The document provides an overview of resources for music research, including catalogs like POLAR and OhioLINK that contain books, scores, and other materials, as well as databases like Classical Music Library, Naxos Music Library, RILM Abstracts, and JSTOR that contain articles, recordings, and other scholarly works. A 7 step research process is outlined that involves identifying a topic, finding background information, using databases to find articles, evaluating sources, and citing materials found. Key resources at Ohio Northern University like Heterick Memorial Library and research tools are also highlighted.

1. MUSC 3211
Music History and
Literature 1
Prof Traci Welch Moritz
Heterick Memorial Library

2. What I know about music

3. Research
• Catalogs
– POLAR
– OhioLINK Central Catalog
– WorldCAT
• Research Databases
• Available via Heterick home page

4. How am I going to remember all
this stuff?

5. Research Strategy
Seven Steps of the Research Process
Amended with permission by the Librarians at the Olin and Uris Libraries of Cornell University
STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP YOUR TOPIC
STEP 2: FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
STEP 3:USE DATABASES TO FIND PERIODICAL ARTICLES
*STEP 4: FIND INTERNET RESOURCES
STEP 5: EVALUATE WHAT YOU FIND
STEP 6: PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER
STEP 7: CITE WHAT YOU FIND

6. Research Tools
• Catalogs – for locating books, maps,
musical scores, govt. documents, etc.
• Databases – usually for locating
magazine and newspaper articles, but
may cover other materials as well
• Internet – Librarian vetted sites or sites
which have been critically evaluated

7. Major Types of Searching by
Concept- Keyword
• Looks in several locations (usually
subject, article title, abstracts or contents)
• Does not require an exact match
• Generates comparatively large number of
hits (not precise)
• Good if you are not familiar with
terminology

8. Major Types of Searches by
Concept- Subject
• Looks in one place – subject
• Usually requires an exact match
between your term and a pre-set list
of terms
• Precise
• Can be used after keyword search
has identified specific subjects

9. Libraries at ONU
• Heterick Memorial
•Taggert Law Library
Library
•Library for Law
school, accessibl • Undergraduate
Library, accessible
e to all to all

10. ONU ID is Library card
EVA
Eva Maglott
00021559801
Eva Maglott
Please use all
digits in your
student ID
number.

11. Catalogs
• Is the gateway to it all!!!
• It’s always best to begin at Heterick and then
work your way through the options.
•Materials at Heterick and Law Library
•Basically all materials except periodical articles
•Books
•AV’s
•Govt. documents
•Maps
•Music Scores
Ca. 400,000 items

12. Reference Databases for
Music Majors
•Classical Music Library
•Naxos Music Library, Jazz
•New Groves
•RILM abstracts of music literature

13. Music Databases

14. Music Reference Tool

15. Music Databases
is the world's first streaming
classical music service for
libraries that enables
listening and learning at
library and home
computers. This database
enables you to listen to
classical music from the
comfort of your own
computer.. Information
about the composer is often
provided.

16. Music Databases
Naxos claims to be the world's largest classical music
listening service containing over 75,000 tracks of music.
It contains much more than just classical music as a look
at the homepage will reveal. Note that it also covers
jazz, film scores, new age, and even Chinese music
among other genre.

17. Music Databases
RILM Abstracts of
Music Literature is
an international
bibliography of
scholarly writings
on music and
related disciplines.
RILM provides a
broad, international
coverage and
concise abstracts.
All scholarly works are indexed:
articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, Festsc
hriften, films and videos, iconographies, critical commentaries to
complete works, ethnographic recordings, conference

18. Other Databases to consider

19. Possibilities
• JSTOR
• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
• Iter
• Academic Search Complete
• ATLA Religion Database
• Religion and Philosophy Collection

20. JSTOR

21. Academic Search Complete

22. ATLA

23. Religion and Philosophy
Collection

24. ITER

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