Guide to Library Research in Music

Pauline Shaw Bayne is retired assistant dean of libraries and professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Two web-based resources created by her—UT Song Index and UT Analysis Index—continue to be maintained by the staff of the George F. DeVine Music Library, which Bayne managed for 36 years. She has also written articles about moving library collections, digital audio reserves, delivering instructional media, and computer-based training for library staff. Edward Komara is Distinguished Librarian at the Crane Music Library, the State University of New York at Potsdam. His contributions to music research have been in jazz, blues, rock, and other kinds of music for which recordings are the primary sources. His previous book for Rowman and Littlefield, 100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own (with Greg Johnson), received the 2016 Vincent Duckles Award from the Music Library Association for the best book-length bibliography or reference work in music.

Bayne and Komara take readers through the wide breadth of music research. Those using the book can read cover to cover, use the alternative reading order suggested by the authors (moving between overview chapters in Part 1 and skill-developing chapters in Part 2), or dive into sections as needed. The work is divided into three parts. “The Short Course” breaks down the basics of research, covering library catalogs and dictionaries, the use of style manuals, and copyright. “How To” helps readers hone skills for finding information, and “Resources” “explores the logic behind the arrangement of music materials using the Library of Congress classification system.” The format makes what may be an overwhelming task easy to digest, highlighting subject-specific searching techniques and resources. Like the first edition, this one doesn’t disappoint, and the authors spotlight new resources available since the original was published in 2008.... Written for students at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as for general learners, this is a necessary tool for those looking for guidance in finding music research.

• PrefaceHow to Use This BookAcknowledgmentsPart 1 The Short Course: Music Research and WritingChapter 1 The Research ProcessChapter 2 Starting-Point Resources: Reference BooksChapter 3 Starting-Point Resources: JournalsChapter 4 Starting-Point Resources: BibliographiesChapter 5 A Case StudyChapter 6 Scholarly WritingChapter 7 Writing SamplesPart 2 How To: Discover and Use ResourcesChapter 8 Browsing as a Discovery StrategyChapter 9 Databases: Structured for SearchingChapter 10 Subject Searching in Library Catalogs: Controlled VocabularyChapter 11 Subject Searching in Indexes and AbstractsChapter 12 Keyword SearchingChapter 13 Related-Record Searching and Citation IndexesChapter 14 Other Discovery Methods: Experts and the InternetChapter 15 Using Thematic CatalogsPart 3 Resources: The Literature of MusicChapter 16 M: The Music-Scores and RecordingsChapter 17 ML: Music LiteratureChapter 18 MT: Instruction and StudyAppendix 1 Form Subdivisions: A Selective List from the Library of Congress Subject HeadingsAppendix 2 Outline of the Library of Congress M-ClassAppendix 3 Topical Guide to Music in the Library of Congress ClassificationAppendix 4 Bibliographies by Topic in ML128Bibliography