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Information Sources on Music and Musicians
I. Books and Audiovisuals
II Periodical Resources
A. Electronic Indexes and Full-Text Collections
i. Primary online indexes
ii. Other online indexes
B. Print Indexes and Bibliographies
III. Reference Materials
A. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
B. Other Reference Sources
IV. Government Publications
V. Web Resources
VI. Course Information
VII. Help from the Library
Use tomCat (the U of M Library
catalog).
To search holdings only in the Music Library, select "Music Branch Library at UofM" from the holdings location menu on the Web Basic Search. If using the Telnet version of the catalog, log in with the User Name PAC0104.
For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as music theory 18th century or symphony orchestras .
For books about musicians and their works, use the musicians's name as a subject;
e.g., beethoven ludwig van.
Also try searching by keywords such as beethoven symphonies or beethoven mozart.
For sound recordings, search by keywords : e.g., compact disc violin piano or sound recording beethoven .
For scores, search by keywords : e.g. beethoven scores .
Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)
netLibrary [UM Only] A collection of over 55,000 electronic books in various disciplines. Some of these items may be available in print as well as electronically.
Use an electronic database.
These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Databases by Adademic Area. For help finding articles try How to Find Articles in Periodicals and refer to How to find Print Periodicals for help locating the articles you've found. If the periodical is available electronically, you will find a link to it from the electronic journals
list.
i. Primary online indexes
Classical Music Online [UM Only]
The world's largest multi-label database of recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Search or browse by composer, artist, conductor, ensemble, instrument, genre, period, or label. Genres include orchestral music, chamber music, instrumental music, stage & screen, vocal & choral, and opera & operetta. Coverage: varies.
International Index to Music Periodicals (1996) [UM Only]
Indexes 400+ music periodicals, with about 80 including full-text.
RILM Music Abstracts (Music periodicals, 1969 -) [UM Only]
Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale. International coverage with abstracts from articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festschriften, icnonographies, critical commentaries to complete works, conference proceedings, and reviews.
ii. Other online indexes
Expanded Academic Index (1980-) [UM Only]
Indexes about 1,900 magazines, journals, and the NY Times newspaper. Most have abstracts, and about 900 are full text.
Humanities Full Text (citations, abstracts, full text).[UM Only]
Indexes periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1984- ; full text, 1995-
IngentaConnect [Open Access]
Formerly Uncover. Browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [UM Only]
Provides full text of many magazines and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990.
JSTOR [UM Only]
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals which have been digitized, starting with the very first issues.
MLA International Bibliography (periodicals and books chapters, 1963 - ) [UM Only]
Indexes 4,000 periodicals covering literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.
Music Index [CD - Music Library]
Oxford Reference Online [UM Only]
The Oxford Reference Online Premium collection is an online collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias in many fields including: art & architecture, bilingual dictionaries, biological science, classics, computing, earth & environmental sciences, economics & business, English dictionaries and thesauruses, English language reference, food & drink, history, law, literature, maps & illustrations, military history, mythology & folklore, names & places, performing arts, physical sciences & mathematics, politics & social sciences, quotations, religion & philosophy, and science.
PowerSearch [UM Only]
Searches the 12 InfoTrac databases simultaneously.
Project Muse (Full-text) [UM Only]
Provides electronic full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
PsycINFO (1887 - ) [UM Only]
Provides citations and abstracts to articles in over 1,300 journals, plus books and book chapters, and dissertations. Includes thesaurus of subject headings.
Social Sciences Full Text (citations, abstracts, full text).[UM Only]
Part of Wilson Omni File Mega. Indexes and in many cases provides full text for periodicals in the social sciences. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-
Sociological Abstracts [UM Only]
Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Indexing began 1963; abstracting began 1974.
Web of Knowledge
Resources specific to the Humanities on WoK include Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Current Contents Connect for Arts & Humanities, ISI Proceedings for Social Science and the Humanities.
Wilson OmniFile Mega Edition (citations, abstracts, full text) [UM Only]
Provides access to eleven databases: Education , General Science , Humanities , Readers' Guide , Social Sciences, Wilson Business, Art, Applied Science & Technology, Index to Legal Periodicals, Library Literature & Information Science, Biological & Agricultural. Search databases individually, in selected groups, or all at once. Coverage: mid-1980s-.
