Oxford Music Online: The video below explains the standard music reference sources at our library and their primary features.
Vocab Alert: "Overview" is the term used to mean a source that gives you a summary or background of a topic without going on at length or into too much detail. It may also be called reference, background, or encyclopedic. We are transitioning to using "reference" rather than "overview"; you will see both used.
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Advanced Use of Reference: The next video shows how to squeeze every last clue out of even a small reference article.
Vocab Alert: Even though these sources come from encyclopedias, you still refer to the actual thing written about your topic as an "article." Don't get this confused with other types of articles, such as journal or newspaper.
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Additional Reference Sources: In the video below, you will learn how to find additional reference articles.
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Recommended Resources: In this final video for Lab A, you will learn the specifics of choosing a recommended resource for your assignment.
We do have PRINT encyclopedias in addition to the ones in the Oxford Music Online database. They will be specific (see the one about women composers) or more general, like in Oxford Music Online (see the Oxford History one).
Search the catalog or browse the reference or 1st floor in call numbers 780-789.
Women composers : music through the ages
Historical dictionary of sacred music
The Oxford History of Western Music
Music as concept and practice in the late Middle Ages
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