Online Resources for Music
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| Library Catalog (FLO): Find books in the NEC Libraries and the eight other FLO libraries. Also find course reserves, journal titles (not article titles), and your borrower information. |
Databases and Reference Works (Articles and more): Search for articles (full-text and citations) in databases and consult reference works online. Quick Links: Music Index | RILM | New Grove Online . |
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Recommended Web Sites: Browse selected web sites related to music, research, and Boston. |
Biography Resource Center: Quick reference information on over 900,000 people.
Boston Globe, 1980-Access made possible by funding from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Boston Herald, 1991-Access made possible by funding from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Britannica Online: The Encyclopedia Brittanica, with links to over 130,000 web sites.
Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology-Online: Database of completed and in-progress dissertations.
Eric Includes citations, abstracts and full-text articles in the field of education.
Expanded Academic ASAP : Indexes primarily non-music journals; includes many with full text.
General Reference Center : Access made possible by the Massachusetts Library and Information Network, a service of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; funded by the State of Massachusetts.
Literary Reference Center: Access made possible by the Massachusetts Library and Information Network, a service of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; funded by the State of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Newsstand: Provides full-text access to current and back issues of 15 major Massachusetts newspapers. Access made possible by funding from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Music Index Online: International index to 690 music periodicals, currently covering the period 1975-2005. Note: Citations from the period 1949-1974 are in print only; these volumes are to be found on the table in the Reading Room (call number: Ref. ML118 .M86).
Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition
netLibrary: Electronic book collection of 3,500 classic titles and 3,000 recently published books (non-music subjects). Brought to you by the Boston Public Library Statewide Reference and Referral Center, funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Newspaper Source: Provides selected full-text for 25 national and international newspapers.
OCLC FirstSearch: Includes access to Art Abstracts, Books-in-Print, Dissertation Abstracts, ERIC,Readers Guide, and WorldCat (The OCLC Online Union Catalog) . Go to Reference Desk for access.
RILM: Comprehensive index to all literature about music published since 1969 (currently covers 1969-1998/99). Includes abstracts in English for journal articles, dissertations, conference reports and monographs published throughout the world. Available off-campus to current college students and faculty
RIPM: Retrospective index to music periodicals, 1800-1950.
Available off-campus to current college students and faculty
RISM: International inventory of music manuscripts, 1600-1800.
Available off-campus to current college students and faculty
WorldCat: World's largest network of library content and services.
Further Internet resources of all types can be found by searching under the general subject heading, Computer network resources, in the online catalog (under "Basic Search"). Also look for Computer network resources as a subdivision under other subjects: e.g., Performance practice (Music)--Bibliography--Computer network resources. To search for music-related Internet resources, search under the subject heading, Music--Computer network resources. To search specifically for online music journals, try the subject heading, Music--Periodicals--Computer network resources.
American Musicological Society: Links of interest to musicologists.
American Universities: Links to homepages of US and international colleges and universities.
Boston Online: Local information resource.
Citing Electronic Resources: Compiled by the Internet Public Library.
Lied and Song Texts Page: A very useful archive of Art song and Lieder texts in approximately 20 languages. May be searched by composer, poet, titles, and first lines. Many, but not all, also have English translations. Created and maintained by Emily Ezust.
Merriam-Webster's WWWebster Dictionary and Thesaurus
MLA Copyright Page: American copyright laws for music.
Music Research Databases: Compiled by William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music.
Obituary File: For musicians.
Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Also compiled at Indiana University.