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(Please note: Some databases are accessible off-campus. Please use this link, http://borodin.bostonconservatory.edu:2048/, and log in with your Conservatory email login and password. Then at the database menu, choose the database you would like to use.)
1. New Grove Music, New Grove Opera
http://www.grovemusic.com
From the Website: “an integrated music resource on the web, including the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition; 29 volumes), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes) and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second edition; 3 volumes). Full-text search with advanced capabilities. Over 3000 links to related sites, including sound archives and illustrations.”
2. RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale)
http://biblioline.nisc.com
Abstracts of Music Literature. From the Website: “RILM covers music scholarship from Mozart to Motown, from liturgy to music therapy, from elementary music education to advanced music theory. All scholarly works are included (articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festschriften, films and videos, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference proceedings, reviews, etc.).”
3. NetLibrary
http://www.netlibrary.com/
Provides access to The Boston Conservatory’s e-Book collection (3,300 e-books).
4. Proquest's Massachusetts Newsstand
http://proquest.umi.com/login
A full-text source for regional newspaper articles.
5. Encyclopedia Britannica / Merriam-Webster Search:
http://search.eb.com/
A 32 volume Encyclopedia as well as websites, multimedia, periodicals, World atlas, timelines and more. Merriam-Webster search provides word definitions, pronunciation, histories, synonyms and antonyms.
6. Infotrac: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu
A gateway to several academic abstracts and full-text databases, including the following:
- General Reference Gold
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Contemporary Literary Criticism
- Biography Resource Center
- Health Reference Center Academic
7. Ebsco Databases:
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=c5054631&profile=ehost
Includes such research databases as ERIC, TOPICsearch, Professional Development Collection, Newspaper Source, and more.
8. JSTOR – Arts & Sciences III Collection: http://www.jstore.org
Contains nearly complete back runs of 150 titles dedicated to scholarly research in the following fields: African Studies, Anthropology, Architecture & Architectural History, Art & Art History, Asian Studies, Education, Feminist & Women's Studies, Film Studies, Folklore, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Middle East Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy and Religion. This international collection includes journals published in the Netherlands, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, and France. See the browse section for a list of titles.
9. Naxos Music Library: http://bostonconservatory.naxosmusiclibrary.com
Comprehensive recording databases with access to over 750,000 tracks of Classical, World, and Folk streaming audio. Includes opera libretti, synopses, pronunciation guides, biographies, and more.
10. Music Index: http://www.hpp musicindex.com
This database is a subject-author guide to periodical literature from over 725 international music periodicals. Covering all styles and genres of music, The Music Index cites book reviews, obituaries, new periodicals, and news and articles about music, musicians, and the music industry.
11. Database of Recorded American Music: http://www.dramonline.org
Streaming audio database of over 1,200 CDs specializing in music by American composers and artists. Includes liner notes and essays from New World, CRI, and other labels. Features folk, jazz, opera, contemporary, electronic music, and more.
12. Journal of the American Musicological Society: http://caliber.ucpress.net/loi/jams
Please ask for the username and password at the Library's Circulation Desk
13. Early Music: http://em.oxfordjournals.org/archive
Please ask for the username and password at the Library's Circulation Desk
14. Opera Quarterly: http://oq.oxfordjournals.org/archive
Please ask for the username and password at the Library's Circulation Desk
15. Worldcat: http://worldcat.org/
The world's largest network of library content and services.
16. Music-In-Print Series Online: http://www.emusicinprint.com
17. Classical Scores Library: http:// shmu.alexanderstreet.com
A collection of over 800 scores including works spanning time periods from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
18. IPA Source: www.ipasource.com
An online collection of IPA transcriptions and literal translations of opera aria, art song, and Latin liturgical texts.
19. African American Music Reference: http://aamr.alexanderstreet.com
This database provides coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression.
20. Classical Music Reference Library: http://bakr.alexanderstreet.com
This database contains details from essential reference materials, spanning the entire history of Western classical music.
21. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online: http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com
This online resource is devoted to music research of all the world's peoples.
22. Directory of Open Access Journals: http://www.doaj.org/
This service covers free, full-text scholarly journals, including performing arts, music, and visual arts journals.
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