A guide to library research in music
Pauline Shaw Bayne.
- Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press 2008.
- xiv, 274 p. 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The short course : music research and writing. The research process ; Starting-point resources : reference books ; Starting-point resources : journals ; Starting-point resources : bibliographies ; A case study ; Scholarly writing ; Writing samples -- How to : discover and use resources. Browsing as a discovery strategy ; Databases : structured for searching ; Subject searching in library catalogs : controlled vocabulary ; Subject searching in indexes and abstracts ; Keyword searching ; Related-record searching and citation indexes ; Other discovery methods : experts and the Internet ; Using thematic catalogs -- Resources : the literature of music. M : the music scores and recordings ; ML : music literature ; MT : instruction and study.