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| Montgomery College Libraries > Pat Semple, Librarian > MU111 World Music, Prof. Pinkert | |
Locating Musical Recordings: To find a CD, you will need to go to MC Library Catalog and:
- "Set One Limit" > VHS & DVDs Rockville
- "Select Search Type" > Keyword Boolean
- "Enter Search Terms" > enter a Boolean search expression, such as
- spain AND dance
- america AND folk
- italy AND opera
- japan
- africa
Browse Shelves: For books on music, go to these sections of the call numbers:
ML 198 -- 239 Music History & Criticism, America ML 240 -- 325 Music History & Criticism, Europe ML 330 -- 345 Music History & Criticism, Asia ML 348 Music History & Criticism, Arab Countries ML 350 Music History & Criticism, Africa ML 360 Music History & Criticism, Australia & Oceania
ML 475 -- 486 Instruments & Instrumental Music, America ML 489 -- 522 Instruments & Instrumental Music, Europe ML 525 -- 541 Instruments & Instrumental Music, Asia ML 544 Instruments & Instrumental Music, Africa ML 547 Instruments & Instrumental Music, Australia & Oceania
Request Book From Another Campus: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the REQUEST ITEM button at the top of the page. 
Renew Books Online: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the MY ACCOUNT button at the top of the page. 
Help: Speak to the reference librarian on duty or call the reference desk:
- Germantown: 240-567-7853
- Rockville: 240-567-7130
- Takoma Park Silver Spring: 240-567-1536
G = Germantown, R = Rockville, T = Takoma Park Silver Spring
- Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall
R- (REF ML102 .P66 M67 2006, 1 vol.)
- Contemporary Musicians
R- (REF ML385 .C615, 57 vol.)
- Encyclopedia Of American Gospel Music
R- (REF ML102 .G6 E63 2005, 1 vol.)
- The Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
G R- (REF ML102 .P66 G84 1998, 8 vol.)
- Encyclopedia Of the Blues
R- (REF ML102 .B6 E53 2006, 2 vol.)
- The Garland Encyclopedia Of World Music
G R T- (REF ML100 .G16, 10 vol.)
- Greenwood Encyclopedia Of Rock History
G- (REF ML3534 .G754 2006, 6 vol.)
- International Encyclopedia Of Hard Rock & Heavy Metal
R- (REF ML102.R6 J37 1985, 1 vol.)
- New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock & Roll
R T- (in Rockville = REF ML102 .R6 R64 1995; in Takoma Park = ML102 .R6 R64 2001; vol. 1)
- The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia Of Music
R- (REF ML100 .N88 1988, 1 vol.)
- Queer Encyclopedia Of Music, Dance & Musical Theater
G- (REF ML100 .Q44 2004, 1 vol.)
- World Music: The Basics
R- (REF ML3545 .N54 2005, 1 vol.)
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- (Gale, 2006)
- Encyclopedia of World Biography
- (Gale, 1998 & 2004 eds.)
- Harvard Dictionary Of Music
- (xreferplus, 2003)
- Paratext Reference Universe
- Online versions of many encyclopedia. (Gale, 2006)
- World Cultures Today
- (Greenwood, 2007)
- World Folklore and Folklife
- (Greenwood, 2007)
- Grove Music Online
- National Newspapers
- Academic Search Premier
- The College's largest database.
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- To sort by relevance, user must select Relevance in blue menu bar before starting search.
Results can be sorted by date or relevance. To print, use the button within the database.
Here are some sample searches using keywords and Boolean operators:
- brazil AND music AND protest
- (karaja OR javahe OR kraho OR tukuna)
- cambodian AND gong
- caribbean AND bomba
- (steelband OR "steel band") AND (trinidad OR tobago)
- "abdunun mezari"
- Smithsonian Global Sound
- Includes music for download to MP3. (Smithsonian Institution)
- Ethnomusicology Online
- (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
- Yale: Music Resources On the World Wide Web
- (Yale University Library)
- BBC: World Music
- (British Broadcasting Corporation)
- NPR: World Music
- Lots of audio file at this site. (National Public Radio)
- World Music Sites In Yahoo!'s Directory
- (Yahoo!)
Here are two handouts on formatting citations: APA: References Page or MLA: Works Cited Page.
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