This page includes a general introduction to resources in Music. If you cannot find what you are looking for on this page, or if you have a specific research need in mind, please consult a Reference Librarian.

Library liaison to the Department of Music: Bethany Pierce, Head of Technical Services.

The following is a select list of some significant reference books in Music.

To find books, you may search Webster, our online catalog, browse our shelves for titles, or look up Recent Acquisitions in Webster. To find CDs or DVDs, search Webster and limit format to "Sound Recordings" or "Videos/DVDs," respectively.

Subject Headings A sample of Library of Congress Subject Headings related to Music can be found below. The LC subject headings can be used when searching Webster as well as many of Maxwell Library's online databases. See Helpful Hints for Searching Webster.

Beethoven	Music
Jazz	Viola

Call NumbersBooks in Music can be found under the following Library of Congress Call Numbers:

• M: General Music (includes most scores and CDs)
• ML: Literature on Music
• MT: Music Instruction

Circulating books in the M call number ranges above can be found in the stacks on the Third Floor of Maxwell Library. Reference materials with these call numbers can be found in the Reference Department on the First Floor of the library.

(These suggested Library of Congress call numbers are for shelf browsing purposes only, and are by no means comprehensive.)

Indexes and Abstracts are tools that help you locate journal, magazine and newspaper articles, and in some cases, chapters in books, conference proceedings, etc.

Maxwell Library's print indexes and abstracts are located on the First Floor; our online databases are accessible to Bridgewater State College students, faculty, and staff from any computer with Internet access (username and password required).

Off-Campus Access: If you are off-campus, you must first go to the BSC Off-Campus User Login.

Title	Format	Dates	Search Guide
Academic OneFile	Online	Varies	N/A
Academic Search Premier	Online	Varies	EBSCOhost Tutorials
Expanded Academic Index ASAP	Online	Varies	N/A
International Index to Music Periodical Fulltext ASAP	Online	1874- (Select Journals)	N/A
The Naxos Music Library	Online	Varies	Instructions; For Mac Users
The Oxford Music Online	Online	Varies	N/A

To locate specific journals and newspapers, search the A-Z Journal and Newspaper Title List by title or subject category. This database includes a complete list of print, microform, and electronic full-text journals and newspapers available from Maxwell Library.

Music Periodicals

Citation guides contain examples showing how to cite sources in APA, MLA, and Turabian style formats.

African American Band Music & Recordings, 1883-1923 - From the Library of Congress' Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Includes essays, biographies, sound recordings, and stock arrangements.
Big Bands Database
Classical Net
Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
Ethnomusicology
The Grinnell College Instrument Collection
I Hear America Singing
Live Music Archive
Music Sites
Music Theory
Operabase Index
Public Domain Music
Virtual Instrument Museum - Online exhibits from Wesleyan University, owner of one of the world's largest and most diverse collections of world musical instruments. Includes maps, images, and video and audio clips.