Music Resources
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1975-Present) 
What Is It? One of three databases included in Web of Science. It indexes scholarly journal articles in the arts and humanities.
Why Use It? Find authors that cited a particular paper. Track research by moving backward and forward in time through a specified discipline.
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed. 2006) 
What Is It? Comprehensive database of popular music of all genres and periods including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, world music, and more
Why Use It? Find authoritative and reliable information about popular music including biographies (individual performers and groups), discussions of genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and festivals. Many entries include discographies, bibliographies, and links to related articles.
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians What Is It? Online version of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Includes scholarship in all areas of music. Covers Western as well as non-Western and folk music. Print editions available in Sawyer Reference, ML100 .N48 2001, ML102.O6 N5 1992, and ML102.J3 N48 2002 respectively.
Why Use It? Find scholarly articles relating to music and musicians. Find information on composers, performers, theorists, terminology, institutions, orchestras and societies.
Humanities Abstracts (1980-Present ) What Is It? Abstracts for scholarly journal articles in the humanities. Covers archaeology, art, architecture, literature, history, music, philosophy and religion.
Why Use It? Find articles on topics in the humanities, including archaeology, classical studies, folklore, history, journalism, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion. Find literary and political criticism. Find book reviews.
International Index to Music Periodicals (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Bibliographic index to music periodicals. Indexes over 373 current international music periodicals. Includes retrospective coverage from over 185 titles back to 1874.
Why Use It? Research nearly all aspects of the world of music. Find performance reviews. Locate interviews of musicians.
International Index to the Performing Arts (1998-Present; some coverage 1864-1998) What Is It? Contains reviews, conference papers, essays and biographies covering dance, film, television, theater, and other topics relating to the performing arts including circus arts, mime, magic and storytelling.
Why Use It? Find information about the performing arts (primarily dance, film, television and theater). Locate biographical profiles, obituaries and interviews of performers.
NaxosMusic Library (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Naxos Music Library is a comprehensive collection of streaming music. It includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Dacapo catalogues of over 85,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. Be sure to log out of the database after your Naxos session.
Why Use It? Listen to streaming music selections from the Naxos Music Library. Find information about a composer or a musical piece.
Opera in Video What Is It? Streaming video of opera performances, interviews and documentaries. This growing collection is slated to include 250 performances of the most commonly studied operas.
Why Use It? Browse, search, and cite videos to exact moments; create playlists and custom clips. Useful in the study of musical interpretation, vocal technique, stage design, conductors, singers, opera houses, and operatic history in general.
RILM (1969-Present) What Is It? Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale(RILM) - Index to music literature. Includes references to articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, ethnographic recordings, Festschriften, films, iconographies, and videos. Concert reviews, recording notes, and pedagogical manuals are indexed if they are of scholarly interest.
Why Use It? Search for scholarly articles in music and other fields as they relate to music. RILM is especially strong in musicology.