Sample Music Reference sources

• Guides to research or to library collections
  
  • DePaul University Libraries home page http://www.lib.depaul.edu
  • Selected Music Sources on the Internet(DePaul) http://www.lib.depaul.edu/subject/music/index.htm
  • Indiana University Music Library Reference Services http://www.music.indiana.edu/reference/
  • James Madison University Music Library Cybrarian http://library.jmu.edu/music/ver2/
  
  
• Library catalogs worldwide through telnet & web
  • HYTELNET on the WorldWideWeb http://library.usask.ca/hytelnet/
  • Webcats: Library Catalogues on the World Wide Web http://library.usask.ca/hywebcat/
  
  
• ASCAP & BMI (performance license, popular song questions)
  • ASCAP Clearance Express (ACE) http://www.ascap.com/ace/disclaim.html
  • BMI Hyper repertoire http://rep.edge.net/repertoire/
  
  
• Verification & Compact Discs in Print databases
  • Music Selection Resources on the WWW (Anna Seaberg)
  • Compact Disc Connection http://www.cdconnection.com
    Several indexes available, including performer and song title.
  • Compact Disc Universe http://www.cduniverse.com
    For jazz recordings, includes detailed track and performer listings.
  • H&B Recordings Direct http://www.hbdirect.com/index.html
    Includes over 55,000 classical recordings, with special strengths in twentieth century music.
  
  
• Music publishers & other organizations
  • Music Publishers Association http://www.mpa.org/
    Includes Directory of Music Publishers with links to websites where available.
  
  
• Necrology indexes
  • Necrology Index (Washington Univ. at St. Louis) http://library.wustl.edu/~music/necro/
  • Necrology of Musicians (U of Texas at Austin) http://mahogany.lib.utexas.edu:80/Libs/FAL/Necrology.html
  • MLA Notes Obituary Index (Stanford) http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/music/mla/necrology/welcome.html
  
  
• Song lyrics (Question: How legal and authentic are these sources?)
  • International Lyrics Server http://www.lyrics.ch/
  • Lyrics archive (clone of UW Parkside site) http://www.leo.org/pub/rec/music/vocal/lyrics/uwp/index.html
  • Digital Tradition Folk Song Database http://www.deltablues.com/folksearch.html
  
  
• Song indexes
  • Finding Songs and Arias (Indiana University Music Library) http://www.music.indiana.edu/musicref/song.htm
  • UTK Song Index http://toltec.lib.utk.edu/~music/music-songlist-home.html
  
  
• Personal home pages
  • Bob Acker's Home Page http://condor.depaul.edu/~racker
  
  
• In the future: more music reference sources (e.g., new ed. of New Grove)

Sample General Reference sources:

• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet (U.S. Congress legislation tracking database)
• Federal Web Locator (to locate U.S. Census Bureau, US Geological Survey, & other government sites) http://www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Agency/fedwebloc.html
• Citynet http://www.city.net/

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