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Subject Specific Databases
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Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (now Oxford Music Online) (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com) VPN
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The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians in now part of Oxford Music Online. It can be searched alone, or together with the Oxford Dictionary of Music and/or the Oxford Companion to Music. Grove Music includes over 20,000 biographies of composers, performers, and writers on music, and over 9,000 articles with extensive bibliographies and cross references
- Access: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com) VPN
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IIMP Full Text: International Index to Music Periodicals [via Proquest] (http://uclibs.org/PID/4248) VPN
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IIMP Full Text covers nearly all aspects of the world of music, from the most scholarly studies to the latest crazes. IIMP Full Text draws its current content from more than 370 international music periodicals from over 20 countries with over 60 Full Text titles. IIMP Full Text also includes retrospective coverage from over 185 periodicals dating back as far as 1874. Included in the current and retrospective content are 29 complete-run titles, from inception to the present (or final) issue, and many partial run titles. Most IIMP Full Text records in the current coverage contain an abstract, and additionally many IIMP Full Text records contain the corresponding full text of the original article.
- Coverage: 1874-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/4248 (http://uclibs.org/PID/4248) VPN
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RILM: International Repertory of Music Literature [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/16255) VPN
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RILM is the Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale or International Repertory of Music Literature. International coverage for all types of materials, including periodicals, dissertations and essays, in the area of music including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments, voice, dance, and music therapy.
Access via NISC will end April 17, 2009. Access has moved to EBSCOHOST.
- Coverage: 1967-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/16255 (http://uclibs.org/PID/16255) VPN
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RIPM: International Index to Nineteenth-Century Music Periodicals [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/16694) VPN
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Indexes and abstracts over 65 journals on music from the U.S., Europe and Russia.
Access via NISC will end on April 17, 2009. Access will continue from EBSCOHOST.
- Coverage: 19th century
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/16694 (http://uclibs.org/PID/16694) VPN
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Music Index Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/1386) VPN
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Citations from more than 655 international music periodicals
- Coverage: 1979-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/1386 (http://uclibs.org/PID/1386) VPN
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RISM: International Inventory of Musical Sources [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/32967) VPN
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The International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) aims to comprehensively document the world's musical sources of manuscripts or printed music, works on music theory and libretti stored in libraries, archives, monasteries, schools and private collections. The 4 RISM databases include more than 412,000 records with at least 20,000 new records added each year. The music manuscript database contains over 506,000 searchable musical incipits that can be viewed as musical scores. 1.5 million music manuscripts are estimated to exist for which RISM provides the most extensive cataloguing to-date.
Access via NISC will end April 17, 2009. Access with continue via EBSCOHOST.
- Coverage: 1600-1850
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/32967 (http://uclibs.org/PID/32967) VPN
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Classical Music Library (http://clmu.alexanderstreet.com) VPN
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A streaming audio database which allows listening to musical audio files of classical recordings. Features tens of thousands of recordings ranging from Gregorian chant to the works of modern
composers.
- Access: http://clmu.alexanderstreet.com (http://clmu.alexanderstreet.com) VPN
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Smithsonian Global Sound (http://ucdavis2.classical.com) VPN
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A streaming audio database which allows listening to audio files of the world's musical and aural traditions. Featuring over 35,000 tracks of recordings around the world as well as spoken word recordings of biography, memoir, drama, poetry and other sounds.
- Access: http://ucdavis2.classical.com (http://ucdavis2.classical.com) VPN
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- If off campus users experience problems, try the proxy server or the alternate URL of ucdavis.classical.com
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African American Song (http://ucdavis4.classical.com/) VPN
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A streaming audio database which allows listening to audio files documenting the history of African American music. Featuring over 15,000 tracks of historical recordings including jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs and narratives.
- Coverage: 1900-1950
- Access: http://ucdavis4.classical.com/ (http://ucdavis4.classical.com/) VPN
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- If off campus users experience problems, try the proxy server or the alternate URL of ucdavis.classical.com
General Databases
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General Databases in the Humanities and Social Sciences (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35)
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This is a list of the best general databases in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It includes abstracting and indexing services, FullText Databases and Electronic Journal Libraries which are of interest to the variety of fields in the the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35 (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35)
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Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN
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The multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Complete (ASC) provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, including over 4,600 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracts for an additional 9,500 journals, and 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
- Coverage: 1887-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/126936 (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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Multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
- Coverage: 1975-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/wos (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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Expanded Academic ASAP [via Thomson/Gale]
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Expanded Academic ASAP has been cancelled. Licensed access to this multi disciplinary periodicals database ended June 30, 2008. Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] replaces it.
