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Music & Identity
Music 205
How to Find:
Music | Books |
Journal Articles |
Web Sites | Citing Sources
Music Databases & Websites
Naxos Music Library < about > Online library of thousands of tracks of predominantly classical music. - On Campus Access Only! - Be sure to log off when finished.
Naxos Music Library Jazz < about > Online library of thousands of tracks of Jazz. - On Campus Access Only! - Be sure to log off when finished.
Internet Archive Free database of over 200,000 digital recordings, many available for download
Youtube
Finding Recordings and Videos/DVDs in Ariadne
Finding
Recordings in Ariadne
Finding DVDs & Videos in Ariadne
Note: MeLCat is a good source for borrowing cds and videos/dvds, but you cannot limit your searches by material type. Look for the material icon at the right of each entry.
Finding Books
Using Catalogs to locate books:
1.) Ariadne
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Browse the shelves by Call Number
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
Using Subject Headings
Online Music Reference Sources
- New Grove dictionary of music and musicians
Ref. ML100 .N48 2000
Also online: http://0-www.oxfordmusiconline.com.ariadne.kzoo.edu/ < about >
- New Grove dictionary of opera
Ref. ML102.O6 N5 1992
Also online: http://0-www.oxfordmusiconline.com.ariadne.kzoo.edu/ < about >
- New Grove dictionary of jazz
Ref. ML102.J3 N48 2001
Also online: http://0-www.oxfordmusiconline.com.ariadne.kzoo.edu/ < about >
Grove Music Online has been a leading online resource for music research since its inception in 2001. It includes New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition (2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd Edition (2001), as well as all subsequent updates and emendations. Including 50,000 signed articles and 28,000 biographies contributed by over 6,000 scholars from around the world, Grove Music Online is an authoritative source on all aspects of music.
Useful Reference sources in the Library - General Music:
- American musical traditions, 5 v. , Ref. ML3551 .A53 2002
- Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, Ref. ML105 .B16 2001
- Encyclopedia of popular music, Ref. ML102 .P66 G84 1998
- Music research: a handbook, Ref. ML113 .S28 2009
- Chronology of American popular music, 1900-2000, Ref. ML 3477 .H64 2008
Useful Reference sources in the Library - Blues & Jazz:
- Encyclopedia of the blues, Ref. ML102 .B6 E53 2006
- The Penguin guide to blues recordings, Ref. ML3521 .R88 2006
- All musisc guide to the blues: the definitive guide to the blues , Ref. ML156.4 B6 A45 2003
- The Greenwood guide to American popular culture, Ref.E169.1 .G7555 2002
- Classic jazz , Ref. ML3508 .Y38 2001
Useful Reference sources in the Library - Rock & Roll :
- The Rolling Stone encyclopedia of rock & roll, Ref. ML102 .R6 R64 2001
- The Rolling Stone index: twenty-five years of popular culture, 1967-1991, Ref. AP2 .R73 Index
- The encyclopedia of pop, rock, & soul, Ref. ML102 .P66 S8 1989
- Find that tune: an index to rock, folk-rock, disco & soul in collections, Ref. ML128 .R6 F56 1988
- The literature of rock, 1954-1978, Ref. ML128 .R6 H6
Useful Reference sources in the Library - miscellaneous
- American Decades, 10v. Ref. E169.12 .A419 1994
- Contemporary Youth Culture, 2v , Ref. HQ 796 .C8154 2006
- The African American national biography 8v., Ref. E185.96 .A4466 2008
- Encyclopedia of American race riots, 2v , Ref. E184 .A1 E573 2007
- Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history, 6v, Ref. E185 .E54 2006
- Encyclopedia of the jazz age: from the end of World War I to the great crash,Ref. E 784 .E53 2008
- Black women in America, 3v, Ref. E185.86 B542 2005
- Current biography, 1940- , Ref. CT 100 .C8
See also: Library of Congress Classification...
Finding Journal Articles
Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources
Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines/Newspapers
Scholarly Journals
- Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
- Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographies.
- Individual issues have little or no advertising.
- Articles must go through a peer-review process.
- Articles usually report original scholarly research.
- Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
- Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the discipline.
Popular Magazines (Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone)
- Authors are free lance writers or magazine staff members.
- Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in
notes or bibliographies.
- Individual issues contain many advertisements.
- There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed
by editors or publishers.
- Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
- Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated audience.
- Language is written for the general adult audience (no specialized jargon).
Scholarly or Not?
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Online
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Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication"
to be considered scholarly!
What Journals does the Library Own?
- In paper - Check Ariadne - search on your discipline or subject area, and in Step 2, limit the location to "Periodicals"
- Online - Check Online Journals at K - to find out what online journals the Library subscribes to
Is a particular journal covered in a specific Index?
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Online <
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Do you have access to a journal?
