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The University Libraries provide a wide range of electronic resources. This
page includes a selection of electronic resources that may be helpful with music
research. A complete listing of databases can be found here.
To start a database or to connect to a resource, click on the title.
Minerva - Library
catalog containing information about items owned by the seven libraries at the
University of Louisville
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Grove
Music Online (New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians)
The premier music encyclopedia covering all aspects of music knowledge in over 29,000
articles
- Oxford English Dictionary
English language dictionary including definitions, etymologies, and quotations
- Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles contributed by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines, covering all academic fields
and curriculum topics
Electronic Journals - list of
music journals that are available electronically. Electronic journals can
also be found in Mineva.
Online Listening & Learning
- African
American Song
Streamed audio of African American music which includes jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives.
- Classical
Music Library
Streamed audio of classical music, with a particular focus on contemporary
music and women composers.
- Database of Recorded American Music
Streamed audio of recordings by American composers and artists including CD quality audio, liner notes and essays from New
World Composers, Inc., and other important labels.
- Naxos
Music Library
Streamed audio of classical music; also includes jazz, world, folk,
and Chinese music.
- Naxos
Music Library Jazz
Streamed audio of jazz music.
- Smithsonian
Global Sound
Streamed audio of world, American folk, blues, jazz, American Indian,
old time country, and children's music; also includes spoken word
and sounds.
Indexes & Abstracts - finding citations to articles in journals
and other literature
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Citations and abstracts to articles and other literature relating to music (more
info)
- Music Index
Citations to articles in over 640 international music periodicals (list of titles |
more info)
- IIMP (International Index to Music Periodicals)
Indexes more than 375 international music periodicals; includes some abstracts
and full-text (list of titles)
- Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology
More than 11,400 citations to completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the
fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as related musical, scientific,
and humanistic disciplines (more info)
- ArticleFirst
Index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals
- IIPA (International Index to the Performing Arts)
Indexes more than 200 international performing arts periodicals; includes some abstracts and full-text
(list of titles)
- ERIC via EBSCOhost
(some full-text), FirstSearch,
AskERIC,
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment
Indexes journals and reports on educations
- EBSCO Academic
Indexing and abstracts for over 3,200 publications; includes some full-text
- ProQuest Direct
Cross-section of general periodicals and several national newspapers; includes some full-text
Other Catalogs
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WorldCat
Contains information and holdings of materials in OCLC libraries world wide.
- RISM Online
(International Inventory of Musical Sources after 1600)
Catalog of
sources of music and writings about music.
- Library Catalogs at other Institutions (see also
Other Library Catalogs for catalogs in the region and worldwide)
World Wide Web Resources
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