How do I start?
FIRST-- Make a writing schedule: Research Paper Navigator
NEXT-- Organize your citations, avoid accidental plagiarism, and save lots of time writing your bibliographies with RefWorks or EndNote
FINALLY--RESEARCH!
Facts/General Reference about music: Grove Dictionary of Music, Oxford Reference Online
Finding articles about music: RILM, Music Index Online, IIMP
Locating Doctoral Dissertations on music
Find music materials in catalogs across the world: WorldCat
Find concert and recording reviews: LexisNexis, New York Times Historical Archive, Academic OneFile
Articles about music from a 19th-century perspective: RIPM
I've got a citation now, but no full-text. Now what?
Search the library catalog for the journal title to see if we have it in print or online
No luck there? Search for the journal in WorldCat to find out who owns it, then request the article through Inter-Library Loan.
How do I find primary sources?
Finding public domain sheet music: Variations Project, International Music Score Library Project, Choral Public Domain Library, Gutenberg Sheet Music,
Mutopia
Finding manuscripts and rare music collections (RISM)
Listening online (subscription provided by the library)
How can I tell whether a journal is peer-reviewed/scholarly/refereed?
Which websites are safe to use in my research?
Ask your professor before using websites for your assignment, including Wikipedia. Take into account any biases the creator of the website might have. Try using focused search engines that index more "scholarly" websites: Librarian's Internet Index, Scout Report Archives
How do I find scores, recordings, and books in print on music in our library?
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