Guide to Library Research in Music

A Guide to Library Research in Music introduces students to the process and techniques for researching and writing about music. It provides examples of different types of writing, offers a thorough introduction to music literature, describes various information-searching methods and library-based organizational systems, and explores the wide array of music resources.
This second edition discusses the latest innovations in library catalog searching, new matters in digital technology, and the expansion in musical genres for library research. The book's organization allows for three independent tracks of study.
Part 1 treats essentials of the research process, explaining starting-point resources such as library catalogs, dictionaries, and bibliographies. It addresses scholarly documentation, the use of style manuals, and basics of copyright.
Part 2 develops skills and strategies for library- and Internet-based research, describing database structures and library catalogs, subject searching in catalogs and journal indexes, keyword searching techniques, related-record searching and citation databases, and the use of experts and thematic catalogs.
Part 3 discusses the organization of a music library, emphasizing score collections, books and journals in music literature, and music teaching publications.

Pauline Shaw Bayne, Edward Komara

Preface How to Use This Book Acknowledgments Part 1 The Short Course: Music Research and Writing Chapter 1 The Research Process Chapter 2 Starting-Point Resources: Reference Books Chapter 3 Starting-Point Resources: Journals Chapter 4 Starting-Point Resources: Bibliographies Chapter 5 A Case Study Chapter 6 Scholarly Writing Chapter 7 Writing Samples Part 2 How To: Discover and Use Resources Chapter 8 Browsing as a Discovery Strategy Chapter 9 Databases: Structured for Searching Chapter 10 Subject Searching in Library Catalogs: Controlled Vocabulary Chapter 11 Subject Searching in Indexes and Abstracts Chapter 12 Keyword Searching Chapter 13 Related-Record Searching and Citation Indexes Chapter 14 Other Discovery Methods: Experts and the Internet Chapter 15 Using Thematic Catalogs Part 3 Resources: The Literature of Music Chapter 16 M: The Music-Scores and Recordings Chapter 17 ML: Music Literature Chapter 18 MT: Instruction and Study Appendix 1 Form Subdivisions: A Selective List from the Library of Congress Subject Headings Appendix 2 Outline of the Library of Congress M-Class Appendix 3 Topical Guide to Music in the Library of Congress Classification Appendix 4 Bibliographies by Topic in ML128 Bibliography