1.) Ariadne (print)
- Title search on Title of the Journal to locate print journal
2.) Online Journals at K
- Title search on Title of the Journal
to locate article in a Full Text Database
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
Journal Indexes
Advanced Search Help
Indexes covering music
Indexes will lead you to article citations that include
author, article title, journal title, volume number, publication
date, and page number. Citations do not include the entire
article. You must locate the journal once you have a citation.
See the Music Research
Guide: Using Indexes and Databases to help select an index.
RILM
Abstracts of Music Literature < about >
Journals on music and related fields.
Produced by Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, New York.
Covers publications from 1967 - present.
Humanities
Abstracts < about > (FS)
Bibliographic index that covers English language periodicals in the humanities.
Feature articles are indexed, as are interviews, obituaries, bibliographies,
and reviews of plays, operas, ballets, dance, musicals, movies, television and
radio. Offers detailed abstracts.
Coverage: Indexing - 1984 - present; Abstracting - 1994 - present.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index < about > (from Web of Knowledge)
Provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited
references found in nearly 1,150 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals.
Coverage: 1993 - Present
America: History and Life < about >
America: History and Life is a bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Coverage: Indexing 1964 - present, Over 1,700 journals covered.
Historical
Abstracts < about >
An index to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the
United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
Published since 1955. Over 1,700 journals are covered in the database.
CAIRSS for Music < about > Free bibliographic database of music research literature in music education, music psychology, music therapy, and music medicine.
General Indexes
ArticleFirst < about > General and Multidisciplinary (FS)
MLA International Bibliography < about > Language and Literature (CSA Illumina)
New York Times (1851 to 3 years ago) < about >
New York Times (1995 to present) < about >
NewsBank < about > (FT) Michigan Newspapers: Detroit News and Grand Rapids Press
Readers' Guide Abstracts (1983-present) < about > General and Multidisciplinary
Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) <about> General and Multidisciplinary (you must enable popup windows)
Social Sciences Abstracts < about >
Indexes and abstracts s a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in social sciences journals.
Coverage: Indexing 1983- present, Over 625 periodicals.
Social
Sciences Citation Index < about > (1993-present) Covers 1,950 scholarly social sciences journals in more than 50 disciplines. Includes cited reference searching.
Resources at WMU:
Western Michigan University subscribes to both Music Index and RILM,
two indexes for music journals.
See WMU's
Music Indexes and Databases page for more information.
You can only use these resources from Western's campus.
[How to get to Western]
Full-Text Resources
Full text databases include citation information as
well as the text of the article itself.
Academic OneFile < about >
Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text.
Proquest Research Library < about >
Infotrac
General Reference Center Gold < about
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OmniFile < about >
Contains indexed and abstracted articles in html full text.
The database is comprised of records from Readers' Guide Abstracts,
Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science
Abstracts and Business Abstracts.
(Please note that each periodical can begin on a different month and year.)
Coverage: 1994-Present.
JSTOR < about >
Some of the music titles in JSTOR
JSTOR now includes several major music journals. To search
these journals, enter JSTOR and click SEARCH. Check the
box next to MUSIC and enter your search terms.
Project
MUSE < about >
Some of the music titles in Project MUSE:
Latin American Music Review(2001-)
Women and Music: A Journal of Gender and Culture (2004-)
Early Music (2004- )
Music and Letters (2004- )
Full Text Databases
Online Journals at K
- Search and Find which journals the K Library subscribes to online!
Online Journals at K - Music Periodicals - useful for browsing.
Websites
To find Web sites, use search engines and web indexes. See
Web Indexes and Directories. See also
Web Sites by Subject.
WorldCat
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WorldCat contains bibliographic citations for high-quality
Web sites on a variety of subjects. When you search WorldCat
for Web sites, remember to check the box for "Internet
Resources" in the section called "Limit type to".
Sites are selected according to a collection development policy
that emphasizes quality, authoritativeness, and durability.
See the Following Web Sites:
Use these points to evaluate the credibility of Websites:
1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are there information gaps?
Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:
Citing Your Sources using the MLA Style
See: How to Cite Sources
See also Citing Sources
for help in citing print and electronic resources in various bibliographic styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
Examples of citations in the MLA Style:
Book citation:
| Farr, Judith. The Passion of Emily Dickinson. Cambridge: Harvard UP, (1992). |
| Jarraway, DR. "Montage of an Otherness Deferred: Dreaming Subjectivity |
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in Langston Hughes." American Literature 68.4 (1996): 819-847. |
| Story, Ralph D. "Gender and ambition: Zora Neale Hurston in the Harlem |
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Renaissance." Critical Essays on Zora Neale Hurston. Ed. |
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Gloria Cronin. New York: G. K. Hall, 1998. 189-207. |
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
5th ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1999.
Reference, LB2369 .G53 1999.
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