Explore the reference resources listed here to develop a working knowledge of your topic. These materials will lead you deeper into the research through their summation of the topic, introduction to related concepts and events, and the bibliographies used to create them.
Once you click on an e-book below, type your topic in the "Search Within Publication" box in the top right-hand corner of the screen
Below are some music journals. Browse within these journals to find articles on your topic.
Click on this link to search for books and articles on your topic. Type keywords relating to your topic in the box under "Search Everything." Sample searches should be narrowed by focusing on specific genres of jazz, jazz musicians, time periods, or geographic locations.
Below are some subject headings that relate to your course's topics. You can click on a subject heading to find books on that topic.
You can also find print books in the library stacks by browsing the Library of Congress call numbers. Below are some call numbers relating to jazz music. These books are located in the stacks on the main floor.
ML 410 Books about Jazz Singers
ML3506 General Works on Jazz
ML3508-3508.8 United States (Books on Jazz)
ML3918.J39 Political and social aspects of jazz
ML3921.8.J39 Religious aspects of jazz
Click on this link to search for books and articles on your topic. Type keywords relating to your topic in the box under "Search Everything." Sample searches should be narrowed by focusing on specific genres of rock, rock musicians, time periods, or geographic locations.
Below are some subject headings that relate to your course's topics. You can click on a subject heading to find books on that topic.
Rock Music History and Criticism
You can also find print books in the library stacks by browsing the Library of Congress call numbers. Below are some call numbers relating to rock music. These books are located in the stacks on the main floor.
ML385-429 Biographies
ML3469-3541 Popular Music
ML3534 Rock Music History and Criticism
ML3800-3923 Philosophical and Societal Aspects of Music
ML3916-3918 Social and political aspects of music