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Music

Below are listed some of the library's databases that may be of use to you for your music research. Make sure to read the database's descriptions in order to learn about the content you can find in each database. These databases contain both scholarly and popular articles, so you'll need to pay attention to what type of information you're looking at. 

To see our full list of databases, please refer to our A-Z database list

The following databases cover a variety of different disciplines, including music. 

Find books, articles, movies, and more.

Advanced Search

OneSearch provides a simple way to search for books, eBooks, videos, articles, and more, all in one place. In the search box above, you will see a drop-down list of options for filtering your search. To find articles, you have several options:

  • Everything (Library holdings + Articles + I-Share): This option searches across everything, including articles from our databases. 
  • Articles only: This option searches for journal articles, magazine articles, newspapers articles, and electronic reference material across our databases.
  • Tredway resources (Library holdings + Articles): This option searches all of the library's physical and electronic resources (books, eBooks, videos, journal/magazine articles, and electronic references sources. This search also includes items in Special Collections and the Swenson Center.

Advanced Search

To perform an advanced search, click on the "advanced search" link located just below the OneSearch box above. You'll not only be able to select which collections to search in, you'll also see different fields you can enter your search terms in. You can also limit by material type, language, and publication date.