Databases
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online This link opens in a new windowThe most complete body of work focused on world music and music research of all the world's peoples.
- E-booksSearch your topic in nearly 100,000 electronic books.
- Academic Videos Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Various video material including films, performances, recordings, and footage that cover a wide range of subject areas.
- RECORDINGS: NaxosIn Advanced Search, search for a specific country.
- AnthrosourceLess useful but you may find some articles in anthropology journals.
Search tips
GENERAL SEARCH TIPS
- Be sure to note and search different ways of spelling some words (e.g., voodoo, vodou)
- Much research is published in languages other than English. Look for a way to limit to English language.
Search for BOOKS ABOUT music of a specific country or group or RECORDINGS OF the music itself.
>>Search the Library catalog (for items we own)
>>Search WorldCat (for items not in our library but available through Interlibrary Loan)
- Search for MUSIC OF A PARTICULAR COUNTRY using SUBJECT BROWSE (change dropdown menu next to the search box at left to "Subject begins with"):
Music--[Country] Examples: Music--Brazil
Folk music--[Country] Folk music--Kenya
Folk songs, [Language]--[COUNTRY] Folk songs, Canada <OR> Folk songs, French--Canada
Popular music--[Country]
- Search by PEOPLE GROUPS with the term MUSIC using BOOLEAN SEARCH (change dropdown menu next to the search box at left to "Boolean keyword"):
Examples: Yoruba and music
Griots and music
- Search by broader (or narrower) topics--
Example: Music--Dominican Republic [BROAD TERM]
Folk music--Dominican Republic [NARROWER]
Merengues [NARROWER]
