Writing a music paper  

Research guide: Music

Quick guides:

• Classical music
• Electronic music
• Jazz
• Music of the United States
• Musical theater
• Pop and rock music
• Songs
• World music

Locating books, recordings, scores, and articles

• Barton (MIT Libraries catalog)
  Materials owned by MIT; limit by format to find CDs, DVDs, scores, etc.
  
  • Barton search tips
  • Locating music recordings and scores
  • Video tutorials

Finding online resources

• Research guide: Music
• Vera (MIT's e-Journals and Databases)
  Search e-resources provided by MIT Libraries' subscriptions

Music meta-sites

• Worldwide Internet Music Resources (Indiana University)
• Music Resources (Sibelius Academy)
• WWW Sites of Interest to Musicologists (American Musicological Society)

Writing tips

• Writing guides for music: see the Ref ML3797 section in the library
• Starting your research
• Organizing your references

Obtaining library materials not at MIT

• MIT's WorldCat (MIT + libraries worldwide)
  Over 1 billion library records owned by MIT and libraries worldwide, including books, scores, CDs, and DVDs
• InterLibrary Borrowing

Questions?

• Lewis Music Library Bldg. 14E-109
• Library hours
• 617-253-5689 (Reference help Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm)
• Ask Us!
• Lewis Music Library home page

Ask Us! if you have questions

Research Consultations- appointments with subject experts for in-depth help

Tell Us! how we can serve you better. We want to hear from you.

• Suggest a purchase (MIT only)
• Interlibrary borrowing (MIT only)