Research Resources: Music

Subject-Specific Online Databases


Music Index	Citations for journal articles and reviews of books, recordings and performances published 1979 – present.	More Info
RILM Music Abstracts	Articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, ethnographic recordings, Festschriften, films, iconographies, and videos published 1967 – present	More Info


Academic Search Complete	An excellent starting point for finding articles in magazines and journals, mostly from fairly recent time periods. Some full-text.	More Info
JSTOR	A full-text collection of over 1,000 major scholarly journals. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years for most journals.	More Info
Project Muse	Full text access is available to over 380 journals in the humanities and social sciences.	More Info


Magnus	Online catalog providing access to Luther College library and archival collections.	More Info
WorldCat	WorldCat connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.	More Info


New York Times (1995-Present)	Full text of the New York Times (1995 to the present)	More Info
New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)	Searchable full-text newspaper articles from the New York Times from 1851 to 2005.	More Info
Newspaper Abstracts	Citations and abstracts for articles from about 50 national and regional newspapers published 1989 – present	More Info
Newspaper Source	Coverage for over 200 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes The Times (London) and full transcripts from selected newscasts, including Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, CNNÂ®, CNBC, National Public Radio (NPR). Full text for most articles	More Info
Wall Street Journal	Citations for significant articles in the 3-star Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1971 – present. Complete full text on microfilm (1972 – 2001): AN2 .W2 Full text online for issues published 1984 – present.	More Info

Poole's Index to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .P7

Citations for articles in U.S. and British general interest periodicals published 1802 – 1907. Subject index only.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature

Index Area: AI3 .I6

Citations for articles in English language general interest magazines published 1890 – February 1983.


Grove Music Online	Now part of Oxford Music Online, the Grove music resources are the best place to start your music research.	More Info
Naxos Music Library	Streaming access to over 80,000 tracks of music from the Naxos and Marco Polo labels. Includes liner notes. Login is limited to one hour.	More Info
Naxos Music Library: Jazz	Over 500 jazz artists are represented. Naxos Music Library Jazz comprises Naxos Jazz and the 22 labels of Fantasy Jazz.	More Info

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

Reference ML105 .B16 2001

Provides concise biographies of musicians, including classical, popular and jazz.
Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians

Ref ML105.B16 2001

Contains short biographies of musicians of all types.
Garland encyclopedia of world music

Ref ML100.G16 1998

Excellent source covering the history and practices of music from around the world. Each volume covers a different geographical area.
Harvard Dictionary of Music

Reference ML100 .A64 2003

The standard dictionary of music.
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Reference ML100 .N48 2001

The definitive source for all things related to music. Also available online through Grove Music Online.

Writing About Music: A Style Sheet from the Editors of 19th-Century Music

Reference Desk ML3797 .W75 1988

Offers specific examples of how to cite research materials related to music.
Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide

Reference Desk ML3797 .W54 2002

An excellent place to get an overview on how to write about music. Includes specific citation examples.