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International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) Full Text
An index of academic journals and popular magazines on music from 1874 to present. (Some full-text).
Journal archives back to 1831. Recent issues (past 3-5 years) not included. (Full-text).
Purchase made possible by a generous
donation from the Rockwell Fund.
Audio, video, and books in classical music, dance, folk music, jazz, and more. (Streaming media).
A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Watch video of more than 250 opera performances. (Streaming media).
Information about composers, musicians, instruments, music forms, and terminology. (Full-text).
Other Choices
A multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text).
African American Music Reference
Essays and images from books on blues, jazz, gospel, and more. (Full-text).
Listen to roots music and popular music from America's past (pre-1960). (Streaming media).
An index of journals and magazines in every field of study. (Citations only).
Listen to classical music. Search by composer, artist, work, genre, or time period. (Streaming media).
Classical Music Reference Library
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and books on classical music and musicians. (Full-text).
Online access to 15,000 classical music scores and manuscripts. (Full-text).
Listen to traditional music, popular music, and jazz from every corner of the world. (Streaming media).
Electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
EBSCOhost E-Books (formerly NetLibrary)
Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The complete encyclopedia, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. (Full-text).
Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
Watch films and video in the humanities, sciences, business, health and social sciences. (Streaming media).
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Essays on the musical traditions of cultures around the world. (Streaming media).
An Internet search engine for scholarly journals and books with links to UHD-purchased content. (Some full-text).
A broad collection of jazz recordings with liner notes. (Streaming media).
netLibrary
Now known as EBSCOhost E-Books. (This cross-reference will be removed on 7/21/12).
An archive of the newspaper from 1980 to present. (Full-text).
A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).
More than 2,500 electronic books from Oxford University Press. (Full-text).
Resources on American popular culture from 1900 to the present. (Full-text).
Electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences. (Full-text).
A virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. (Streaming media).
An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only).
A catalog of 58 million books, dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries. (Citations only).
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