ARTICLES
	Help Finding Articles
	Journal Locator - Help Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
Scholarly Articles
	Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
	Expanded Academic Index [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text Full text scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.
	International Index to the Performing Arts Indexes 210+ scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals, biographical profiles, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, reviews and more.
	JSTOR - Full Text Complete full text backfiles for hundreds of scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Excludes the most recent 2 to 5 years.
	Music Index Online - 1973 to present Indexes 850+ international music periodicals on musicological or organological topics, plus book reviews, record reviews, first performances, and obituaries.
	Project Muse - Current issues - Full Text Full text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
	RILM Music Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1967 to present. Lists articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, films, and videos. From 500+ scholarly journals in 100+ languages.
	RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals [EBSCO] - 1800-1950 Index to musical history and culture from U.S., Canadian, and European journals.
	America: History & Life [EBSCO] - 1953 to present Extensive index to 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations on American and Canadian history, popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics.
	Arts & Humanities Search - 1980 to present Extensive Index to 1,300 journals in all arts and humanities disciplines.
	Historical Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1956 to present Covers history after 1450, excluding U.S. and Canada; lists articles, books, collections, and dissertations.
	Humanities Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1984 to present Abstracts of articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews of plays, television, and radio from 465+ sources.
	Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984 Indexes 1,200 scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; with citations to book reviews.
	Humanities International Index [EBSCO] Citations and abstracts for articles, essays, and original works (poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations) from books and journals.
	MLA Bibliography - 1926 to present - Help Extensive index to literature, language, linguistics and folklore in journal articles, books, dissertations, proceedings, and more. From the Modern Language Association of America.
Popular Articles
	Readers' Guide Retrospective - 1890-1983 Comprehensive index to popular general-interest periodicals, reflecting the history of 20th century America.
	Rock's Backpages - 1960s to present - Full Text Articles on rock 'n' roll from the music and mainstream press; with reviews, interviews (some with mp3 audio files), etc.

BOOKS AND MEDIA
	Performing Arts Streaming Media
	Recording Labels - Which Database? Use this chart to find which database contains the recording label you need.
	Help Finding Books
	Help Finding Music Scores & Recordings
	Bach's Church Cantatas - Full Text Public domain editions of J. S. Bach's church cantatas with full vocal parts and piano accompaniments.
	Choral Public Domain Library - Full Text
	Classical Scores Library - Full Text In-copyright and public domain scores from the Renaissance to the present. Includes full scores, study scores, piano & vocal scores, and piano reductions.
	IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library - Full Text The free public domain sheet music library.
	Jazz Music Library Streaming audio, with access by performer, ensemble, genre, instrument, recording date, song title, etc. - from traditional to contemporary jazz.
	Music Online Cross-searchable database of Alexander Street Press products (American Song, Contemporary World Music, Classical Scores Library, Opera in Video, Dance in Video, etc.)
	Neue Mozart-Ausgabe - Full Text Digitized version of the entire Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, including critical commentary.
	Orchestral Music Online Based on Orchestral Music: A Handbook , 4th ed., offers searching by composer, title, keyword, duration, instrumentation, chorus type & soloists. Also includes links from individual works to music publishers and other sources.
	Google Books - Full Text Indexes the full text of a growing number of books. For some books complete text is online; for others only a small portion. No printing or downloading.
	Moodle/E-Reserves Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more.
Library Catalogs
	Five College Library Catalog - Help Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst.
	US Library of Congress Music Catalog - 1960s - 2000
	WorldCat - all dates Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
	LIBWEB Libweb currently lists over 2400 pages from libraries in over 70 countries.
Book Purchases and Reviews
	Verzeichnis Lieferbarer Bücher / German Books in Print Publication and price information for German books, videos, etc.
	Books in Print - 1979 to present Information on all books (scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint, etc.) on all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. With out-of-print titles from 1979 to the present.
	Music-In-Print Series - Updated monthly. Includes Sacred Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, Piano Music In Print, and Miscellaneous Music In Print (Band, Brass, Handbell, Percussion, Harp, etc.).

NEWS
	LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.

REFERENCE TOOLS
Encyclopedias
	African American Music Reference - Full Text Biographies, chronologies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner note & discographies. Covers blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm & blues, gospel, etc.
	Classical Music Reference Library - Full Text Standard reference materials on Western classical music, from the Medieval period to the present. With definitions of musical terms & biographies for major classical composers and artists.
	Encyclopedia of Popular Music Online - Full Text
	Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online - Full Text
	Oxford Music Online - Full Text Full text coverage of Grove and Oxford reference titles in music including classical, jazz, opera, and popular music.
Style Manuals
	Citation Guides & Style Manuals

INTERNET RESOURCES
	American Memory Primary source materials relating to U.S. history and culture; includes 7 million digitized items from over 100 historical collections.
	Internet Broadway Database Official source for Broadway theatre information, with records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today.

LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
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HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN
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