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Internet Resources

All-Music Guide
http://www.allmusic.com/
Essays on a variety of music genres.

All About Jazz
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/newbie.htm
Interviews, reviews, and more information for the person just learning about jazz.

Aria Database
http://www.aria-database.com/
The Aria Database is a diverse collection of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Designed for singers and non-singers alike, the Database includes translations and aria texts of most arias.

ClassicalNet
http://www.classical.net/
Features reviews of more than 2200 CDs, as well as 5500 files and over 3800 links to a wide array of classical music sites.

MTV News
http://www.mtv.com/news/
News about current popular music.

Worldwide Internet Music Resources
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/
Directory of links to all types of music maintained by Indiana University.

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Electronic Databases

Available by clicking on the title of the database below. Access from home or work is available for these databases, please read the instructions for Off Campus Users.

Infotrac's Academic ASAP is a good bet for finding more scholarly articles about music, while General Reference Gold would have more articles about current and popular music.

Academic Search Elite

Expanded Academic ASAP

General Reference Center Gold

Proquest Online Newspapers

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Audiovisual Materials

We have some compact disks of popular and classical music located in the AV shelving of the library. Students may check out Student AV materials and are welcome to view Staff AV materials in the library.

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Periodicals

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    Entertainment Weekly

Rolling Stone

Spin

Vibe

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Key Reference Books

Click on a title to see if it is available in the library; a new window will open when you click a title.

R780.004 P595
Cassell companion to 20th-century music.

R780.3 G8
Grove's dictionary of music and musicians.

R780.3 H339
The Harvard concise dictionary of music and musicians.

780.3 OX98
The Oxford companion to music.

R780.92 EW94C
Composers since 1900; a biographical and critical guide.

R781.6403 P398
The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music.

R781.66 R754
The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll.

Online Catalog - Webcat

Provides access to books, magazines, reserve material, audio-visual material, and web resources.

  • Most of the books on music are in the 780's.
  • Books on ipods, digital music, and music software are in 000-025
  • Books art CD/Album cover and music related visual art are in the 740's

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