Research Guides: MU 205: World Music: Find Articles and Music

How do I get the article?

Use Journal Finder to see which journals you can get. Some titles are within the High Library itself (in print, microfiche, or microfilm), others are available electronically in various databases. If the journal is held, check to see if the dates you need are available. This is a powerful gateway to about 33,000 titles!

If the periodical you want is in microfilm or microfiche, you can order copies of the articles online by using ILLiad. Click on Request an Article and fill out the form. You will receive an email with a link when the article is available, usually within 24-48 hours (M-F).

Articles that are not available either in the library or in library databases can be ordered on interlibrary loan, through ILLiad. ILL can take anywhere from 3-5 business days, on average.

What is peer-reviewed? How do I know?

Journal articles that are scholarly or peer-reviewed:

are written by professionals for professionals in that field
have bibliographies, abstracts, and contain research data
are not read by the general public

In databases, click on the SCHOLARLY/PEER-REVIEWED link to retrieve this kind of article.

MU 205 Haas In-Class Assignment

You will use the Word doc below to complete in-class exploration of the resources in this guide. Some of your answers you will share in the Google Sheet. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

MU 205 Library Session Assignment

Music Databases

Music Online: Smithsonian Global Sounds This link opens in a new window
As a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions, this collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.
Music Index This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to music periodicals and literature featuring digitized content from 1970 to present. Contains cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts of articles about music, musicians, and the music industry for more than 475 periodicals, as well as book reviews, obituaries, news, and selective coverage for more than 230 periodicals.
Naxos Music Library (access limited to 5 simultaneous users) This link opens in a new window
An online library of streaming music including classical, world, jazz, and folk recordings. Also includes biographical information, opera synopses and libretti, glossaries and pronunciation guides.
Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Collection of core reference titles in music which focus on current scholarship in areas of music research including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, pedagogy, dance, and technology.
Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. Access limited to 3 simultaneous users.

Interdisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary full-text database of over 10,000 academic journals, newspapers, magazines, reports, and books. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study including the humanities, sciences and social sciences, education, arts, literature, and more.
(replaces Academic Search Complete)
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text journals, books and other published sources, covering all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content. Includes abstracts and full text from journals, books and book reviews, art work and images, performances and reviews, literature and criticisms, poems and short stories, and conference proceedings.
(replaces Humanities International Complete)
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An interdisciplinary archive of journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics. JSTOR also contains a large collection of scholarly ebooks from academic publishers.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Project Muse is a leading provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community. Project MUSE is a trusted source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals and eBooks from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies.