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Articles (from journals)
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IIMP Full-Text (International Index to Music Periodicals) (ProQuest)
An index with full-text and abstracts of articles on music... [more info]
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International Index of Performing Arts (ProQuest)
Full text and indexing for the performing arts... [more info]
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Google Scholar
Search the Internet for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research... [more info]
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Audio (Music, Spoken word , etc.)
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Classical Music Library (Alexander Street Press)
Interface change coming soon! Click here for more information. A collection of classical music recordings searchable by composer, artist, conductor, instrument, genre, or period. [more info]
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Naxos Music Library (Naxos)
Streaming classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music... [more info]
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American Song (Alexander Street Press)
Interface change coming soon! Click here for more information. Includes music that relates to almost every walk of American life, every ethnic group, and every time period--American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and anti-war protests,hymns, funny songs, college songs, sea shanties, shape note songs, and songs about topics as diverse as New York and electricity. [more info]
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Dissertations
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Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology (American Musicological Society)
An index to dissertations-in-progress and a bibliography of completed dissertations reported since 1984... [more info]
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Dissertations & Theses: Full Text (ProQuest)
Indexing, abstracts, and full text for doctoral dissertations and master's theses. [more info]
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Mobile Access
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American Song Mobile (Alexander Street Press)
Includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys, songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more.
Apple users: (iPod, iPad, etc.) Use the "Send to Mobile" button to create playlists and play tracks.  The Play button will not work, as flash players are not supported on Apple devices.
Android users: You are able to use the regular Play button as well as the Send to Mobile button to play tracks and create playlists. [more info]
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Classical Music Library Mobile (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of classical music recordings that includes a dictionary of musical terms, history of music by period, and full text biographies and images of composers.
Apple users: (iPod, iPad, etc.) Use the "Send to Mobile" button to create playlists and play tracks. The Play button will not work, as flash players are not supported on Apple devices.
Android users: You are able to use the regular Play button as well as the Send to Mobile button to play tracks and create playlists. [more info]
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Contemporary World Music Mobile (Alexander Street Press)
Includes reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing, and more!
Apple users: (iPod, iPad, etc.) Use the "Send to Mobile" button to create playlists and play tracks. The Play button will not work, as flash players are not supported on Apple devices.
Android users: You are able to use the regular Play button as well as the Send to Mobile button to play tracks and create playlists. [more info]
 
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Music
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DRAM Online (DRAM / New World Records)
On-demand streaming access to CD-quality audio.  DRAM contains over 2,300 albums worth of recordings from a distinctive set of 15 independent labels. [more info]
 
 
Music Scores
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Choral Public Domain Library
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Classical Scores Library (Alexander Street Press)
Classical music scores from Renaissance to 21st century. [more info]
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Index to Printed Music (EBSCO)
The Index to Printed Music (IPM) is the only online resource for finding individual pieces of music printed... [more info]
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News Articles
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Factiva (Dow Jones)
Gateway to business resources including full text periodicals, news photographs, company reports, and financial data. [more info]
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Reference Information
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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Covers all musical genres, with new entries written by a distinguished group... [more info]
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Oxford University Press)
Contains over 27,000 full text entries featuring a broad musical scope...
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online (Alexander Street Press)
Full-text encyclopedia articles about music traditions, genres, practices, and performances in world regions... [more info]
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Videos
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Dance in Video (Alexander Street Press)
Interface change coming soon! Click here for more information. Dance in Video contains dance productions and documentaries by performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. [more info]
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Education in Video (Alexander Street Press)
Contains streaming videos designed to train teachers and help develop teaching skills.  Includes teaching descriptions, lectures, documentaries, and primary source footage of students and teachers in classrooms. [more info]
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Films on Demand
A streaming video resource containing thousands of educational videos in 8 subject areas.  Includes access to archival films and newsreels. [more info]
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