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Music 110
Fall 2007
Music 110, Professor Solis
Music Library Introduction Session
John Wagstaff (wagstaff@uiuc.edu); Kirstin Dougan (dougan@uiuc.edu)
Finding information about popular music songs and performers
Getting Started
Music Library website: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/mux/
Some Print Resources
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th edition
Music Reference [non-circulating] Call Number: ML102.P66 G842006
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Music Reference [non-circulating] Call Number: ML100 G27
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
Music Reference [non-circulating] Call Number: ML102.J3 N482002
Also included in New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians online (see below)
Some Online Resources
(all available from http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/ unless otherwise indicatied)
Academic Search Premier
Identifies articles in most scholarly subject areas including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Also provides access to many magazines such as Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated.
Alternative Press Index
Identifies full text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals from the alternative and independent press. 1991-present
Center for Black Music Research Rap and Hip Hop Resources
http://www.colum.edu/SpecialEvents/hiphop.php
International Index to Music Periodicals
Identifies articles and abstracts for international music periodicals. Covers a comprehensive range of subject areas in both scholarly and popular music journals.
LexisNexis
Identifies articles from journals, newspapers and reference books. A comprehensive source for news, business, and legal information.
Music Index
Identifies articles on music. Topics concerned with every aspect of the classical and popular world of music. 1979-present
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
An encyclopedia covering all aspects of classical, contemporary, world, and popular music. Also incorporates Grove Jazz and Grove Opera Dictionaries.
What about?
Google, Wikipedia, AllMusicGuide.com etc? Can be the only source for information on current groups/performers. However, still need to evaluate the validity of the information just as you would from any other source.
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