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Resources for IFS 2023: Pop Music in Literature: Music specific resources

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Frequently Used Resources (in order of relevance)

Music encyclopedias, periodical indexes, and more

A few music-specific resources relevant for this course:

  • Oxford Music Online
    • This online resource includes several major encyclopedias, including the Enyclopedia of Popular Music (2009) and the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (frequently updated).
  • Music Index Online
    • Overwhelmed by searches in some of the other resources? Music Index may help you focus your search. 
    • Be sure to use the subject terms in citations to focus your search.
    • Music Index includes citations for articles on music topics from journals on a variety of subject areas (not just music periodicals and journals).
  • Performing Arts Periodicals Database
    • Again, overwhelmed by searches in other resources? IIMP may help focus your search. 
    • Some overlap with Music Index, but has a broader emphasis (dance, film, some music). 
    • Indexes Variety, Billboard, Rolling Stone and other popular periodicals.

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