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MUL 200: Music Literature Laboratory
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URSUS is the catalog for Fogler Library, and all other University System libraries. Materials in URSUS that are here are designated by O or ORO. You can use URSUS to find the things listed below, but not articles in journals.
Most materials you will be using will be in the following places:
Books that you can check out - in the Stack M's, on the 2nd floor
Reference books - on the 1st floor, near the classroom
Journals - in the Current Periodical Room, the Periodical Stacks, or accessed electronically online through URSUS.
If you find a book from another URSUS library, i.e. Gorham (Gor), click on the "Request" button at the top of the page. You will be asked for your name and the 14-digit barcode number on the back of your MaineCard. Your pick-up should be Orono. The book will arrive here in 3-4 days. You will be notified by email when it arrives, and you can pick it up at the Reserve Desk, on the first floor of the library on the Mall side. For books/scores not found in URSUS, you may request through our Interlibrary Loan service.
Map of Fogler Library - click on the floor you need; the links are at the top of the page
Reference Sources
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Grovemusic)
Ref ML 100 .N48
This comprehensive encyclopedia is the place to start. We have it both in print and online. Keep in mind that only 3 people can use the online version at once.
New Grove Dictionary of Opera - Ref ML 102.O6 N5
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz - Ref ML 102.J3 N48
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
Ref ML 105 .B16
This provides information on composers and well-known performers.
Reader's Guide to Music
Ref ML 160 .R3
This source lists a few key books on important music topics. You can check URSUS to see if we have any of them.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Ref ML 100 .G16
This encyclopedia is organized by geographic region, and then by topic.
World Music
Ref ML 102 .W67 W67
This work contains overviews by country.
Indexes
Indexes help you identify articles on your topic. Remember URSUS does not include articles.Article Linker allows you to automatically check URSUS for electronic and/or print subscriptions.
Music Index Online - Here you can search for citations to articles in journals and magazines. Uses Article Linker.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature - Here you can search for citations to articles in journals, as well as chapters in books. Uses Article Linker.
Academic Search Premier - This index is general; it includes many different subjects, not just music. It also includes many different kinds of articles - popular, technical, and scholarly. It does have some full-text access, and uses Article Linker.
Project Muse (current)/ JSTOR (older) - These are journal archive databases that are all full text. Both include some Music journals.
Interlibrary Loan - use for journal articles we do not have access to
Identifying Scholarly Journals vs. Popular and Trade Magazines
Possible Internet Sources
Ethnomusicology, Folk Music, & World Music - University of Washington
Music Information Meta-Sites - Harvard
Instrument Encyclopedia - contains information and links for each instrument
Jazz Research Portal - University of North Texas
Women and Music - An annotated list of links
Should You Use Google?
Sure, but remember it's important to treat Internet resources as you would any other information resource. Critical evaluation of the site is absolutely necessary, i.e. who has made changes to that Wikipedia article, and can you trust that they know what they are talking about. Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources, by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library, can help you evaluate web pages.
Citing Sources Using Chicago Format
It is very important to cite words and/or ideas you take straight from another work and put into your paper. For this course, you need to follow the Chicago citation style. Here are three sources that can help:
The Chicago Manual of Style - Ref Desk Z 253 .U69 (ask for it at the Reference Desk on the first floor)
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers... - Ref Desk LB 2369 .T8The Chicago Manual of Style - from the University of Georgia
The citation examples begin about half way down the page.
Still Unsure...?
There are lots of ways to get help. First, try the Help Desk - you can come in, call us at 581-1673, or use the Ask-a-Librarian chat or email service.
Nancy Lewis is the Music Librarian; you can send her an email on FirstClass (nancy.lewis@umit.maine.edu) or call her at 581-3613 to set up an appointment.
You can also refer to the Introduction to Library Research guide.
Nancy.Lewis@umit.maine.edu | Revised: 01/27/2008
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