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Online Encyclopedias and Reference Sources

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new window

Find Articles on Music

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature This link opens in a new window
Music Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Music Index This link opens in a new window

Cambridge Companions to Music

RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Rock's Backpages This link opens in a new window

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Music Online: Classical Music Library This link opens in a new window
Access limited to 3 simultaneous users.
Note: For the latest information on system requirements, CLICK HERE.
Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall This link opens in a new window
Instructions for Access:

In order to access Berliner Philharmoniker Digital Concert Hall, users must create an account. To create an account, use your Crimson or Bama email account and select "Start institutional access" to begin registration. After registration, select “I would like to use the free institutional access for my account.” You will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. Accounts can only be created while on campus, but returning users can use their login credentials to access from anywhere.

Access is limited to 5 parallel logins at a time.
Criterion Collection This link opens in a new window
Dance Online: Dance in Video This link opens in a new window
Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new window
DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music) This link opens in a new window
Films On Demand This link opens in a new window
Kanopy Films Streaming Service This link opens in a new window
Met Opera on Demand This link opens in a new window
New titles are added every month, with most of the Met’s Live in HD programs coming online a few months after their live transmission date. Every opera includes an English synopsis, with synopses in multiple languages available for many more.
Access limited to 10 simultaneous users.
Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Unlimited simultaneous users. Note: For the latest information on system requirements, CLICK HERE.
Naxos Music Library Jazz This link opens in a new window
Access limited to 15 simultaneous users.
OnTheBoards.TV This link opens in a new window
Swank Motion Pictures This link opens in a new window
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Libraries' Video Collection:

Video Database
Browse a list of the libraries' collection of DVDs and VHS tapes

Catalogs

Scout
Search many UA library resources simultaneously, including books, articles, and UA's digital collections.
Libraries Catalogs'
Search for specific items in the Libraries' Catalog.

WorldCat FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
Search libraries worldwide.

Scores and Sheet Music Online

Music Online: Classical Scores Library This link opens in a new window
Scores may be printed and projected for use in the classroom. Users may not use printed copies for performance.
Recent Researches in Music Online This link opens in a new window

Useful Websites

Dissertations in Musicology
Dissertations in MusicTheory
Online Resources for Music Scholars
(maintained by Harvard College Library)
All Music
Information about and reviews of recordings of every kind of music.
American Memory at the Library of Congress
Provides access to documents, sound recordings, and videos in the Library of Congress collection.
NewMusic USA Online Library
Search the database for works by more than 6,000 American composers.
J.S. Bach: Texts of the Complete Vocal Works with English Translation and Commentary
Center for Computer-Assisted Research in the Humanities
This center, at Stanford University, is engaged in the development of computer applications in the study of music and in creating large databases of musical scores.

More Music Library Resources

IPA Source This link opens in a new window
Transcriptions and translations of art songs.
Musical Theater Songs This link opens in a new window
Find songs for your voice and character type.
The database provides a link to Worldcat so users can have the information to obtain scores/recordings/sheet music when available directly through the University of Alabama Libraries.
RISM Repertoire International des Sources Musicales This link opens in a new window
Find musical manuscripts in libraries worldwide.
ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Find music iconography.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. As the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and as the database of record for graduate research, PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.

More than 70,000 new full-text dissertations and theses are added to the database each year through dissertations publishing partnerships with 700 leading academic institutions worldwide, and collaborative retrospective digitization of dissertations. Full-text dissertations are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution. Some will be native PDF, some PDF image.

Each dissertation published since July, 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Simple bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637. Where available, PQDTGlobal provides 24-page previews of dissertations and theses.

Subject coverage
- Arts
- Business & Economics
- Education
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Behavioral Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Mathematics & Physical Sciences
- Health & Medical Sciences
Note: Full text for certain publications is subject to market availability.
Dissertations and Theses at University of Alabama This link opens in a new window

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