To find scripts in the library's collection, perform a keyword search in the catalogue. Start with the title of the play, film or television program/series, and then further qualify with further keywords (like Drama, Screenplay, or Author) if required.
For example:
You may also need to limit the results to printed books (otherwise your search will return results for DVDs and other formats as well). You can do this in the Advanced Search screen: using the Material Type menu, select "Printed Books."
To search information about an Author, you can do a subject search. From the catalogue, select "Subject" in the left-hand drop down menu, and then type in the author's last name, then first name. For example:
Then select a subject heading to see titles. For example:
You can repeat this search process with broader Subject Headings, for example:
The Southbank Library holds the libretti for many works of Musical Theatre. These can be searched in the catalogue in the manner described in the Find Books page, or by using a Subject search. The most useful Subject search for libretti is:
If you are browsing the shelves, Libretti can usually be found at call number 782.140268.
Use the library catalogue to search for relevant books, e-books, journals, newspapers, microfilms and other resources.
You can browse the library shelves to discover more of our collections:
Please note: there are a large collection of film script "class sets" which are held in our store. You can locate these by using the catalogue and search as suggested above.
American Film Scripts Online contains 1,009 scripts by 1,062 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. In addition, the database includes facsimilie images for more than 500 of these screenplays. Most of the scripts have never been published before, and nowhere else are they available online.
ALSO NOTE the individual titles from AFSO and Drama Online can be searched separately in the library catalogue. For example:
