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Books

The Library uses the Library of Congress shelving arrangement.

Select areas:
M: Musical Scores
ML: Literature on Music
MT: Musical Instruction and Study

Basic Reference Sources

Location

New Grove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansREF ML100 .N48 2001
Baker's Dictionary of MusicREF ML100 .S635 1997
Harvard Dictionary of Music REF MK100 .H37 2003
Oxford Companion to Music REF ML100 .S37 2002

Find Articles and Other Materials

Select PC Indexes and Databases

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature 1966 +
Music abstracts from books, chapters, reviews, and over 3700 journals. Links to full-text articles exist for some journal titles.

Classical Music Library Classical Music Library is a growing collection of 50,000-plus tracks for listening and searching. Includes recordings of music written from the earliest times (e.g. Gregorian Chant) to the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera.

General

Academic Search Premier Indexes and links to actual articles in major scholarly music journals and related disciplines

Key Journals

19th Century Music Print/Online Holdings
Music Educators Journal Print/Online Holdings
Music Quarterly Print/Online Holdings
Opera News Print/Online Holdings
Teaching Music Print/Online Holdings

Select Websites

Associations

American Musicological Society
MENC: National Association for Music Education
Music Education Resource Base

Academic Sites

Music Department Providence College
Worldwide Internet Music Resources Indiana University

Writing Guides

Location

APA Online A portion of the Publication Manual Online
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Print copies are available REF BF76.7 .P83 2001 and Circulation Desk Reserves
Citing Sources Examples of APA, MLA and Chicago Citation styles
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Janice Schuster, Music Liaison
Last revision to this page : 13 June 2007