For individual research assistance, contact Joyce Clinkscales, Music Librarian, in the Heilbrun Music and Media Library, Emory University by phone (404) 727-1066, or by email.

Most music materials at Emory are located in the Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library. Consult the library's website for information on hours and circulation policies.

• To get some basic information on your topic or to explore possible topics, look up articles in

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed.

and

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

• Consult the bibliographies in these articles to identify some books, articles, and additional materials about your topic.

About EUCLID
Narrowing Searches by Format or Item Type
Combining Search Terms (Using Operators)
Truncation Symbol
Searching by Subject
Finding Sound Recordings by Geographic Region
Further Information on Searching EUCLID

To find works by a particular composer, performer, or lyricist, search the person's name as an author. To find works about that individual, search the name as a subject.

Select Complex Search to specify more than one field (for example: author with title).

Narrowing Searches by Format or Item Type

In Complex Search, enter one or more search terms; then scroll down to the Search Limits area.

Important: When you restrict by itemtype, you will not retrieve titles that are still in process or on order. ("In-process" means that the item has been received by the library. These items can be rush-cataloged for you. Click on the Request button near the bottom of the EUCLID record and select "Catalog Rush Request.")

Combining Search Terms (Using Operators)

Combine terms using the operators listed below. Generally, operators are used in "Search Everything" searches. (In Complex Search, Search Everything is called Word or Phrase.) However, you can use them in any field (author, title, etc.), provided you have not specified a "Browsing" or "Exact" search.

If you do not enter any operator between search words, the system automatically supplies the operator "same."

For example: KOREA AND UNESCO could be used in "Search Everything" to find a recording of music from Korea that is part of the Unesco Collection series.

To search an operator as a word, put it in quotes. For example:
"not" love alone

Truncation Symbol ($)

Use the truncation symbol $, followed by a numeral, to find variant forms or spellings. For example, mexic$3 finds Mexico and Mexican and Mexicali. (Especially useful in "Search Everything" searches). The wildcard, used to replace one character, is ?.

Searching by Subject

When searching EUCLID by subject, we recommend that you use the Browse search mode, using Library of Congress Subject headings. If you are uncertain about specific subject headings, try a Keyword search on "Everything" using one or two words that you feel describe the topic. Look at the subject headings attached to the results of this search and browse on them.

Subject headings may be used to find works about music and to find scores and recordings of the music itself. The following is a sample of Library of Congress subject headings applicable to tango.

Arts—Latin America—History
Gardel, Carlos [and names of other musicians]
Music—Latin America—History
Tango (Dance)
Tangos [Used for musical compositions—finds sound recordings and scores of tangos]
Tangos—Texts

For further information on searching EUCLID, click on the button on the EUCLID screen.

To find out about books, sound recordings, videos and other materials that Emory doesn't own, use

WorldCat

WorldCat provides access to the catalog of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), a library union catalog of over 28 million records representing the combined holdings of over 11,000 libraries in the United States and abroad. As a library catalog, WorldCat contains records for the same types of materials as EUCLID. Note: Individual member libraries may have items that are not represented in the database.

To obtain these materials, use Interlibrary Loan or ask the Music Librarian for assistance.

Use the online indexing services listed below to identify articles relevant to your topic.

• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature.
  
  A "comprehensive, ongoing guide to publications on music from all over the world," RILM Abstracts covers literature on music regardless of type of publication, so it cites books, journal articles, articles in collections of essays, dissertations, and other publications. Entries include abstracts in English. Coverage begins with 1967. The online version is significantly more up to date than the print version (MM-REF ML1 .R5). RILM stands for Répétoire International de Littérature Musicale. For more information on RILM, see www.rilm.org.

  Search Tips

  • Truncation symbol: *. Wildcard: ?, *.
  • To switch back and forth between Quick and Advanced searches, use the gray button on the far right labeled Change Search & Display Level.
  • Use Advanced Search to limit results to English. Boolean operators (and, or, not) may be used in Advanced Search as well.
    
    
• Hispanic American Periodicals Index

  Includes information about Latin Americans in Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Topics include politics and government, business, economic development and policy issues, gender studies, environmental issues, history, anthropology, religion, art, literature, drama, and film. Coverage begins with 1970.
  

• Handbook of Latin American Studies

  "A selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America" (HLAS website) available through the Library of Congress and edited by its Hispanic Division. Useful for identifying books as well as journal articles.

  Search Tip

  • HLAS does not recognize Boolean operators: and, or, and not are ignored in searching. As alternatives, use Expert Search or choose Full Citation and Annotation in the Basic Search.
    

• International Index to Music Periodicals.

Indexes articles from more than 490 journals. Coverage includes feature articles on music and musicians' obituaries in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Coverage begins with 1996 except for about 160 titles which are indexed retrospectively (in their entirety). Consult both the "Current Title List" and the "Retrospective Title List" online to determine exactly which years are covered for which journal. Citations to recent articles include abstracts. Useful for current information; use other sources for additional retrospective coverage.

• Music Index

  Index to periodical articles on music. Coverage begins with 1979, is international in scope, and includes music of all periods and genres, musical instruments, composers, performers, the music industry, and other music-related topics. In addition to comprehensive coverage of periodicals devoted to music, provides selective indexing of journals in related disciplines and of some general titles. The print version of Music Index (Musicmedia REF ML 118 .M84) goes back to 1949.

  Search Tips

Do not use any punctuation (except quotation marks) in searches. It may cause a null result.
Use quotation marks to indicate exact phrases.
$ may be used as a truncation symbol or to replace any number of characters in a term.

