LibGuides: Music Resources: Music & Article Databases

Research Databases

These are the best databases to try for music research:

Arts & Humanities Citation Index
A component of the Web of Science database platform, covering a full range of disciplines within the arts and humanities. Includes complete indexing of over 2,300 journals. (Thomson Reuters)

Dates covered: 1975-present

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These databses are more general, but may also be useful for music research:

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Comprehensive multi-disciplinary database with full-text coverage of over 8,800 periodicals, including more than 7,700 peer-reviewed journals.
JSTOR
JSTOR provides complete electronic backfiles of core journals in a variety of subjects. Full text coverage begins at the first issue of each journal and extends to about five years before the present.

Streaming Music Databases

Use these two databases to listen to streaming music selections. You will need to log in to access from off campus. Please remember to log off when you are done.

OhioLINK Music Center
An online streaming music database featuring 22,000+ albums (81,000+ total tracks). Bulk of content is classical music, including related biographical and educational content. Also covers Chinese and other world music. Can be searched/browsed by track, title, performer, album, composer, date of composition. Flash player is required. A subset of the Naxos Music Library.

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Music Resources: Music & Article Databases

Research Databases

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Streaming Music Databases

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