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Key Music Article Databases

Music Index Online This link opens in a new window
The Music Index covers all aspects of classical and popular music including performance, musicians, composers, the music industry, reviews, etc., indexing more than 725 journals and magazines, as well as relevant newspaper articles and other sources. Material appropriate for students and researchers at all levels is available through this index.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
RILM is a comprehensive music bibliography featuring citations, abstracts, and indexes. RILM includes over 550,000 records in on traditional, popular, and classical music. Coverage of all document types begins in 1967. Coverage of Conference Proceedings goes back to 1835.

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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
Indexes more than 13,000 titles, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals and more than 5,000 in full text peer-reviewed publications. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text format. Also includes thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN and CBC as well as links to hundreds of medical videos from OR-Live.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database, with more than 6,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 6,000 peer-reviewed journals.
In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,000 journals.
Cambridge Core This link opens in a new window Access Cambridge University Press's academic journal content.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.All of the titles are scholarly, peer-reviewed journals; thus, this site site is most appropriate for the more advanced student or researcher.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR is a database of journals and primary sources that offers full-text to more than 2,300 journals.
Search and browse JSTOR citations from a mobile device.

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New York Times - Historical Edition This link opens in a new window The New York Times (1851 - 2010) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new window Project MUSE offers full-text current and archival articles from 500+ scholarly journals from major university presses covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more. This database is more appropriate for the advanced student or scholar, but lower level undergraduates may also find useful material.

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Key Journals

Key Music Article Databases

Other Related Article Databases