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How
to Research Music Find Books, Find Articles or Find Internet resources.
A print version of this guide is available
in COM Library, but this online version should always be more current. Still
have questions after reading this guide?
Subject Headings
When you want books, search the library catalog for
the following subject headings. Try the Library of Congress Subject Headings
books for more subject headings.
MUSIC
MUSIC, AFRICAN
MUSIC, AMERICAN
MUSIC, GREEK AND ROMAN
MUSIC, ORIENTAL
MUSIC, PRIMITIVE
MUSIC--CARIBBEAN AREA
MUSIC--HISTORY AND CRITICISM
MUSIC--UNITED STATES--HISTORY AND CRITICISM
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
MUSICALS
MUSICIANS
Call Numbers
If you want to browse the shelves, try the following call numbers in reference
and the main collection.
M-Music
Other Books
The books on the following list are in the main collection.Check the library
catalog for additional materials.
African Music A People's Art: ML 350 B4213 Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae ML
3565 M36 The Complete Book of Classical Music MT
6 E89 The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music ML
100 G16 Genesis of a Music: An Account of
a Creative Work, its Roots and its Fulfillments ML
1400 P3 History of Popular Music ML 2811 E77 A History of Popular Music in America ML
2811 S7 A History of Western Music ML 160 G87 Music in Western Civilization ML 160
L25 M8 Music Through the Ages, an Introduction
to Music History ML 160 B334 New Oxford History of Music ML 160
N44 Philosophies of Music History: A Study
of General Histories of Music, 1600-1960 ML
3800 A43 P5 The Rise of Music in the Ancient World,
East and West ML 162 S14
Reference Books
When you need factual information like statistics, definitions, and scientific
values/tables, try reference books. Reference books are kept in a separate
collection on the main floor of the library. The list below includes frequently
used reference books with their call numbers. Check the library
catalog for additional reference materials.
The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia ML 102 M88
H59 Ref Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians ML 105 B16 Ref The Complete Encyclopedia of Jazz 1900-1950 ML 102
P66 K55 Ref Harvard Dictionary of Music ML 100 A64 Ref The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians ML
100 T47 Ref The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ML
100 N48 Ref SongCite: An Index to Popular Songs ML 128 P63
G65 Ref
Song Finder: A Title Index to 32,000 Popular Songs in Collections, 1854-1992
ML 128 World Music: The Rough Guide ML 3545 W67x 1994 Ref
Series Books
COM Library has several series of books that focus on specific topics. You
can access a list of all of the books in the series in the library
catalog by performing a series search using the phrases below.
eBooks
COM Library has access to eBooks, electronic versions of printed books. To
access them, go to Find Books and click on eBooks. From this page you can
access both free eBooks and eBooks only available to COM Library users. Through NetLibrary you
can access thousands of full text books. Please note the special
instructions on the eBooks page for accessing the NetLibrary collection.
Access eBooks now.
Find Articles < ">How
to find articles.COM Library has online databases that
can help you locate articles. If an article is unavailable from COM Library,
we will be glad to request it through Interlibrary
Loan (ILL). The length of time it takes to obtains an article through
ILL can vary from next day to several weeks, depending on the lending
library.
Online Databases
COM Library has access to many online databases that have full text articles.
Best Bet Databases
To access the COM Library databases that are your best bets, go to COM Library's Databases:
Arts & Humanities.
Periodicals
The list below reflects periodicals currently subscribed to by the COM Library:
The Internet can be an excellent resource for information. To
search for Internet resources on your own, access some of the best search
engines and directories on the Internet from COM Library's Search page.
COM Library has also created it's own directory, Internet
by Subject, that covers many topics. Web Sites has
a specific page that covers your topic, with links to some of the best
resources on the Internet:
Reserves
Material placed on reserve by your instructor should be requested at the circulation
desk. Some library items are placed on permanent reserve and also must be
requested at the circulation desk. You may check for reserves by clicking
on the Course Reserves tab in the library
catalog.
Questions?
If you still have questions after reading this guide,
try some of COM Library's FAQs, or you may
ask the Reference Librarian for assistance. The Reference Office is located
on the ground floor of the library near the Online Library.
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