Welcome to the Allesee Dance & Opera Resource Library
 The Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library is the official library and archive for Michigan Opera Theatre, and specializes in research materials specific to dance, opera, and MOT's forty year history.
Founded in 2007 with a generous gift from Robert and Maggie Allesee, MOT is currently continuing to open its resources to the public, including books, scores, CDs, videos, and hundreds of unique items from the history of MOT productions. From performance reviews, to photographs, to an immense recording collection, MOT is proud to offer this unique resource online.
As part of an Institute of Library and Museum Services Grant titled, "Educating the 21st Century Fine and Performing Arts Librarian," MOT interns have developed a unique online archival catalog that makes available the entire MOT archive - as well as searchable database of all performances. With assistance from the Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science, the library is currently cataloging and digitizing the MOT archives, both helping to preserve the history of dance and opera in Michigan, and provide experience to the next generation of information professionals.
Allesee Dance and Opera Resource Library Online Resources
This library has three different types of databases available, the library catalog, scanned archival items, and our performance history.
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The library catalog contains all commercial items, including dance and opera books, dance videos, cd's, LP's, and librettos. |
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The archives search contain all historical materials related to MOT, including reviews, photographs, and artist information. |
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Our performance search contains all MOT performances, including opera and dance events, and has names of all of the performers. |
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The MOT library strives to be a model for how small libraries can undertake large digitization projects.