about the guided tour

ABOUT THE GUIDED TOUR

This tutorial is designed to take you through the features and content available through Oxford Music Online. Please click "Start the Tour" below for a step-by-step guide. Alternatively, use the table of contents on the left-hand side of the screen to go to a specific item of interest; you can also navigate by using the Previous and Next buttons that appear in the upper right-hand corner of every screen.

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About the Guided Tour

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC

1. Navigating the Home Page

2. Searching

4. Browsing

3. Viewing Search Results

5. Entry Structure

NAVIGATING THE HOME PAGE

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5. Entry Structure

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4. Browsing

2. Searching


The titles to which you subscribe are clearly

listed

1 The titles to which you subscribe are clearly listed

Choose to browse all or a selection of content

2 Choose to browse all or a selection of content

Navigate through music history, learn what’s new

on the site, and much more!

3 Navigate through music history, learn what’s new on the site, and much more!

SEARCHING


2. Searching

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5. Entry Structure


4. Browsing



a. Advanced Search

b. Biography Search

c. Bibliography Search

d. Discography Search

e. Videography Search

A Quick Search Box is available from every page within the site

1 A Quick Search Box is available from every page within the site

Or, search directly from the main page. Only

those titles to which you subscribe will be shown

2 Or, search directly from the main page. Only those titles to which you subscribe will be shown

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ADVANCED SEARCH


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a. Advanced Search

b. Biography Search




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Advanced Search allows you to perform searches

for different types of content

1 Advanced Search allows you to perform searches for different types of content

Perform a full-text search, headword

search, or bibliography search

2 Perform a full-text search, headword search, or bibliography search

Use a variety of fields to perform a more detailed

search

5 Use a variety of fields to perform a more detailed search

Help tips are available to aid in searching

3 Help tips are available to aid in searching

4 Choose which titles to search based on your subscriptions

Choose which titles to search based on your

subscriptions

Coming Soon: Search Grove and Encyclopedia of Popular Music

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BIOGRAPHY SEARCH


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5. Entry Structure


4. Browsing



a. Advanced Search

b. Biography Search




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japanese

Search by name, occupation, nationality,

and year of birth or death

1 Search by name, occupation, nationality, and year of birth or death

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BIBLIOGRAPHY SEARCH


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5. Entry Structure


4. Browsing



a. Advanced Search

b. Biography Search




Search by author or editor name, book or

journal title, and year of publication

1 Search by author or editor name, book or journal title, and year of publication

politics

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DISCOGRAPHY SEARCH


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5. Entry Structure


4. Browsing



a. Advanced Search

b. Biography Search




Search by artist, album title, year of release, or

label

1 Search by artist, album title, year of release, or label

Search for albums and compilations based on

their rating

2 Search for albums and compilations based on their rating

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VIDEOGRAPHY SEARCH


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4. Browsing



a. Advanced Search

b. Biography Search




Search for videos done by or on a particular

artist or group, released by a certain label or in a

particular year

1 Search for videos done by or on a particular artist or group, released by a certain label or in a particular year

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VIEWING SEARCH RESULTS


Jump to a topic:

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5. Entry Structure


4. Browsing


2. Searching


Original search criteria and number of results are clearly displayed

1 Original search criteria and number of results are clearly displayed

Print or email your search results

2 Print or email your search results

Entry type and source are clearly displayed for

all results5 Entry type and

source are clearly displayed for all results

Further refine your results using numerous

filters

3 Further refine your results using numerous filters

4 Direct headword matches are displayed first, followed by full-text matches

Direct headword matches are displayed

first, followed by full-text matches

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BROWSING


Jump to a topic:

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5. Entry Structure


4. Browsing


2. Searching


Browse alphabetically, or jump directly to a word

1 Browse alphabetically, or jump directly to a word

Entry type and source are clearly displayed for

all results

2 Entry type and source are clearly displayed for all results

Use filters to further structure your browsing

3 Use filters to further structure your browsing

Coming Soon: Browse Grove and

Encyclopedia of Popular Music

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ENTRY STRUCTURE




2. Searching

4. Browsing


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5. Entry Structure

Source and article information are clearly

displayed

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Print or email entries. Citation information is provided for MLA and

Chicago format, or export to RefWorksTM,

ProCiteTM or EndNoteTM

2 Print or email entries. Citation information is provided for MLA and Chicago format, or export to RefWorksTM, ProCiteTM or EndNoteTM

A list of article sections allows for easy browsing

3 A list of article sections allows for easy browsing

4 Textual references to other articles are hyperlinked

Textual references to other articles are

hyperlinked

Source and article information are clearly displayed

Coming Soon: Related Content will also include

Grove articles for mutual

subscribers!

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4. Browsing


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5. Entry Structure

Lists include full title, label/publisher, and year

1 Lists include full title, label/publisher, and year

Discography and compilation entries

include a 5-star album rating system

2 Discography and compilation entries include a 5-star album rating system

Bibliography provides a full list of works written

by or on a particular artist or group

3 Bibliography provides a full list of works written by or on a particular artist or group

OpenURL enables you to locate a work in your library’s online catalog

4 OpenURL enables you to locate a work in your library’s online catalog

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