%0 Journal Article %T Theoretical and Analytical Study of Northwest Regional Dance Music Document Database Construction %J - %D 2017 %X Local music and dance literature refers to those documents whose contents are characterized by the local color of regional music and dance. A literature database of local music and dance serves as the pedestal for academic construction and research carried out in the field of local music and dance. At present, the construction of local music and dance literature database is far from sufficient in China, and with the development of academic studies in music and dance, more and more scholars are supposed to use local music and dance literature as reference resources. So it is a necessary requirement in the course of disciplinary development that a special literature database of local music and dance be set up, for which the present essay is an exploration in its research categories, methods and goals. %K The Northwest China %K Music Dance Database %K Construction of Database %U http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=502&doi=10.11648/j.ijla.s.2017050501.11