electronic resources

Databases

African American Music Reference
ArticleFirst
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Classical Music Reference Library
Dissertations Abstracts
EbscoHost
ERIC
FirstSearch Databases (Complete List)
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
Grove Dictionary of Music Online
International Index to Music Periodicals Full-Text
Oxford English Dictionary
PsycFIRST
RILM Music Abstracts
Saskia Art Images Collection
VCM Masters Projects Index (1993 to Present)
VCM Masters Project Online Collection (PDF's from 1997 - 2007)
VCM 2008 Masters Project Collection (PDF's from 2008)
WilsonSelectPlus
WorldCat

E-Books and E-Journals

Bandworld Magazine
Converge: Education, Technology, Fast Forward
General Music Today
Google Scholar
International Journal of Community Music
Journal of Music Teacher Education
NetLibrary (Electronic Books)
Research and Issues in Music Education (RIME)
Update: Applications of Research in Music Education

Scores and E-Scores

J.S. Bach Gesellschaft (complete works) download page
Chopin Early Editions (downloads)
Ignaz Pleyel Early Editions (downloads)
IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library - free public domain sheet music
Classical Scores Library
Sheet Music and Multi-Media Resources (Harvard Univ. library)
Sheet Music Collections (Duke Univ. resource list)

Streaming Audio Subscriptions

African American Song
American Song
Classical Music Library
Naxos Music Library
Naxos Music Library Jazz
Smithsonian Global Sound

Accessing Electronic Resources at Ruppel Library

All of Ruppel Library's electronic databases can be accessed onsite at VanderCook College of Music, both in Ruppel Library or the Computer Lab. In addition, wireless access is provided for students with laptops equipped with wireless ethernet cards.

Off-campus access to Ruppel Library's electronic databases is available to current VanderCook faculty, staff and students. Contact the librarian for more information.

Accessing Electronic Resources at IIT's Galvin Library

Current VanderCook students have access to Illinois Institute of Technology's electronic resources onsite only at Galvin Library.

VanderCook Students' Guide to Using Galvin Library (pdf format, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

site last updated: January 7, 2010