Related Guides
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Music-Related Databases GuideExplore a comprehensive list of Libraries databases relevant to music-related research - find streaming audio and video, digital scores, articles, reference sources, and more.
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Finding Music Materials GuideNeed some help searching for and finding music materials like streaming audio and video, physical recordings, and digital and physical scores? This guide will get your started with instructions, tips, and tricks.
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Music Librarian
Getting Started
Getting started
Welcome to the MUS 1804: World Music Guide! Below, you'll find links to each of the resources covered in the MUS 1804: Music Research and Resources Guide we discussed in class (see below for a PDF version of this guide).
If you have any questions or need help, don't hesitate to reach out to Jessica Abbazio, UMN's Music Librarian, at jabbazio@umn.edu.
Find streaming audio and video
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Music Online: Smithsonian Global SoundStream music online including the collections of the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings with music from cultures all over the world.
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Contemporary World MusicWorld Music streams over 1.5 million audio tracks from about 130,000 albums, plus 22 videos. The content ranges from reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.
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Naxos Video LibraryA performing arts video library including operas, ballets, documentaries, live concerts, and musical tours of historic places.
Find Encyclopedias
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Garland Encyclopedia of World MusicFind background information and search the full text of the 10-volume print encyclopedia with links to audio examples, musical illustrations, photographs, and drawings; song texts and score examples; and charts and maps of world regions.
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Oxford Music OnlineSearch this authoritative collection for music research resources charting the diverse histories and cultures of music around the globe. Limited to 8 simultaneous users.
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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.
Search for sources in the Libraries catalog
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University of Minnesota LibrariesUse the University of Minnesota Libraries’ online catalog to search for print resources, online resources, and recordings that will help you in your research. Use the keywords you identified by in your background research to help you identify relevant sources. You can limit your search by material type, location, and many other attributes, so use the catalog facets to narrow your search to the materials that are pertinent to you.
Find articles
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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.
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RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full TextRILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text is a comprehensive bibliography of writings about music featuring citations, abstracts, and indexes. It covers over one million publications from the early 19th century to the present on traditional music, popular music, classical music, and related subjects, enhanced with the full text of more than 200 periodicals.
Cite your sources
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Purdue Online Writing LabThe Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides formatting examples for Chicago, APA, and MLA style citations. Use the links on the left side of the site to find examples of citations for books, articles, and more.
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Chicago Manual of Style OnlineThis resource provides online access to the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, which covers a variety of topics from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage, and citation formating. The citation quick guide covers both the author-date and the notes and bibliography systems.
The above sources include great examples for citing books, articles, and more. But they don't all have examples for citing every type of music-related resource you might want to use for your research. For those tricky-to-cite materials, this guide to Chicago Style citations may come in handy:
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