Research Guides: CAL 301: Writing and Research Methods in Music Technology: Research Your Topic

Articles and Journals

General:

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
START HERE! Academic Search Premier is massive and covers a lot of different topics, including a lot in the arts, making it a great first stop in your research process.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central provides access to a vast array of scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers from all over the world through databases including News & Newspapers, ABI/INFORM, Ebook Central, and many more. Recommended for all subjects.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
It's always worth checking JSTOR as they cover a wide range of topics in the humanities, and might turn up a paper on your topic from a perspective you might not have considered.
Stevens Theses and Dissertations Online This link opens in a new window
A great place to find past research done by Stevens students on music and technology.
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
SpringerLink is a publisher database that contains full-text access to journals and books in subjects including science, engineering, technology, humanities and law.

News and newspapers:

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
A wide and international collection of newspapers, providing current information and discussion of music-related topics. Includes the New York Times (1980-present).
News & Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search a wide variety of historical and current newspapers, including the New York Times (1980-present) and the Wall Street Journal (1984-present).

Journals:

Computer Music Journal (Academic Source Premier)
Digital access to Computer Music Journal, 1997-365 days ago (embargo period). Articles from the past year can be requested via Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Services.
Journal of New Music Research (Academic Search Premier)
Digital access to the Journal of New Music Research from 1997-18 months ago (embargo period). Articles from the past year and a half can be requested via Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Services.
Leonardo Music Journal (Academic Search Premier)
Digital access to Leonardo Music Journal from 1997-12 months ago (embargo period). Articles from the past year can be requested from Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Services.

Audio Collections:

NYPL Performing Arts Library: Music Division
The NYPL's research library devoted to the performing arts has a department focused on music. Here you can find information about the archival collections, manuscripts, sheet music, and electronic resources held by the Music Division, as well as hours of operation and upcoming events. If you need a particular book or database about music, chances are good you'll find it here. Free entry.

Dictionaries of Music:

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Stanley Sadie (Editor)
Call Number: ML100 .G89 1980
ISBN: 0333231112
Publication Date: 1980-01-01
The music reference text by which all others are judged!
The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians by Nicolas Slonimsky
Call Number: ML105 .B16 1988
ISBN: 0028724119
Publication Date: 1988-05-01

A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1450-1889), George Grove
The original 4-vol. work published in 1900, available in the Internet Archive.
Multimedia Music Dictionary (Virginia Tech)
An extremely thorough dictionary of musical terms, sometimes with pronunciation guides and examples.

Encyclopedias:

Performing Arts Encyclopedia (Library of Congress)
Archival collections, sheet music, recordings, photos, databases and a lot more can be found at the LoC's Performing Arts Encyclopedia.

Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Britannica Online is the online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica, a comprehensive reference work encompassing all knowledge, first published in print in 1768 and updated regularly since.

There is a long history of writing about music in terms both artistic and technical; to do so better, check out the guides below.

"Musical Criticism" in the Encyclopedia Britannica
Explanation and history of the art of writing about music.

Song Means [ebook] by Allan F. Moore
Call Number: MT146 .M66 2012 EB
ISBN: 9781409428657
Publication Date: 2012-03-01
What to Listen for in Rock [ebook] by Ken Stephenson
Call Number: MT146 .S74 2002 EB
ISBN: 9780300128239
Publication Date: 2002-08-01
Reading Song Lyrics [ebook] by Lars Eckstein
Call Number: MT67 .E35 2010 EB
ISBN: 9789042030367
Publication Date: 2010