Course Guides

Databases

Scholarly, peer-reviewed journals are available from our subscription databases. Listed below are suggestions for starting your research. A complete list of our Digital Resources are available from the Databases link.

• Academic Search Premier [INFO]
• Humanities International Index (many full-text) [INFO]
• JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Collection (full-text backfiles) [INFO]
• MLA Directory of Periodicals [INFO]
• World History Collection (all full-text) [INFO]
• New York Times Digital Archive, 1851-2003 (all full-text) [INFO]

Books and More

The Library catalog is a collection of books and other print materials, such as videos/DVDs, music CDs, and scores. The catalog offers a variety of searches - Keyword, Subject, Author, Title, and Call Number. Examples of searches are below:

• Subject search for arrangement(music)
• Subject search for choral music
• Subject search for electronic music
• Subject search for harmony
• Subject search for jazz
• Subject search for music
• Subject search for singing
• Subject search for vocal music
• Subject search for arrangement(music)

If you cannot locate the item you are looking for, try WorldCat, a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. We may be able to obtain materials not owned by Plymouth State University through our Document Delivery system.

Reference Material

Reference sources may provide a good starting point for research and include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and statistical sources. Some key resources are listed below. Additional titles may be located by seaching the Library catalog

• The art of the piano : its performers, literature, and recordings
  McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of world drama : an international reference work in 5 volumes
• Bio-bibliographical index of musicians in the United States of America since colonial times
• The concise Oxford dictionary of music
• International encyclopedia of women composers
• The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
• Baker’s biographical dictionary of musicians
• This business of music : the definitive guide to the music industry
• Baker’s dictionary of music
• The Garland encyclopedia of world music
• The New Grove dictionary of musical instruments
• The art of the piano : its performers, literature, and recordings

Web Sites

• Internet Resources for Music Scholars from Harvard’s Loeb Music Library
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources from Indiana University
• National Association of Teachers of Singing
• Piano Technician’s Guild
• Guitar Foundation of America

More…

• Ask a Librarian
• Subject librarian: Bill Kietzman

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