music research illustrated

Music Research Illustrated

Tracey SnyderAssistant Music Librarian

tls224@cornell.edu

Building a bibliography

Your bibliography

other stuff

more books

books

The formats you’ll find

books

book chapters

journal articles

dissertations

conference papers

The content you’ll read

elements of the music

social context of the music

historical perspectives on the music

The tools you’ll use

Grove, Oxford, Garland, etc.

Cornell’s catalog and articles tab

Periodical indexes

Grove Music Online, Oxford History of Western Music, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Grove, Oxford, Garland, etc.

Cornell’s catalog and articles tab

Periodical indexes

• Select citations from the bibliography of the article about the genre, composer, etc.

Grove, Oxford, Garland, etc.

Cornell’s catalog and articles tab

Periodical indexes

• Locate the selected items (catalog for books, articles tab for e-articles)• Search for additional items (subject

headings, etc.)

Grove, Oxford, Garland, etc.

Cornell’s catalog and articles tab

Periodical indexes

Search for additional articles etc. in:

• Search for additional articles etc. in RILM, Music Index, etc.

Summary: discovering writings

Grove, Oxford, Garland, etc.

• Select citations from the bibliography of the article about the genre, composer, etc.

Cornell’s catalog and articles tab

• Locate the selected items (catalog for books, articles tab for e-articles)

• Search for additional items (subject headings, etc.)

Periodical indexes

• Search for additional articles etc. in:• RILM• Music

Index• (RIPM)• (ProQuest)

Following the trail of citations

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