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Music: Articles

A research guide for finding music in various formats in the Gilmore Music Library and beyond, and for beginning research on music.

Off-Campus Access to Databases

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Interdisciplinary Databases

Scholarly Literature

What is Scholarly Literature?

  • it is almost always peer-reviewed (specialists have checked the validity and accuracy of the author's work)
  • authors connect their work to the prior research of others

Citing Electronic Resources

There are three major citation styles used in the humanities, social sciences, and some scientific disciplines. Consult one of the following official style manuals :