Core Databases | Related Databases | Encyclopedias | Selected Web Pages

Resources with Full-Text
Resources with Digital Media

Core Databases

Academic Search Complete by EBSCOhost
A large, multi-disciplinary database with citations, abstracts and many full-text articles.
Type: Full-text

Classical Music Library
The streaming audio collection offers over 200,000 recorded classical works from major labels. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental and opera.
Type: Digital Media

Classical Music Reference Library
Provides informative essays from Baker's reference works on Western classical music.
Type: Full-text

Classical Scores Library
Includes over 14,000 music scores for research and study. Does not provide performance rights.
Type: Full-text

IPA Source for Songs and Arias
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Source is the web's largest library of transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts with over 5598 texts.
Type: Full-text

JSTOR: Arts and Sciences Collection
Provides a retrospective, full-text collection that includes many of the core research and society published journals in key fields in the humanities and social sciences.
Type: Full-text

Music Index
Cites articles and reviews about music and musicians from over 700 publications.
Type: Index with Citations

Related Databases

Communication and Mass Media Complete
Provides full-text from over 200 journals in the fields of communication and mass media. Coverage extends to speaking, writing and public relations.
Type: Index with some Full-text

Gale Power Search
Provides a large collection of current periodical literature including newspapers, magazines and some academic journals.
Type: Full-text

Google Scholar @ Marylhurst
The Google Scholar search is configured to connect to Shoen Library's resources improving the availability of some content.
Type: Web Page

Encyclopedias

African American Music Reference
The work includes coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, gospel and other musical genres and themes.
Type: Full-text

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
The extensive reference source provides articles about musical traditions from around the world and includes sample audio files.
Type: Full-text

Selected Web Pages

MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Provides related news and information in the field of music education.
Type: Web Page

Virtual Instrument Museum
Features exhibits with images of many instruments from world cultures.
Type: Web Page

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