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Music Subject GuideMajor Reference WorksIndexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text Databases Electronic Journal and Electronic Text Collections Recommended Web Sites Professional Organizations Style Manuals
Major Reference WorksGeneralBaker's Biographical Dictionary of MusiciansREF ML 105 .B16 Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music REF ML 100 .B55 2003 Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music REF ML 105 .h38 1996 International Encyclopedia of Women Composers (multi-volume set) REF ML 105 .C7 1987 Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography REF ML 113 .D83 1997 New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (multi-volume set) REF ML 100 .N48 2001 New Oxford Companion to Music REF ML 100 .N5 1983 Queer Encyclopedia of Music, Dance, and Musical Theater REF ML 100 .Q44 2004 Classical & OperaBaker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Classical MusiciansREF ML 105 .S612 1997 Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classical Music REF ML 100 .B39 2000 New Grove Dictionary of Opera (multi-volume set) REF ML 102 .O6 N5 1992 World & PopularAll Music Guide seriesBlues: REF ML 156.4 .B6 A45 2003 Country: REF ML 156.4 .C7 A45 1997 Electronic: REF ML 102 .U53 A55 2001 Hip-hop REF ML 156.4 .R27 A45 2003 Jazz: REF ML 156.4 .J3 A45 2002 Rock, Pop &Soul: REF ML 156.9 .A39 2002 Contemporary Musicians (multi-volume set) REF ML 385 .C645 Encyclopedia of Popular Music (multi-volume set) REF ML 102 .P66 G84 1998 Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (multi-volume set) REF ML 100 .G16 1997 Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music (multi-volume set) REF ML 3470 .M36 1990 
Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text DatabasesPrimary Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text DatabasesExpanded Academic ASAP [Remote access - UVM Only]
Expanded Academic ASAP is a multidisciplinary index to ca. 1,900 journals and magazines, 900 of which display the full text of articles. It also indexes The New York Times. Music periodicals such as Early Music, Music & Letters, and American Music are available full-text. Coverage: 1980 - present. RILM Abstracts [Remote access - UVM Only] RILM Abstracts of Music Literature is the premier database for international research in all areas of music since 1969. Containing over 300,000 entries, RILM includes descriptions of books, book chapters, journal articles, conference proceedings, reviews of performances and published music, and more. Music Index REF ML 118 .M84 The Music Index lists citations of articles and book reviews from ca. 500 music periodicals. Search by author or by subject. Coverage: 1949 - 2000. Historical Sets, Collected Editions, and Monuments of Music: A Guide to Their Contents (2 vol.) REF ML 113 .H52 1980 Collected Editions, Historical Series & Sets, & Monuments of Music: A Bibliography REF ML 113 .H55 1997 The two preceding works locate individual music scores within larger, multi-volume publications. Secondary Indexes and AbstractsAmerica History and Life [Remote access - UVM Only]Indexes and abstracts information on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes articles from journals as well as book reviews, film reviews, and the abstracts of dissertations. Coverage: 1964 - present. Historical Abstracts [Remote access - UVM Only] Indexes and abstracts information on the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada. Includes citations to journal articles as well as books and dissertations. Coverage: 1954 - present.
Electronic Journal and Electronic Text CollectionsUniversity of Vermont Electronic Journals in MusicAmerican Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html (At home page, click on: Collection Finder > Performing Arts.) This site displays covers and notation of sheet music published in the 19th and early 20th centuries. eHRAF Collection of Ethnography [Remote access - UVM Only] Ideal for ethnomusicology, eHRAF is a full-text collection of fully indexed books, journal articles, dissertations, and manuscripts that discuss specific aspects of 78 selected cultures from around the world. Each work is indexed at the paragraph level using specific subject codes. Expanded Academic ASAP [Remote access - UVM Only]
Expanded Academic ASAP is a multidisciplinary index to ca. 1,900 journals and magazines, 900 of which display the full text of articles. It also indexes The New York Times. Music periodicals such as Early Music, Music & Letters, and American Music are available full-text. Coverage: 1980 - present. Project Muse [Remote access - UVM Only]
An electronic collection of over 100 journals published by major university presses. The journal collection covers the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. JSTOR (Remote Access- UVM only)
JSTOR provides an electronic archive of scholarly journals, including journals in history and African American studies. Users can browse the journals or retrieve articles via full-text searching.
Recommended Web SitesWorldwide Internet Music Resourceshttp://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ This Indiana University site is an extensive guide to Web sites on all aspects of music. Nine categories of links cover all major academic, commercial, legal, organizational, and individual Web sites dealing with music. DW3 Classical Music Resources http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/classical_index.html Includes links to electronic journals, composer sites, and other electronic resources for music research.
Professional OrganizationsWorldwide Internet Music Resourceshttp://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ At this Web site, follow the links: Research and Study®Professional Societies. *MENC: The National Association for Music Education http://www.menc.org/ *(Formerly known as: Music Educators National Conference) Music Library Association http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/ Music Publishers' Association of the United States http://www.mpa.org/
Style ManualsIrvine's Writing About Music (3rd ed.)Main ML 3797 .I79 1999 Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide (3rd ed.) REF ML 3797 .W54 2002 Short Guide to Writing about Music Main ML 3797 .B4 2000 Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian) Ready REF LB 2369 .T8 1996
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