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Reference Books

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1900 (2 vol.)
REF ML102.P66B35 2004 (Mohegan)

Caribbean Popular Music: an encyclopedia
REF ML102.P66.M67 (Mohegan)

Composers Since 1900: a biographical and critical guide
REF ML105.C6 (Mohegan)

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (29 vol.)
REF ML100.K35 2004 (Mohegan and Thames)

Dictionary of American Pop/Rock
REF ML102.P66S5 (Mohegan)

Dictionary of Contemporary Music
REF ML100.V55 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Folk, Country and Western Music
REF ML102.F66 1982 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture
REF ML102.R27.B96 2006 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Jazz in the 60s
REF ML3561.J3.E55 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre (2 vol.)
REF ML102.M88G3 (Mohegan)

Encyclopedia of Popular Music (8 vol.)
REF ML102.P66.G83 (Mohegan)

Facts on File Dictionary of Music
REF ML100.A48 2004 (Mohegan)

Great Composers, 1300-1900: a biographical and critical guide
REF ML105.E944 (Mohegan) 

Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music
REF ML100..R28 (Mohegan)

Musical Instruments of the World: an illustrated encyclopedia
REF ML102.15.D5 (Mohegan)

Musicians since 1900: performers in concert and opera
REF ML105.E97 (Mohegan)

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
REF ML100.N48 (Mohegan and Thames)

New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 vol.)
REF ML102.O6.N5 1992 (Mohegan)

Oxford Companion to Jazz
REF ML6507.O94 (Mohegan)

Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms
REF ML108.D576 2004 (Mohegan)

Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works
REF ML100.D561 2004 (Mohegan)

Oxford History of Western Music (6 vol.)
REF ML160.T18 2005 (Mohegan)

Rap Music in the 1980s: a reference guide
REF ML128.R28.M3 (Mohegan)

Thames and Hudson Encyclopedia of 20th Century Music
REF ML100.G75 (Mohegan)

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Databases

Although the Learning Resource Center does not have access to any music-specific databases, there are several multi-discipline databases available that index music journal articles.

Academic Search Premier
On-campus     Off-Campus

Gale Virtual Reference Library
On-campus     Off-Campus

JSTOR -- Arts and Sciences I:
On-campus    
Off-Campus

MasterFILE Premier
On-campus     Off-Campus

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Internet Resources

All Music Guide -- This is "a complete online database of recorded music." It has a search engine that allows searching by artist name, album title, song title, label, and musical style. Biographies, full discographies and album reviews are available for artists. 

BUBL LINK: Music -- A catalogue of internet resources. Resources are annotated and sub-divide into nearly 20 categories, including composers, opera, sheet music, education and research, periodicals and magazines, music of specific periods, etc.

Experience Music Project -- A music museum combining interactive and interpretive exhibits that document American popular music. Online exhibits feature both well known and underground artists and bands as well as interactive educational sections which provide instruction on harmony signing, recording techniques and guitar playing and more.

Internet Public Library: Music -- Provides over 200 annotated links to music resources on the Web.

Music Resources on the Internet--An excellent place to begin.

Open Directory Project: Music -- A portal to music resources on the internet. Included dozens of subcategories, including theory, period, charts, awards, reviews and sound files.

Voice of the Shuttle: Music -- A comprehensive list of internet resources, organized by period and geography. Also includes links to journals and zines. Most of these resources are scholarly.

Yahoo Music Resources--A good all purpose A to Z resource for music.

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