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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 (OED) RILM Saskia Art Images Collection VCM Masters Projects Index (detailed index on Library Thing) VCM Masters Project Online Collection (PDF's from 1993 - 2012) Digital Dissertations at VCM (full text, searchable through library catalog) WorldCat
E-Books and E-Journals
Bandworld Magazine Converge: Education, Technology, Fast Forward General Music Today (a NAfME publication) Google Scholar International Journal of Community Music Journal of Music Teacher Education (a NAfME publication) NetLibrary (Electronic Books) Research and Issues in Music Education (RIME) Update: Applications of Research in Music Education (a NAfME publication)
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 Collections (Duke Univ. resource list)
Streaming Audio Subscriptions
African American Song American SongClassical Music Library Naxos Music Library Naxos Music Library Jazz Smithsonian Global Sound
VanderCook College Course Syllabi
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 can access Illinois Institute of Technology's electronic resources by visiting the Galvin Library in person. Online access is not supported.