Music Information Sources

Articles     Best Sources for this Subject   Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians  The Baker's suite of biographical sources is also available online in Classical Music Reference. Location: 1st Floor Reference - 780.3 B17b, 2001   Classical Music Reference Library   Reference materials covering the entire history of Western classical music. Includes the Baker's suite of dictionaries. Database details.   Encyclopedia of Popular Music Online Information on popular music. Database details.   Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online   Ten volume reference set covering music of the world's peoples. Database details. Also available in print: 1st Floor Reference - 780.9 G18   International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) Full-text       1874-current Indexes 370+ scholarly and popular music journals, magazines and newspapers. Includes selected full text. Database details..   Oxford Music Online   Online version of Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music, and Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Limited to 3 simultaneous users for Grove Music Online section. Database details.   RILM Abstracts of Music Literature     1967-current International bibliography of scholarship in music and related disciplines. Limited to 8 simultaneous users. Database details.     Find Articles in Other Databases   Academic OneFile       1980-current Scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in various fields - many with full text and images. Database details.   Academic Search Premier       1975-current Covers most academic disciplines with scholarly journals, including 60+ music journals. Full-text content for most titles. Database details..   ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)       1966-current Good resource for music educators. Covers education journals, conference proceedings, research reports, etc. Database details.   Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective     1907-1984 Indexes scholarly journals as well as non-scholarly specialized periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Database details..   Humanities Full-text     Indexing 1984-current; full-text 1994-current Covers various fields in the humanities such as art, anthropology, music, etc. Database details..   JSTOR       Varies by title Full-text for back issues of scholarly journals. List of Included Music Journals. More database details..   Oxford Journals   A collection of over 200 scholarly journals from Oxford University Press. Database details.   Project MUSE       Mid-1990s to present Over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Database details..     Journals, Magazines, Newspapers   Journals in Music and Performing Arts Find journals by subject in print and online. You may also want to consult the Voyager Catalog of library materials     Multiple Database Search   Music Online    Cross-searches several digital collections from Alexander Street Press. Database details. Primary Source Materials     Archival Directories   Petrucci Music Library The free public domain sheet music library. Includes printable scores and discussion areas.     Digital Collections   American Memory A collaborative collection of digitized materials related to American history and culture. Hosted by the Library of Congress. Includes extensive sheet music, recordings and performing arts collections. Selected Resources     Citation Management   Evaluating Web Pages Location: Help in evaluating resources, especially those found on the web.     Digital Audio and Video   Art of the States   Streaming audio of selected historical music performances.   Classical Music Library   Streaming audio for a variety of genres. Limited to 10 simultaneous users. Database details   Cylinder Digitization and Preservation Project   Digital copies of 8000 cylinder recordings from UC-Santa Barbara. Various file types.   DISA/SAMAP South Africa Music Archive Project     Naxos Music Library (streaming audio database--for off campus login please contact sbrown@mtsu.edu.)     Dissertations and Theses   Dissertations and Theses Full-text from Proquest       1861-current Index to dissertations and theses published in the United States with many in full-text. Database details..   Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology     E-Books & Books   African American Music Reference   Complete contents of core books about African American music, cross indexed to allow searches by name, instrument, etc. List of publications included. See also:Database details.     Encyclopedias & Dictionaries   New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians  Also available as part of Oxford Music Online. Location: 1st Floor - Reference 780.3 G91d, 2001   Oxford Reference Online: Performing Arts Reference sources for performing arts such as dance and theatre. Database details..   Treccani Reference Portal   Website of Treccani, publisher of reference works on Italian history and culture. Includes the Dictionary of Italian Biography. Language: Italian.     Journal Citation Analysis   ISI Journal Citation Reports Journal citation analysis, including impact factors, for the Sciences and Social Sciences. Database details.     Library Catalogs   Center for Popular Music, MTSU   Howard Music Library, MTSU   Library of Congress Collection of Music, Theater and Dance   New York Public Library for the Peforming Arts   WorldCat (traditional) Massive catalog of books, manuscript collections, and other materials held at libraries around the world. Database details.     Musical Scores   Classical Scores Library   Musical scores of major composers as well as many lesser known composers and works. Database details.   Indiana University Variations: Scores Library Complete digital copies of public domain works. Websites     Academic Department   Course Page: Music 6620   School of Music, MTSU     Associations, Agencies & Organizations   American Musical Instrument Society   American Musicological Society (AMS)   American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)   College Music Society   Scholarly Music Societies Well-maintained list of music organizations.     Internet Guides   Indiana University List of Music Resources   Mozart Ways This site provides complete, four-language, annotated searchable edition of Mozarts letters, based not only on the best modern scholarship but also on new research, and it offers users first-hand insight into the workings of a remarkable eighteenth-century musical career.   PDTool Interactive tool to determine copyright status of published works. Page Maintained By: Sarah Brown

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