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Music 261 | Selected Resources | Spring 2004


Citation Guides || Dictionaries || Encyclopedias - Special || Bibliographies & Special Indexes || Indexes & Abstracts || WWW Resources

CITATION GUIDES

In addition to citation format information found in the several
writing guides described on your course syllabus, you can consult:

  • For guidance in citing electronic information consult the link, Guides to Citing Sources", on the Library's Electronic Resources web page.

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DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS & GUIDES - General/Music

AMG: All Music Guide
- a useful popular music guide to recordings with information
about artists, albums, and genres. Searchable.

Arnold, D., ed. The New Oxford Companion to Music.
London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1983. 2 vols. (Ref ML105 .N5 1983)
Brief definitions in music worldwide, as well as extended entries on composers, instruments, theoretical topics, and individual countries with survey articles. Bibliographies included.

Baker, Theodore. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 9th ed. New York: Schirmer, 2001. 6 vols. (Ref ML105 .B16 2001)
Offers historical and musicological information in addition to biography. Popular musicians included in this latest edition of this standard biographical dictionary in music. Some bibliographies provide references to analysis and criticism of a composer's work. Vol. 6, genre and nationality indexes.

Sadie, Stanley, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. New York: Groves Dictionaries, 2001. 29 vols. (Ref ML100.N48 2001)
The standard, scholarly, and comprehensive music encyclopedia in English. Contains entries on music history, theory and practice, instruments, and terms. More than half the entries are about composers and are extensive, including lists of works and bibliographies.

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DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS - Specialized/Music

Boyd, Malcolm, ed. J.S. Bach. Oxford Composer Companions Series. New York: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1999. (Ref ML410.B1 J15 1999)

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. New York: Garland, 1997- . multi-volume. (Ref ML100 .G16 1998)

Harry, Bill. The Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia. New York: Hyperion, 1992. (Ref ML421.B4 H45 1992)

Kernfeld,Barry, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd ed. New York: Grove's, 2001. 3 vols. (Ref ML102 .J3 N48 2001)
Comprehensive; authoritative articles; includes bibliographies.

Larkin, Colin, ed. Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 3rd ed. New York: Muse UK, 1998. 8 vols. (Ref ML102 .P66 G84 1998)
Bibliographies by subject & artist in vol. 8

World Music; the Rough Guide. London: Rough Guides, 1999. 2 vols. (Ref ML102.W67 W67 1999) Especially, vol. 2, Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific.

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Hoffman, Frank W. The Literature of Rock I, 1954-1978; The Literature of Rock II, 1979-1983. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Pr., 1981 and 1988. (Ref ML128 .R6 H62) Referencees to books and articles, all time periods -- a wonderful time-saver! Arranged according to historical outline of the genre. Use the index.

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HOW DO I FIND BOOKS ON MY TOPIC?

ELIZA, the library's online catalog, is the "key" to finding information in the Wallace Library. Books, periodical titles, audiovisual material (e.g., CDs, phonorecordings), special collections, and interactive multimedia are all catalogued in ELIZA. Search, using the web version, by 1) author; 2) title, if a particular work's title is known; 3) subject heading, if the Library of Congress Subject Heading is known; and 4) keyword, to combine words and to find LC Subject Headings in records.

Note the call# and location to find the item on the shelf.

WorldCat is another online catalog, but of information in 1000's of libraries around the world. Books, periodical titles, audiovisual material (e.g., cds, phonorecordings), special collections, web sites, and interactive multimedia are all catalogued in WorldCat. Search by author, title, keywords, or subject heading among other options. Always check the Wheaton Library's catalog (ELIZA) before you order an item via Interlibrary Loan. Available via the "quick link" under Online Research Databases from the Library Homepage "Electronic Resources" link.


INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

For journal, magazine, and newspaper articles (some full-text, others bibliographic information only) WATCH DATES OF COVERAGE; BE AWARE OF WHAT IT IS YOU'RE READING -- IT CAN BE CONFUSING!

Expanded Academic ASAP, 1980- . available via InfoTRAC from the Library Homepage's "Electronic Resources" link.Abstracts and some full-text articles from scholarly journals,across all disciplines, and general-interest publications . (best for popular music 1980+)

Lexis-Nexis Academic, dates of coverage vary by source. available via the "quick link" within Online Research Databases on the Library's "Electronic Resources" web page. Full-text news articles in magazines and newspapers. Go to Guided News Search(tab) and select either General News or Arts & Sports News. For the latter, select News Source ...reviewsor Entertainment News.

Music Index Online, 1979- . available from the Library "Electronic Resources" web page, Online Research Databases A-Z List. Citations to articles, book and record reviews, first performances, and obituaries from over 640 international music periodicals, scholarly and popular, covering a wide range of classical music, popular music, and ethnomusicological topics. Some overlap with Expanded Academic ASAP (Use Music Index, print ed., located in the Reference Room, to find articles published 1949-1978.)

The New York Times Online, 1851-present, in two files, current and historical. available via the "quick link" within Online Research Databases on the Library's "Electronic Resources" web page Includes indexing, full-text articles, and full-page images. Simultaneous searching in The Washington Post is possible.

Readers' Guide To Periodical Literature. New York: Wilson, 1900 - . Wilson Readers' Guide Abstracts, 1984- . available via Ovid from the Library Homepage's "Electronic Resources" link. Index to popular, general interest, and news magazines. (best for works released since 1984; some overlap with Expanded Academic ASAP)


HOW DO I ACTUALLY GET THE ARTICLES I KNOW I NEED?

After locating a bibliographic reference to a journal article using online indexes/abstracts(databases) or in books or other articles, search by title of periodical in ELIZA, the library's online catalog, to see if Wheaton has it in print or electronic format. (An automatic title search in ELIZA is initiated from each bibliographic record generated by a search in the Ovid, InfoTRAC, and WorldCat databases.) ELIZA leads you directly to many electronic journals for full-text articles when they are available in that format. A subject search in Expanded Academic Index, often yields full-text articles.

When an item is not available at Wheaton, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Use ILL-LINK from the Library Home Page's "Online Request Forms" or the direct order function within the Ovid or WorldCat databases. Allow up to 2 weeks.

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WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCES

EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND ON THE WEB!

For some guidance, look at Evaluating Internet Information.
In addition to evaluating the appropriateness and reliability of the information you find, pay particular attention to its authority. Who is responsible for its content and for what purpose is it written?

Search Tools

WorldCat (see description above) by limiting a keyword search to Internet Resources, you can locate web sites catalogued (vetted) by libraries worldwide, usually, a good indication of quality and relevance.

Search Engines
Use your favorite one or two, e.g., Google , AllTheWeb.

General Subject Directories -- For exploring the web in limited spaces

INFOMINE -- "resources of relevance to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level"; selected by academic librarians. Go to "Visual and Performing Arts"

Librarians' Index to the Internet -- selected and evaluated by librarians as reliable and useful guides to internet resources.


Music Subject Directories/Gateways -- For exploring within even more limited spaces, perhaps

BUBL LINK: Creative Arts (see Musicians, Jazz Music, Popular Music, etc.)
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/art.html

DW3 Classical Music Sources -- well-organized; from Duke University. Searchable. http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/classical_index.html

Music at UCC: Web Resources for Study and Research - well-organized index from Univ. College Cork (Ireland). http://www.music.ucc.ie/wrrm/index.html

Worldwide Internet Music Resources -from Indiana Univ. Music Library. http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources

Miscellaneous Sites


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