Library catalogs & databases
available at Macalester
From the Library web page you
can easily access a number of useful databases in addition to catalogues for
ClicNet, University of Minnesota, and other local/regional libraries. For materials not at Mac, order via InterLibraryLoan: online
for ClicNet or with a paper form for others (25¢/article). Plan ahead as the time frame varies: 1-3 days (Clic), 3 days-1 wk (UofM), 1-3 wks
(MN), and longer for some items out of state.
On the form you must give a date at least 1 wk away for UofM
(longer gives you a better chance of getting material, and will not adversely
affect the processing speed).
The
following may be especially useful:
The following links work
only from on campus computers or if you logon via a dial-in (SLIP-PPP)
connection to Macalester.
Documenting your research
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq.html The Chicago Manual of Style
FAQ (and not so FAQ); very useful as you format your
citations
Internet search engines
http://altavista.digital.com My favorite general search
engine for music & academic topics; hint - for people enter the search as
follows (including the caps & quotation marks): "Susan+McClary"
http://www.robtex.com/search.htm Called SuperSearch, it allows
for simultaneous searches with several search engines, which you can select;
plus additional crawlers & searches for people.
http://www.webcrawler.com Search engine & subject
index.
http://alltheweb.com/ Fast Search of 300 million pages; also
search for mp3 files, sounds, or graphics.
http://www.google.com/ Google is another useful search engine.
Newspapers and basic reference works
http://emedia1.mediainfo.com/emedia/ Links to newspapers worldwide.
http://www.newspapers.com/ Links to newspapers and specialized
journals worldwide.
http://www.newsdirectory.com/ Links to English-language newspapers and
magazine worldwide.
http://www.libraryspot.com/ Virtual desk reference for various types of
general information.
Websites for
research about women
http://www.uvm.edu:80/~hag/godey/index.html Issues of Godey's Lady's Book, a
leading magazine for the Victorian lady; includes some articles and information
about music; an opportunity to use a 19th-century primary source. This site has links to other Godey's sites.
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/victov.html Brown University professor has developed
this extensive site on Victorian history, literature, and culture. Using the search feature, narrowing to the
topic "Gender Matters" and the search term "music," the
site yielded 115 hits.
Women in Music
websites for research
Several of these
include substantial number of links for further access.
http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/ International
Alliance for Women in Music. Links to many women in music resources; see Webliography by Judith A.
Coe; see the link to Sarah Whitworth’s Early Music Women Composers page,
including an area about contemporary Japanese women musicians; see Wow'Em about
ElectronMedia for women; fulltext articles from the IAWM Journal; and
much more.
http://www.echonyc.com/~women/ Women & Performance, an online journal
with fulltext articles.
http://femina.com/ Site for, by, and about women; includes the
categories "Arts and Humanities" and "Entertainment."
http://pubweb.nwu.edu/~srmina/srmina.html Site by Susan Rachel Mina (doctoral music
student) with a Women in Music page with a range of links and bibliographies;
includes materials for children
http://boethius.music.ucsb.edu/smt-list/smthome.html Home page for Society for Music Theory
(major professional organization); select <Committees Page>, then <Committee
on the Status of Women (CSW)>, then <Bibliography of Sources Related to
Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Feminism, and Music> for extensive and
effectively organized resources; can be browsed by categories or as one full
list.
http://www.mills.edu/SHOWCASE/F97/MUS16/mus16.homepage.html Bay Area Women in Creative Music:
Composers, Songwriters, Improvisers, and Sound Artists; Mills College student
projects,
http://www.womensmusic.com/womensmusic.htm Source for and about Women Composers by
Jeanne E. Shaffer, host of radio program called Eine kleine Frauenmusik.
General music
websites for research
http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/classical_index.html “Comprehensive collection of classical
music resources on the Web with links to more than 1,200 non-commercial
pages/sites in more than a dozen languages.
The site is comprised of more than 90 well organized, subject-specific pages. It features a powerful, easy-to-use internal
search engine. . . . links will be validated and updated biweekly” (PR 9/1/99 from Duke University Music
Library).
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/music/ams/ Site of the American Musicological Society,
including an extensive collection of online links organized by category, e.g.,
women in music, rock and pop, jazz, folk music, instruments; updated in Dec.
1999.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/music/inetmus/ Bruce C. MacIntyre's course
"Bibliography & Research Techniques" (August 1997); use to locate
significant music websites for research; categories include basic "first
stop" sites, libraries & online catalogs, reference sites with search
engines, publishing & copyright, music sales, & misc.
http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~vcardell/duckles.html Update of
information about electronic resources
listed in Vincent H. Duckles, Ida Reed, and Michael A. Keller, Music
Reference and Research Materials: An annotated Bibliography, 5th
ed. (New York: Schirmer, 1997). The Duckles book is generally viewed as the
leading bibliographic guide to music research and music reference materials.
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/outline.htm Especially rich musical source
from one of the leading music schools & music libraries in the US;
organized into categories.
http://www.ubp.com/ Universal Black Pages, including categories
such as funk, hip-hop, reggae, blues, etc. and at least some women are
included.
http://www.mpa.org/publist.html
Music Publishers Association. Large database
provides address, phone, fax, email, website with direct links; also includes
extensive copyright information and forms for obtaining permission to arrange
or copy out-of-print music; links to many national Music Information Centers,
composer organizations, and more.
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rulib/artshum/music/music.html Rutgers University, guide to online
resources in music; well-organized
http://www.sonances.qc.ca/english.htm Sonances's site is devoted primarily to
20th-century music, including a dictionary of composers and reviews. Material is added regularly in English and
French.
http://www.music.buffalo.edu/pub/asian_composers/index.html Asian Contemporary Music Resource Center;
not an extensive site at present, but a useful starting point and good people
involved
http://members.aol.com/gnhbos/music.htm Links to Arabic music sites as well as some
rock, blues, and jazz sites.
http://www.american-music.org/wwwresources.htm From the site of the Society for American
Music (formerly Sonneck Society), which is one of the professional music
organizations. Includes jazz, country,
blues, as well as classical.
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ Run by group of jazz enthusiasts; includes
bios, interviews, reviews, etc.
http://www.jazzreview.com/ Especially strong on substantive reviews
of recent jazz releases.
http://www.downbeatjazz..com Online version of down beat, a
leading jazz magazine.