Music Resources

Writing About Music

Search Tools

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature

• search for a topic >> display record for a retrieved item
• examine the "Subject Major Headings" and "Subjects" >> click a link to find all items assigned that heading
• refine search results under "All filters"

Music Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Oxford Music Online (music dictionary and encyclopedia)
• Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 1
• Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Volume 2

Library-Owned Collections

• On the Library site, Search the Library using Advanced Search
• Refine your search >> Library Catalogue

Other Recommended Resources

• Credo Reference (1,300+ dictionaries & encyclopedias on many subjects)
• Academic Search Complete (multi-disciplinary)
• JSTOR (multi-disciplinary)
• Web of Science (multi-disciplinary)

Researching & Writing

• Research a music topic
• Write a research paper
• Evaluate your sources >> Avoid misinformation >> Check your facts

Citing & Organizing

• Cite sources guide
• EndNote (citation management app; free download for ULethbridge students and staff)
• When to cite (academic integrity)

Research Help

• Ask Us (during staffed Library hours)
• Book a research appointment with a librarian

Writing Help

• Academic Writing Centre
• Book a Writing Centre appointment