Research Guides: MUS : Music: Articles

Core Databases

Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window Full text for 10,000+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences from around the world.
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
Sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies to 2000. Included is full text of core US and UK trade magazines covering film, music, radio & TV broadcasting, and theater, together with film fan magazines and music press titles.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window Complete full text backfiles (excluding latest 2-5 years) for more than 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Now includes current coverage for several hundred journal titles, plus 30,000 eBooks.
Music and Performing Arts Collection [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window Offers combined searching of International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) Full Text and International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) Full Text.
Music Index Online [EBSCO] 1973+ This link opens in a new window Indexes 850+ international music periodicals on musicological or organological topics, plus book reviews, record reviews, first performances, and obituaries.
Music Online: Music Periodicals of the 19th Century 1838 - early 1900's [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new window
Full-text periodicals depicting American musical life 1838 - early 1900's, through local & international news, reviews, editorials, sheet music & ads.
Project Muse (Current issues) This link opens in a new window Full text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature with Full Text [EBSCO] early 1800's + This link opens in a new window Comprehensive music bibliography listing articles, books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, films, and videos; covers all aspects of music and allied disciplines, including the dramatic arts and dance. Most coverage commences with the first issue of the journal and includes cover-to-cover full text for every included title.
RIPM Online Archive of Music Periodicals [EBSCO] 1800-1950 This link opens in a new window Full text version of many European and North American music journals, with indexing for many more. Updated every six months with new titles.
Rock's Backpages 1960s+ This link opens in a new window Articles on rock 'n' roll from the music and mainstream press; with reviews, interviews (some with mp3 audio files), etc.
Rolling Stone Archive [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
The archive of Rolling Stone, from its launch in 1967 to the present.
RetroNews 1631-1951 This link opens in a new window
Digitized articles from ~1500 French national, regional, local and colonial newspapers, covering over three centuries.

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