Library Research Guides: MUS Z204 Women Musicians: Classical Music Research

Background Information: Encyclopedias

Oxford Music Online (Grove)
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Oxford Music gives you access to Grove Music Online. When you search a keyword, name, or topic in Oxford Music, look for and then click the results from Grove. Each article is written by an expert in the field. Gain an overview of your topic, learn about keywords associated with your topic, consult the bibliography to find even more information.

IUCAT Online Library Catalog
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Search books, scores, and recordings held in the Music Library by searching IUCAT.
WorldCat
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For a more comprehensive search, use Worldcat to see if other libraries own items that IU does not have.

Searching for music items in an online catalog can be tricky. For help, please consult using IUCAT.

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text
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Use the Academic Journal facet to make sure you are viewing journal article results (and not results for books, chapters, and conference proceedings). You may also select English as a language, though you still might see results for articles in foreign languages that have English-language abstracts/summaries.

If you find an article in RILM you want to read, look for and click on this button:
If you find a book or chapter in RILM, search for the title in IUCAT to see if we own the book.

JSTOR
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This is an interdisciplinary database with full-text articles. Be careful: if your article title begins with the word Review, it is probably just a short article consisting of a review of a book.
Music Index Online
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This music database is the most comprehensive for finding journal articles. Some articles have abstracts. Remember to click the IU-Link button to see if the article is available full-text online.
Music Periodicals Database
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This music database specializes in popular music but still covers a wide variety of classical music topics. Some articles will be available full-text.

For IU dissertations, you can also search IUCAT and limit the COLLECTION option on the left side of the screen to IU Dissertations & Theses.