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MUMH 1307: Intro to Music Literature (formerly MHL 245)
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MUMH 1307: Intro to Music Literature (formerly MHL 245)
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Finding Books
R.W. Steen Library Catalog
Use the R.W. Steen Library Catalog to look up print and electronic books, as well as other locally-held materials.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials owned by libraries worldwide.
MOST OF THESE BOOKS WILL NEED TO BE ORDERED THROUGH INTERLIBRARY LOAN.
Finding Journal Articles
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Abstracts to scholarly journals, books, conference proceedings, and more on all aspects of music.
JSTOR
A trusted archive of full-text scholarly journals across all disciplines.
Academic Search Complete
With access to full-text articles in journals from many disciplines, this is an excellent resource for any subject.
Finding a Grove Music Online Article
Oxford Music Online
A gateway into music research, including the latest full-text of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Subscription limit: 11 simultaneous users.
Finding Additional Electronic Resources
Salem Reference
Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century may be accessed here!
Gale In Context: Biography
A full-text collection of biographical information on people throughout history.
Credo Reference
Start your research by reading background information on over 3.6 million topics.
Oxford History of Western Music
Offers an account of the evolution of Western classical music by musicologist Richard Taruskin.
Annotated Bibliography Tutorial
Annotated Bibliography
Assignment Information
MHL 245 Library Research/ Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Source Requirements:
Two (2) related books
One (1) related journal article
Grove Music Online article about your composer
One (1) additional electronic resource
Citing Your Sources
A Handbook for Writing For Use by Students in the School of Music
Citation Quick Guide
From the Chicago Manual of Style Online.
Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition
From the Purdue Owl.
Citations & References Guide
Naxos Streaming Music
Naxos Music Library
A comprehensive music website complete with composer biographies and online listening.
Interim Director
Jonathan Helmke
Schedule in Person or Zoom Appointment
Subjects:
Art
,
Music
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