Features of Scholarly Books:

• Due to the length, they typically cover a topic more broadly than journal articles.
• They are typically written for a larger audience than journal articles.
• They may contain a collection of related chapters by different authors.

Important Note: In most cases you'll only use a chapter or two for your research so don't be scared off by the length of a book.

Find Books:

Find Scores: 

There are a few different ways to use the catalog to find scores and sound recordings located in our Libraries:

• Search
  • The default search box searches by keywords.  You might select your two or three keywords from among the following information:
    1. Composer
    2. Title or portion of title
    3. Instrument(s)
    4. Distinctive number(s) (opus or thematic index numbers)
    5. Performer(s)
    6. Key
• Advanced Search
  • You can choose specific fields (i.e. author or composer, title, or subject heading) to search
• Limits
  • Once you have a list of titles, you can use the facets on the left to limit your results to one of the following:
    • Resource Type - Scores
    • Resource Type - Audio visual

WorldCat is literally a World Catalog of resources. This is a great place to try to find your music scores and request them through InterLibrary Loan. 

Other Free Websites to Try Searching for Scores: 

Music Websites:

Theatre and Dance Websites:

Music Recording Resources: 

Use this guide to locate song translations in books and internet resources. Sometimes the only translations readily available are in the booklets of CDs or liner notes of LPs, so be sure to check the Library Catalog for a recording of your desired piece if you cannot locate it in any of these sources.

Books

French:

German: 

Russian:

Internet Sources

Features of News Articles:

• Written by journalists and typically reviewed by one or more editors.
• Can provide in the moment coverage of current events.
• Written for a broad audience.

Find News Articles:

To obtain a dissertation, you can try to borrow it through Interlibrary Loan, but be aware that most institutions do not lend dissertations, or they charge for lending. It is also possible to purchase copies of most dissertations.

If you don't find an appropriate dissertation citation, speak to a librarian. Any of the librarians can help you do a special database search for dissertations.

See also our Dissertations & Theses page which includes sites with links to full text dissertations online. 

Find Dissertations: 

Enter your topic. To limit, look on the left side--first under "Format", then under "Book", click the box in front of "Thesis/dissertation"

Music Index is best used when searching for music education dissertations. Dissertation citations are taken from Dissertation Abstracts International. To search for only dissertations, use the “Expert” search and select “dissertation” next to “Document Type”.