Research by Subject: Music--Education & Psychology
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ERIC (Ebsco interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.
JSTOR
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.
MERB: Music Education Resource Database
MERB/CMI is a bibliographic database of more than 31,000 resources in music and music education from 35 Canadian and International journals and other sources covering the period 1956 through the present. The journals are fully indexed by title, author, and subject.
Research Library
Broad range of subjects; aka ProQuest Research Library. Default incl. ProQuest Newspapers and AMA. 1971-present.
Music Index (online)
Index to music periodicals. 1978 to the last complete calendar year.
Note: Print version title: The Music Index (MusRef ML118 .M84) Since coverage of print version is from 1949 to 1978, you must consult the print version for journal articles published from 1949 to 1977.
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics; Coverage varies by journal but generally only 2-3 current years.
IIMP: International index to music periodicals
Indexes music periodicals, as well as feature music articles and obituaries appearing in The New York Times and The Washington Post. 1996-present or more; 42 titles full-text 1997-present.
Philosopher's index
Philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields: index to books and journals. 1940-present
Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ
Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals on all subjects in many languages.
Music Index (in print)
Call Number: MUSREF ML118 .M84
Index to music periodicals. This is the only music index covering articles printed between 1949 to 1978.
Smithsonian Global Sound
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Individual tracks of music, spoken words, and natural and human-made sounds; incl. published recordings from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and other labels and recordings from Africa and South Asia.
New handbook of research on music teaching and learning
Call Number: MUSREF MT1 .H138 2002
A handbook on current ideas and practices in music education. Helpful for its bibliographies on numerous subjects in the field.
Bibliography of source readings in music education
Call Number: MUSREF ML128.I64 K36 1997
A fairly current bibliography of topics in music education: curriculum, foundations, philosophy, psychology, etc.
Dissertations
Dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions in a range of subjects. PhD dissertations: 1861-present (Abstracts added 7/1980-present); MA theses: 1988-present.
Note: Title of current print version: Dissertation Abstracts International
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education
Call Number: REF LC1099.3 .M58 1999
This encyclopedia is a valuable reference source for multicultural education. It contains more than 400 terms, phrases, concepts, court decisions, and names of "significant contributors to the American macroculture from the country's various racial and/or ethnic backgrounds that are arranged alphabetically.
New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, 2nd ed.
Call Number: MUSREF ML100 .N48 2000
Music encyclopedia covering biographies, history, terminology, genres, and bibliographies; this print version is also contained in the Grove Music online database.
New York State Education Department
Information about all aspects of education in New York state, including the state library and state archives.
New handbook of research on music teaching and learning
Call Number: MUSREF MT1 .H138 2002
A handbook on current ideas and practices in music education. Helpful for its bibliographies on numerous subjects in the field.
Music : a resource guide for standards-based instruction
Call Number: MUSREF MT1 .M875 2000
Collection of lesson plans, teaching strategies, assessments, and resources for teachers to use when working with the New York State Learning Standards for the Arts.
UCLA Library Digital Collections
Image Collections included: AIDS posters, Architecture & Urban Design, History of Los Angeles, Primary Care Research Projects, Japanese American Relocation, Arabic & Persian Manuscripts, Sheet Music Consortium, Mexican & Mexican-American Musical Recordings