In Expert Search

• To search for information on a person, enter the person's name in the Subject field.
• To search for information on a musical work, enter the title of the work in the Title field.
• If you leave the Word Form Options set to Boolean (the default), all forms of the search term will be retrieved. E.g., a search on "sing" will include results also for sings, sang, singer, and singing.
• With the Boolean option mentioned above, you may use operators (such as and, or, not, etc.) in your search.

• Anthropology Plus

Indexes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology. Use this to find articles on the cultural or anthropological aspects of your topic, and to broaden your search for articles on music.

Search Tips: The truncation symbol is $. For Boolean searches (operators and, or, not) use the Advanced Search. Do not use parentheses in searching.

• Sociological Abstracts

  Abstracts: Yes
  Full-text: No
  Coverage: 1963 to Present
  Indexes sociology and sociological topics in anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science and social psychology. Includes citations and abstracts from over 2000 journals, plus relevant dissertation listings, abstracts of conference papers, and selected books. Coverage begins with 1963.
  Print edition: HM1 .S6 (1952-date)

  Search Tips

  • In Advanced search mode (airplane logo) you can limit your results to English-language sources.
  • The truncation symbol is $.
    
• Web of Science

Provides access to multidisciplinary indices of articles which can be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. For each article, stores information about every title that the article cites. This allows you to find out who has cited a particular article or author, but the databases are also useful for general searching.

Search Tips

• The database most useful for music is Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Social Science Citation Index may also be pertinent. Go to “Select database(s) and timespan” on the home page if you want to deselect the other databases. This could be particularly helpful when you search common names or terms.
• If searching by author, use the last name and the first initial of the given name(s).
• Read Information for New Users on the home page.
  

• Google Scholar

  Be aware that Google Scholar may ask you to pay for things that are available at no charge through the Emory Libraries. The words Find it at Emory may be present on the results screen for items to which the libraries provide access. Read about Google Scholar and link to it here.
  

If you are searching a database and you see this button or this button , click on it to find out about Emory's holdings of that journal title. If the full text of your article is available online, you can link to it directly through SFX.

If you don't see an SFX button, search EUCLID for the title of your journal (Use the Periodical Title button.). Note that different volumes of the same title may be available in different formats—print, microform, or online, for instance.

Most of Emory's music journals in print form are kept in the Heilbrun Music and Media Library, where they are shelved by call number, except for the latest unbound issues which are kept on the display shelves. Please ask at the service desk if you need help locating a journal. Journals listed in EUCLID with the location STACKS are in the main stack tower of Woodruff Library.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, New York: Routledge, 1998- .
Musicmedia REF ML100 .G16 1998

Information on tango is scattered throughout this 10-volume work. Use the index in volume 10 to locate material relevant to your topic.

In addition to "References" section of articles, there is a "Guide to Publications" at the end of each volume. Accompanying compact discs for each volume may be obtained at the Music and Media service desk: please furnish the Encyclopedia's call number and volume number to the attendant.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2d ed. (grovemusic.com)

The primary English-language reference source for music. Articles on countries and regions (e.g., "Argentina") give a comprehensive overview of the music. There are also articles on instruments, composers, genres, etc.

In the online version, use the toolbar options to find Related Articles, Illustrations, and Sound (files), and for navigating. Each article contains a link to "How to cite grovemusic.com": note that the examples use British pratice, rather than American, for punctuation. The online dictionary also includes content of the New Grove Dictionary of Opera and the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

Print version: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2d ed. 29 vols. Stanley Sadie, ed.; John Tyrrell, executive ed. New York: Grove, 2001.
Musicmedia REF ML100 .N48 2001

The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. 3 vols. Stanley Sadie, ed. London : Macmillan; New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1984.
Musicmedia REF ML102 .I5 N48 1984

The Harvard Dictionary of Music. 4th ed. Don Michael Randel, ed. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003.
Musicmedia REF ML100 .H37 2003

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

You can obtain books, articles, and other materials that Emory doesn't own by using Interlibrary Loan. Read about Interlibrary Loan services and policies at Emory.

To use the service, click on the blue Interlibrary Loan button at the top of any EUCLID catalog screen. You will need to register online for the service the first time you use I.L.L. As soon as you register, you can enter requests for materials online.

You don't need to tell Interlibrary Loan where to find the title. They will determine where to borrow it, based on their experience and the borrowing arrangements Emory has in place with other libraries.

Tips on filling out Interlibrary Loan request forms:

For journal articles: give the title, year, and volume number of the journal, plus the author(s), title, and page numbers of the article. Usually you will receive a photocopy of the article.

For books, give as much information as your citation supplies.

For sound recordings and videos

• use the request form for books.
• be aware that these media may be harder to get than print materials, because many libraries do not lend non-print media.

Contact the Music Librarian if

• you're not sure whether Emory owns an item,
• you need help with a citation or with filling out an Interlibrary Loan request.
• you recommend that the library purchase a copy of the item

For general information on how to cite your research, and on avoiding plagiarism, please see Citing Your Sources and Plagiarism.

The books listed below are specifically geared to music.

Holoman, D. Kern. Writing about Music : A Style Sheet from the Editors of 19th-century Music.
Musicmedia ML63 .W68 1988

A style manual often used for writing about music of any period.

Irvine, Demar. Irvine's Writing about Music. 3d ed. Revised and enlarged by Mark A. Radice.
Musicmedia REF ML 3797 .I79 1999.

This is more recent and includes information on citing websites.

While it may be necessary to consult various guides, remember that you may need to adapt punctuation and other components to maintain a consistent style for your citations. Check with Professor Wendland about which citation style to use.