WorldCat [UM Only]
Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries, including books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and websites. Contains manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Music Index (1949-1998)(Music Library)
Art and Humanities Citation Index (1976-2002) [McWherter Reference Index Tables]
Humanities Index (1974-1996) [McWherter Reference Index Tables]
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (magazines, 1890-2000) [Reference Index Tables]
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (6 vols.)[Ref ML105.B16 2001](also in Music Library)
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians [Music Library Ref ML105.S612 1997]
International Encyclopedia of the Dance [Online, UM Only]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music [Ref ML102.J3 S8](also in Music Library)
Encyclopedia of Theatre Music [Ref ML128.S3 L5](also in Music Library)
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era: 1760-1850 (2 vols.) [Ref NX452.5.R64 E53 2004]
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa (10 vols.)[Music Library ML100.G16 1998]
Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (6 vols.) [Music Library ML102.P66 G84 1995]
International Encyclopedia of Women Composers [Music Library Ref ML105.C7 1987]
Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart [Music Library Ref ML100.M987 1994-]
New Grove Dictionary of American Music (4 vols.)[Ref ML101.U6 N48](also in Music Library)
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (3 vols.)[Ref ML102.J3 N48 2002](latest version in Music Library)
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians [Ref ML100.N48](latest version in Music Library) -
Availabale online. [UM Only]
New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (3 vols.)[Music Library Ref ML102.I5 N48 1984]
New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 vols.)[Music Library Ref ML102.O6 N5 1992]
New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers [Music Library Ref ML105.N67x 1995]
New Harvard Dictionary of Music [Music Library Reserve ML100.N485 1986](previous editions in McWherter)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance [Online, UM Only]
Rock Encyclopedia [Ref ML102.P66 R7](also in Music Library)
A Century of American Popular Music : 2000 Best-Loved and Remembered Songs (1899-1999) [Ref ML128.P63 J37 2002]
Composers Since 1900 [Ref ML390.E833] (also in Music Library)
Crowell's Handbook of World Opera [Ref ML102.O6 M6](also in Music Library)
Ganzl's Book of Musical Theatre [Ref MT95.G2 1989]
Great Composers 1300-1900: A Biographical and Critical Guide [Ref ML105.E944]
Grey House Performing Arts Directory [Music Library Ref PN1561.G74]
Guide to the Performing Arts (annual volumes 1957-1968) [Ref ML118.G8]
Handbook of Music Terms [Ref ML 108.G844 H3](also in Music Library)
International Who's Who in Classical Music [Music Library Ref ML105.I54]
Introduction to Music Research [Ref ML3797.W37](also in Music Library)
Jazz A-Z [Ref ML102.J3 C6]
Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts [Music Library Ref ML12.M88]
Musical Instruments [Ref ML462.H66]
National Anthems [Ref ML3545.N29 1967]
101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers [Ref MT6.B69505]
Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments [Music Library Ref ML102.I5 B34 1992]
Popular Music: An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs (1920-1969) [Ref ML120.U5 S5](Also in Music Library)
Recital Recording from the University of Memphis
Song Index: An Index to More Than 12,000 Songs in 177 Song Collections [Ref ML128.S3 S31](also in Music Library)
Who's Who in Opera: A Guide to Opera Characters [Music Library Ref ML102.O6 B6 1998]
Who's Who in Rock Music [Ref ML102.R6 1982]
Publications related to music issued by federal and Tennessee state agencies are available online and in the Government Publications Department on the first floor of McWherter Library. Staff in the department will assist you in finding and using
both electronic and print materials produced by various federal and state agencies, such as the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress has an extensive collection of sound recordings, many of which are available online, in their American Folklife Center.
You may want to explore web sites using various internet resources or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See
Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ] The web sites
listed below are examples of the various types of information available via the Internet.
Internet Resources for Music Scholars (Loeb Music Library of the Harvard College Library)
Music Resources (Sibelius Academy)
Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana University)
Music Organizations and Professional Societies (Indiana University)
A Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians (Music Library Association)
Historic American Sheet Music - The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University holds a significant
collection of 19th and early 20th century American sheet music. The Historic American Sheet Music
Project provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United
States between 1850 and 1920.
National Endowment for the Arts Provides useful information for artists on how to obtain grants, funding, health insurance, and more.
Library of Congress American Folklife Center Sound recordings available online. Their online special collections include:
Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943
Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
The Endangered Music Project
The Alan Lomax Collection Includes recordings made in the South in the 1930's.
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
Music Department, University of Memphis
Guide to research in McWherter Library
Still can't find what you're looking for?
Try Ask A Librarian
For additional assistance, you may contact the liaison librarian for Music:
Anna Neal
Phone: 901.678.4412
Email: abneal@memphis.edu
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