Online Encyclopedias
- Grove Music OnlineGrove Music Online is *the* place to start any music-related search. Grove Music Online contains articles on all aspects of music, biographies, composer works lists, bibliographies, images, and more.
- Encyclopedia of Popular MusicFull-text of Colin Larkin's 10-volume The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th edition. Contains entries covering popular music from the 1900 to the present including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. Covers popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, music festivals, and biographies.
- Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. Volume 1, Media, industry and societyPart 1: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music.
- Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world. Volume 2, Performance and productionPart II: Covers Musical Production and Transmission
- Historical Dictionary of Popular MusicThis book seeks to trace the rise of popular music, identify its key figures and track the origins and development of its multiple genres and styles, all the while seeking to establish historical context.
- Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song RecordingsApproximately 1,000 key song recordings from 1889 to the present are explored in full, unveiling the stories behind the songs, the recordings, the performers, and the songwriters.
- Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings vol. 3 and 4Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today.
- Contemporary Black BiographyProvides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, including architecture, art, business, dance, education, fashion, film, industry, journalism, law, literature, medicine, music, politics and government, publishing, religion, science and technology, social issues, sports, television, theater, and others.
Music Websites
General
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryCollection of full-text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Please note: To limit your search to the contents of a specific title, select within this publication in the Quick Search box or choose Limit the results by publication title in the Advanced Search and type in the name of the resource you wish to search. Searches without limits include all resources in the GVRL.
- Oxford ReferenceQuick-reference coverage of a broad range of subjects. Brings together language and subject reference works from Oxford University Press into a single cross-searchable resource. Includes over 130 subject dictionaries covering everything from art to accountancy, politics to physics, and computing to classics. Quotations, 500+ full-color maps and flags, 12,000 images.
- SAGE KnowledgeA database of ebooks and reference books published by SAGE covering the social sciences and education, including such areas as African American Studies, Aged & Gerontology, Anthropology, Communication and Media Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Gender & Sexuality Studies, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Work & Social Policy, and Sociology.
Current Events
- CQ ResearcherDatabase that covers the most important and controversial issues of the day. Contains the full text of CQ Researcher, a weekly publication. Each issue provides a comprehensive overview and background essay, data tables and graphs, chronology, pro-con starter, and list of major research and advocacy groups.
- Opposing Viewpoints in ContextPresents informed, differing views on each side of an issue and to help students develop critical thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. Exclusive Viewpoint pages bring balance and perspective to every controversy using targeted arguments from recognized subject-matter experts and top journalistic sources.
- Congressional Research ServiceThe Congressional Research Service (CRS) serves as shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. CRS approaches complex topics from a variety of perspectives and examines all sides of an issue. Staff members analyze current policies and present the impact of proposed policy alternatives.
Oxford Bibliographies
Oxford Handbooks
- Oxford HandbooksScholarly research reviews on archaeology, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political science, religion and sociology.