Music

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Music Materials

The Lewis Music Library collection includes:

• Over 15,000 books
• 75 print journal subscriptions
• 35,000 scores
• 20,000 recordings

Using Barton

Barton, the MIT Libraries' online catalog: http://libraries.mit.edu/barton

• Basic search tips: http://libraries.mit.edu/tutorials/barton/
  
  
• Locating music recordings and scores: http://libraries.mit.edu/tutorials/barton/music.html

Online Resources

Streaming audio:

• American Song includes 865 albums, equalling 14,632 tracks, covering genres from African American, American Folk, American Indian, and Bluegrass to Tex-Mex, Traditional, and Vocal & Choral. The library's subscription allows 3 simultaneous users.
  Bookmarkable URL: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/amsong
  
  
• DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music) contains over 9,800 compositions (1,500 CDs) by American composers and artists from the New World, CRI, and other important labels. Instructions for accessing DRAM: http://libraries.mit.edu/music/dram.html
  
  
• The Naxos Music Library contains over 240,000 tracks of music (mostly classical).
  Instructions for accessing Naxos: http://libraries.mit.edu/music/naxos.html
  
  
• Naxos Jazz offers nearly 20,000 tracks from over 2,000 albums, representing over 500 jazz artists.
  Instructions for accessing Naxos Jazz: http://libraries.mit.edu/music/naxos.html#jazz

Researching a topic:

• Music Subject Guides for specific topics (jazz, world music, piano music, songs, etc.): http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/music/index.html
  
  
• Barton does not list individual articles in journals. These can be found through indexes:
  
  • Music Index Online covers writings from 1975 to present and includes a wide range of topics, especially popular music: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/musicindex
    
    
• RILM Abstracts Online (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) covers writings on music from 1967 to the present and contains an abstract about each citation: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/rilm
  
  
• E-Journals: the library subscribes to approximately 75 online music journals: http://libraries.mit.edu/ej/music
  
  
• New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
  Bookmarkable URL: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/grove-music
  
  
• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
  Bookmarkable URL: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/garlandency

Writing Tips

MIT Libraries' Information Navigator: http://libraries.mit.edu/tutorials/general/index.html

Organizing Your References

Suggestions for keeping track of your references: http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/organizing-references/574/

Library Updates (also available as RSS)

• MIT Libraries news blog: http://libraries.mit.edu/news
  
  
• Recent additions to the collection:
  http://libraries.mit.edu/help/rss/barton/
  
  
• Help for RSS: http://libraries.mit.edu/help/rss/

Library Materials Not at MIT

• InterLibrary Borrowing may be able to get an article (usually within a week) or book (can take up to two weeks) not owned by the MIT Libraries: http://libraries.mit.edu/ilb
  
  
• Boston Library Consortium (BLC): http://libraries.mit.edu/blc
  The Boston Library Consortium is a cooperative association of academic and research libraries in the greater Boston area Most BLC member libraries are open to on-site use by MIT users. If your research requires materials not available at MIT, you may qualify for a BLC borrowing card. Ask the reference staff in Hayden, Barker, Dewey, or Rotch Library.

Questions?

• Visit the Lewis Music Library in Bldg. 14E-109. Library hours: http://libraries.mit.edu/hours
  
  
• Call the library at 617-253-5689. Reference help is available Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm
  
  
• Ask a question online through the MIT Libraries' Ask Us!: http://libraries.mit.edu/ask
  
  
• More information: Lewis Music Library home page, http://libraries.mit.edu/music

This page was last updated on 04/16/08