- Coverage: 1980-present
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- Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, multi-disciplinary in nature. http://uclibs.org/PID/126936
Full-text Resources
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Performing Arts Encyclopedia (Library of Congress) (http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/)
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A guide to the performing arts collections (both print and digital) and exhibitions at the Library of Congress. Includes digitized items from the collections, with some works by composers Amy Beach, George W. Chadwick, Charles Ives, Edward MacDowell, Gerry Mulligan and several others. Also topical material, such as Civil War Sheet music and American Choral Music.
- Access: http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/ (http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/encyclopedia/)
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International Music Score Library Project (http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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A virtual library and wiki containing public domain musical scores, as well as scores from composers who are willing to share their music with the world without charge.
- Access: http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources
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World Music Research (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/music/worldmusic.php)
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This guide, prepared by UCD Music Librarian Michael Colby, contains links to electronic and print resources for research in world music.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/music/worldmusic.php (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/music/worldmusic.php)
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
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Oxford Music Online (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com) VPN
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Oxford Music Online consists of three resources in music: The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the Oxford Dictionary of Music and the Oxford Companion to Music. They can be searched alone or together.
- Access: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com) VPN
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Oxford Dictionary of Music (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com) VPN
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Part of Oxford Music Online, the Oxford Dictionary of Music contains 12,500 entries on musical subjects, including information on composers, performers, conductors, musical terms and instruments. It may be searched separately or in conjunction with the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and/or the Oxford Companion to Music.
- Access: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com) VPN
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Oxford Companion to Music (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com)
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Part of Oxford Music Online, the Oxford Companion to Music contains over 8000 articles on musical subjects, including composers, performers, conductors, individual works of music, musical terms and instruments. It may be searched separately or in conjunction with the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and/or the Oxford Dictionary of Music.
- Access: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com (http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com)
Handbooks & Tables
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Turabian Citation Guide (http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html)
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A concise reference list from Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. Provides basic guidelines for bibliographic information in footnotes, endnotes and a bibliography.
- Access: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html (http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html)
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- Complete print version available:
A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations
By Kate L Turabian: 6th edition (1996)
* Peter J Shields (H/SS Reference) LB2369 T8 1996
* Peter J Shields (Reserves) LB2369 T8 1996
Other Resources
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African American Song (http://ucdavis4.classical.com/) VPN
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A streaming audio database which allows listening to audio files documenting the history of African American music. Featuring over 15,000 tracks of historical recordings including jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs and narratives.
- Coverage: 1900-1950
- Access: http://ucdavis4.classical.com/ (http://ucdavis4.classical.com/) VPN
- More Information:
- If off campus users experience problems, try the proxy server or the alternate URL of ucdavis.classical.com
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Classical Music Library (http://clmu.alexanderstreet.com) VPN
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A streaming audio database which allows listening to musical audio files of classical recordings. Features tens of thousands of recordings ranging from Gregorian chant to the works of modern
composers.
- Access: http://clmu.alexanderstreet.com (http://clmu.alexanderstreet.com) VPN
- More Information:
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Smithsonian Global Sound (http://ucdavis2.classical.com) VPN
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A streaming audio database which allows listening to audio files of the world's musical and aural traditions. Featuring over 35,000 tracks of recordings around the world as well as spoken word recordings of biography, memoir, drama, poetry and other sounds.
- Access: http://ucdavis2.classical.com (http://ucdavis2.classical.com) VPN
- More Information:
- If off campus users experience problems, try the proxy server or the alternate URL of ucdavis.classical.com
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Copying Under Copyright (http://mpa.org/copyright_resource_center/copying)
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A guide to copyright law as it applies to music. Prepared by the Music Publishers Association.
- Access: http://mpa.org/copyright_resource_center/copying (http://mpa.org/copyright_resource_center/copying)
Subject Librarian
- Michael Colby
- Cataloging
- mdcolby@ucdavis.edu (530) 752‑0931
