Guide to Library Research in Music »

A Guide to Library Research in Music introduces the process and techniques for researching and writing about music. This informative textbook provides concrete examples of different types of writing, offering a thorough introduction to music literature. It clearly describes various information-searching techniques and library-based organizational systems and introduces the array of music resources available. Each chapter concludes with learning exercises to aid the students' concept application and skill development. Appendixes provide short cuts to specific topics in library organizational systems, including Library of Congress Subject Headings and Classification. The concluding bibliography provides a quick overview of music literature and resources, emphasizing electronic and print publications since 2000, but including standard references that all music researchers should know.

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Pt. 1 The Short Course: Music Research and Writing 1

Ch. 1 The Research Process 5

Ch. 2 Starting-Point Resources: Reference Books 13

Ch. 3 Starting-Point Resources: Journals 21

Ch. 4 Starting-Point Resources: Bibliographies 31

Ch. 5 A Case Study 47

Ch. 6 Scholarly Writing 53

Ch. 7 Writing Samples 67

Pt. 2 How To: Discover and Use Resources 91

Ch. 8 Browsing as a Discovery Strategy 95

Ch. 9 Databases: Structured for Searching 103

Ch. 10 Subject Searching in Library Catalogs: Controlled Vocabulary 117

Ch. 11 Subject Searching in Indexes and Abstracts 131

Ch. 12 Keyword Searching 139

Ch. 13 Related-Record Searching and Citation Indexes 155

Ch. 14 Other Discovery Methods: Experts and the Internet 161

Ch. 15 Using Thematic Catalogs 173

Pt. 3 Resources: The Literature of Music 179

Ch. 16 M: The Music - Scores and Recordings 183

Ch. 17 ML: Music Literature 195

Ch. 18 MT: Instruction and Study 209

Appendix 1 Form Subdivisions: A Selective List from the Library of Congress Subject Headings 213

Appendix 2 Outline of the Library of Congress M-Class 217

Appendix 3 Topical Guide to Music in the Library of Congress Classification 223

Appendix 4 Bibliographies by Topic in ML128 235

Bibliography 239

Author-Title Index 259

Subject Index 271