The following guide provides a basis for beginning electronic research on topics in music. These lists are very selective and other important research resources are available only in printed form. As with most arts and humanities topics, it is important to investigate your research options across all formats. Electronic resources that are flagged for Harvard users are also available through the E-Research @ Harvard Libraries portal.
Online tools for general reference serves as a starting point for basic research in tools that are not specific to music.
1. Online Tools for General Reference
Almanacs
Biographical Information
Books in Print
- Global Books in Print (Harvard users)
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online (Harvard users)
- Oxford Classical Dictionary (Harvard users)
- Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd Edition (Harvard users)
- Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged (Harvard users)
Directories and Guides
- Associations Unlimited (Harvard users)
- World of Learning (Harvard users)
Gazetteers
- Columbia Gazetteer of the World (Harvard users)
News (Current and Historical)
- Boston Globe
- LexisNexis Academic (Harvard users)
- New York Times on the Web (requires registration)
- New York Times (1851-1999) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) (Harvard users)
- Wall Street Journal (1890-1985) (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) (Harvard users)
Union Catalogs
- OCLC's WorldCat (Harvard users)
- RLG Bibliographic File (Harvard users)
