became aligned with the arts, particularly music and theater. Given the brief history of dance as an academic endeavor, there is a corresponding lack of information about dancers and their research needs. To understand the information needs of dancers in higher education, dance faculty from three universities were interviewed about their information-seeking practices and research needs. These interviews provide exploratory, qualitative data about these scholars' research experiences. Because many academic librarians charged with liaison responsibilities to dance departments do not have backgrounds in dance, the results of this research project will enable them to keep current on dancers' information needs and desired services.

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