For example, in the ISU Online Catalog {LUIS}, you can select Keyword searching and then click on Set More Options to discover how to limit your Keyword searches to:

• Location [e.g., Main Library or Music Listening Library]
• Medium [e.g., Sound Recording or videorecording]
• Item type [e.g., Music score, Non-musical recording, musical recording

• Mozart AND sound
• Mozart AND music
• Mozart AND scores
• Mozart AND full score?
• Mozart NOT {voice or piano}
• Thematic catalogs AND {composer}
• Thematic catalogs AND {type of music}
• Music AND thesis

Brockman, William S. Music: A Guide to the Reference Literature. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1987. (Ref/ML113/.B85/1987)

Damschroder, David. Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker:A Bibliography and Guide. Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragaon Press, 1990. (Ref/ML128/.T5/D27/1990)

Davis, Deta S. Computer Applications in Music: A Bibliography, Supplement 1. Madison WI: A-R Editions, 1992. (Ref/ML128/.C62/D4/1988/Suppl. 1)

DeLerman, Dominque-Rene. Bibliography of Black Music.Vol. 1.: Reference Materials. Westport, CO: Greenwood Press, 1981. (Ref/ML128/.B45/D44)

Diamond, Harold J. Music Analyses: An Annotated Guide to the Literature. New York: Schirmer Books, 1991. (Ref/ML128/.A7/D5/1991)

Duckles, Vincent. Music Reference and Research Materials: An Annotated Bibliography. 5th ed. New York: Schirmer Books, 1997. (Ref/ML113/.D83/1997)

Baker's Biographical Dictionary Of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians. Reference ML 105 .S612 1997

Contemporary Composers. Editors, Brian Morton and Pamela Collins. Chicago: St. James Press, 1992. (Ref/ML105/.C75/1992)

The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Editor in Chief, Oscar Thompson. 11th ed. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1985. (Ref/ML100/.I57/1985)

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians II [online and in print at Reference ML100 .N48 2001]

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Edited by Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan; New York: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1992. (Ref/ML102/.O6/N5/1992)

The New Oxford Companion to Music. General editor, Denis Arnold. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. (Ref/ML100/.S37/1983)

The Oxford Companion to Popular Music. Peter Gammond. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. (Ref/ML102/.P66/G35/1991)

Randel, Don Michael. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1986. (Ref/ML100/.R3/1986)

Rehrig, William H. The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music: Composers and their Music. Westerville, OH: Integrity Press, 1991. (Ref/ML128/.B23/R4/1991)

Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning: A Project of the Music Educators National Conference. New York: Schirmer Books, 1992. (Ref/MT1/.H138/1992)

Marco, Guy A. Information on Music: A Handbook of Reference Sources in European Languages. Vol. II. The Americas. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1977. (Ref/ML113/.M33/v.2)

Musical America. International Directory of the Performing Arts. Great Barrington, MA: ABC Leisure Magazines, 1974- . (Ref/ML12/.M88/1988)

Wingell, Richard J. Introduction to Research in Music. Upper Sadele River, NJ: 2001. MT 1 .W825 2001.

If you haven’t used IIMP before, from the opening page, click on Help. Help topics include:

Search Fields, Browse Indexes, Boolean Searching, Proximity Searching, Truncation, Searching, Customizing Search Results, Brief Citations, Full Citation, Navigating the Full Citation

You can search a variety of ways, including All Keywords, Title Keyword, Author, Subject Categories, Subject Terms, Document Type, Publication, Language, Country of Publication, Publication Date

After filling in your search parameters, click on the Search button at the bottom of the page to activate your search.

Results will appear in a Brief Citation; click on each for the Full Citation.

Email is not built in. You'll have to have your email account open and then cut/paste into citations, articles, etc. and send. If you have logged via your MyISU network account, you can also simply open up Word and cut/paste and save.

Once you have finished your search, check the online catalog {LUIS} for local holdings. Do title searches for the journals, not the individual articles. Use Interlibrary Loan’s electronic forms to request materials not locally available.

The Music Index [ v.1 to v.43. 1949 to 1992; 1994-1999] at Reference ML 118 .M84 is international in scope and provides subject and author access to magazine articles, dissertations and book reviews in all areas of the music field. Prior to 1949 you may have some success with Humanities Index at Reference AI 3 .H8x [online version for more recent dates]

Look up lower case (descriptive) abbreviations in the section "Abbreviations and Terms" [also in color-coded section].

Check to see if ISU owns the journal by entering a title search (t=) in the online catalog {LUIS}. Note that the location (bound, microfilm, or current) is related to the volume/date of the issue you need.

If you wish to examine books, in addition to reading the reviews cited from them, you may also use the online catalog to look them up by author or title. Books or magazine articles listed in The Music Index which are not available at this library can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

For citations referring you to Dissertation Abstracts (DIS ABST), please be aware that this is another online resource. Caution: DA will provide you with a description of the dissertation; libraries do not normally have dissertations other than those from their own institution; in rare cases it may be possible to get a dissertation via Interlibrary Loan. RILM Abstracts of Music Literature. Edited by Barry S. Brook. New York: International RILM Center, 1967, volumes 1-30, 1967-1996. (Ref/ML1/.I83). Available online elsewhere but not at ISU.

Music Article Guide. v.1 to date. 1968 to 1995/96. Philadelphia: Information Services, Inc., 1966- . Reference ML 118 .M8x

Music education articles will be found in ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center; information about ERIC.

A few other options for more intense, retrospective literature searching [all topics]:

JSTOR and Project Muse

ProQuest [all topics, 1986 on]; check the Database listings for more options.

Online Catalogs Within Indiana: Use the Other Libraries links explore other Indiana college libraries. Your Sycamore ID allows you check-out privileges at these universities, if you choose to go in person. Return materials to the ISU Library Interlibrary Loan Office and we will return them for you (be sure to do this well in advance of the other library’s due date)

WorldCat: Is your main source for comprehensive library collection searching. When searching for music materials, just as in the ISU Online Catalog, you have some choices you can make to enhance your search results. For example, from the Basic Search screen, use the Limit type to connection to show document limit type options. You'll have check-box option for Sound recordings and Music scores. Under Subtype limit you can select Music. Additional options include:

WorldCat has a direct Interlibrary Loan option built-in as well as Print/Save. You can print lists of libraries that have the materials as well as the bibliographic records.

ArticleFirst (OCLC) and Ingenta: Both of these electronic databases let you search for journal articles from a large selection of journals. FirstSearch searches articles in 12,500 periodicals allows you to email your interlibrary loan request directly to the ISU Interlibrary Loan Office. Ingenta allows you to search 17,000 periodical titles, and then email the citations to yourself. Check the Online Catalog {LUIS} for local holdings. Use ISU's electronic Interlibrary Loan forms to request materials.

Average turnaround time is 7-10 working days, so plan accordingly. Some limits to the number of requests per person per week do apply; for more information, inquire in the Interlibrary Loan office (open 8-4:30, Monday -Friday). Pick up materials at the Check-out Desk.