Elizabeth K. Baker

Music Library

Eastern Kentucky University

Music Research Guide

· Introduction

· Finding EKU Music Books, Recordings, Videos & Scores

· Finding Music Articles

· Finding Materials From Other Libraries

· Retrieving Materials From Other Libraries

· Internet Resources

Introduction

Purpose of this Guide: To teach students various ways of finding information on music-related subjects.

Sample Research Topic: The Compositional Style of Claude Debussy.

Note: Arabic numbers identify the steps taken to conduct each type of research. Words within brackets refer to the links you will click on when navigating through a particular web page. Words underlined and in brackets are live links.

Finding EKU Music Books, Recordings, Videos & Scores

A. Material Needed: Books about Debussy

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Library Catalog]

4) [Basic Search]

a. Search For: “Debussy”

b. Search Type: Subject Heading (as opposed to “author”)

c. Brief View: location, status, call number (searchable), etc.

d. Full View: more information (can save to disc, email or bookbag)

B. Material Needed: Recordings of Compositions by Debussy

(Note: Use same procedure to find videos.)

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Music Library Home Page]

4) [Audio and Visual Collection]

C. Material Needed: Scores of Compositions by Debussy

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Library Catalog]

4) [Guided Keyword]

a. Search For: “Debussy AND Score”

b. Refine Search: “Debussy AND Score AND Piano

(or “Debussy AND Score NOT Piano” etc.)

D. Material Needed: Miscellaneous Music Reference Sources

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Library Catalog]

4) [Guided Keyword]

a. Combine various search terms

b. Search Example: “Music” (Search In: Subject) AND “Dictionaries” (Search In: Subject)

Finding Music Articles

Note: To access some databases from an off-campus computer you will need to follow the instructions at: http://www.library.eku.edu/offcampus.

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Find Articles]

4) [Databases by Subject]

a. [Academic Search Premier]

b. [Article First]

c. [Arts & Humanities Citation Index] (A & H Search)

d. [Dissertation Abstracts]

Note: If an institution is unable to send a dissertation to you via ILL, but you are willing to pay for a photocopy, follow these steps:

-Write down the accession number that is at the bottom of the dissertation record.

-Click the “List All” link.

-Click the “i” icon associated with the dissertation database.

-Click the link that follows the text “Note: For information about ordering dissertations …”

e. [ERIC] (Education Resources)

f. [Grove Music Dictionary Online] (Online Encyclopedia)

g. [International Index of Music Periodicals]

h. [Music Index Online] (Citations for music-related books, articles, videos, theses and dissertations)

i. [RILM Music Abstracts] (Similar to Music Index Online)

Finding Materials From Other Libraries

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Find Articles]

4) [Databases by Title]

5) [World Cat] (access to online catalogs from other libraries)

Retrieving Materials From Other Libraries

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Services]

4) [Interlibrary Loan] (Online form to request materials from other libraries and have them sent to you.)

Internet Resources

A. Evaluating Internet Sources

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Libraries]

3) [Services]

4) [Evaluating Websites] (Guidelines to determine if an Internet site contains reliable information.)

B. Recommended Music-Related Internet Resources

1) EKU Home Page (www.eku.edu)

2) [Branches & Collections]

3) [Music]

4) [Music Links]

EKU Main Library EKU Music Department EKU Library Catalog (eQuest)

EKU Music Library Home Page