Get trustworthy background info
- Bloomsbury Popular MusicBloomsbury Popular Music provides an in-depth analysis of popular music in a global context. It includes the entirety of the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World and the 33 1/3 series of books exploring key albums.
- Oxford Music OnlineSearch this authoritative collection for music research resources charting the diverse histories and cultures of music around the globe. Access is limited for 8 simultaneous users.
Resources for finding journal articles
- JSTORFind full text articles in academic journals or books on the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR provides articles from the journal's first issue. In some cases the most recent 2-5 years may not be available. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
- Music Periodicals DatabaseFind articles from 350 international music journals, plus the New York Times and the Washington Post. Covers all types of music from classical to modern includes concert and music reviews. Useful for music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition.
TIP: Like using Google Scholar to search for articles? Use the University Libraries version of this resource to make sure you don't hit a paywall on items available through our many digital databases!
- Google Scholar (Setup connection to get to PDFs)Use Google Scholar to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, research institutes, and scholarly repositories from colleges and universities. If you are using from off-campus access, change the "Library Settings" to University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Look for the "FindIt@U of M Twin Cities" links in your Google Scholar search results to access full text and PDFs. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
Resources for streaming audio and video
- YouTubeYou can use YouTube to find videos for your MUS 1013 projects - take note that not all YouTube videos will include the same amount of information about the video (also called metadata, and can include names of performers, dates, place of performance, etc.). If you need help with citation, check out the "Video recordings (streaming and physical media)" tab on the Music Citation Guide (Chicago Style) at https://libguides.umn.edu/music-citation-chicago-style/video or email Jessica Abbazio, Music Librarian, at jabbazio@umn.edu
- SpotifyYou can also find many streaming recordings useful for MUS 1013 research on Spotify. Having trouble with citations for sources available here? Contact Jessica Abbazio, Music Librarian, at jabbazio@umn.edu for help!
- Music Online: Popular Music LibraryMusic Online: Popular Music Library from Alexander Street contains a wide range of popular music from around the world, including hundreds of thousands of tracks from major genres in pop music, including alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks and many more.
Bringing it all together: Resources for finding books, journal articles, streaming audio and video, and more
- Libraries SearchSearch the University of Minnesota Libraries to find books, scholarly journal articles, news, magazines, media, and other items in the University's collection. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2025 4:36 PM
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