Music Resources
| General Sources | Western Art Music | Country Music | Jazz |
| Popular Music | Rap | Rock | Music Cataloging Resources |
General
Websites
Western Art Music
Websites
Types of Print Materials
- Thematic Catalogs
- Monumental Sets and Collective Editions
- Bakers
- New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (general, opera, jazz, and American music sets)
Country/Folk Music
Books
- All Music Guide to Country: The Definitive Guide to Country Music / edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine. (2003) 2nd ed. [IU call #: ML156.4.C7 A45 (reference)]
- The Big Book of Country Music: A Biographical Encyclopedia / Richard Carlin (1995) [IU call #: ML102.C7 C28 2003 (reference)]
- Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary / Richard Carlin (2003) [IU call #: ML102.C7 C28 2003 (reference)]
- Country Music: The Encyclopedia / Irwin Stambler & Grelun Landon; contributors, Alice Seidman and Lyndon Stambler (1997) [IU call #: ML102.C7 S75 1997 (reference)]
- The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music / compiled by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ; edited by Paul Kingsbury with the assistance of Laura Garrard, Daniel Cooper, and John Rumble (1998) [IU call #: ML102.C7 E54 (reference)]
- The Encyclopedia of Folk, Country and Western Music / by Irwin Stambler and Grelun Landon (1969 & 1982) [IU call #: ML102.F66 S75 (ref) & ML102.F66 S75 1982 (ref)]
- Folk and Blues: The Encyclopedia / Irwin Stambler & Lyndon Stambler (2001) [IU call #: ML102.F66 S76 (reference)]
Jazz/Blues
Websites
Books
- All Music Guide to the Blues: The Experts' Guide to the Best Blues Recordings / edited by Michael Erlewine ... [et al.]. (1999) 2nd ed. [IU call #: ML156.4.B6 A45 1999 (stacks)]
- The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz / Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler, with the assistance of Swing journal, Tokyo (1999) [IU call #: ML102.J3 F44 (reference)]
- Blues Lexicon. Blues, Cajun, Boogie Woogie, Gospel / Karel Bogaert ([1972]) [IU call #: ML102.J3 B67 (reference)]
- Folk and Blues: The Encyclopedia / Irwin Stambler & Lyndon Stambler (2001) [IU call #: ML102.F66 S76 (reference)]
- Guide to Jazz / by Hugues Panassie and Madeleine Gautier ; translated by Desmond Flower ; edited by A. A. Gurwitch ; introd. by Louis Armstrong (1956) [IU call #: ML102.J3 P18 1956 (reference)]
- Jazz: The Essential Companion / Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley (1987/8) [IU call #: ML102.J3 C32 (reference)]
- Jazz: The Rough Guide / written by Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley ; with contributions from Chris Parker ... [et al.] ; photographs by Jak Kilby ... (2000) [IU call #: ML102.J3 C325 2000 (reference)]
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz / [edited by] Colin Larkin (2004) [IU call #: ML102.J3 L3 2004 (reference)]
Popular Music
Websites
Books
- All Music Guide: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings from Thousands of Artists in All Types of Music / edited by Michael Erlewine ... [et al.]. 3rd ed. [IU call #: ML156.9 .A38 1997 (reference)]
- American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion / Ken Bloom (1996) 2nd ed. [IU call #: ML128.M78 B6 1996 v.1 &2 (reference)]
- American Song: The Complete Companion to Tin Pan Alley Song / Ken Bloom. (2001) [IU call #: ML128.V78 B6 v.3 &4 (reference & stacks)]
- ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (1966 & 1980) [IU call #: ML106.U5 A82 1966 (ref) & ML106.U5 A82 1980 (ref)]
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950 / Roger D. Kinkle [IU call #: ML102.P66 K55 v.1-4 (reference)]
- The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre / Kurt Ganzl (2001) [IU call #: ML102.M88 G3 2001 v.1-3 (reference)]
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music / Colin Larkin, ed. (2006) [IU call #: ML102.P66 G84 2006 v.1-10 (reference)]
- Leading Musical Performers (Popular Music and Jazz) 1900-1950: 2150 Biographies Updated to 1996 with Additions and Corrections. Volume III / Roger D. Kinkle. [IU call #: ML102.P66 K55 Suppl. v.3 (stacks)]
- Popular American recording pioneers, 1895-1925 / Tim Gracyk, with Frank Hoffmann. (2000) [IU call #: ML106.U3 G67 (reference)]
- Popular Music, 1900-1919: An Annotated Guide to American Popular Songs, Including Introductory Essay, Lyricists and Composers Index, Important Performances Index, Chronological Index, and List of Publishers / Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, editor (1988) [IU call #: ML120.U5 S5 (reference)]
- Popular Music, 1920-1979: A Revised Cumulation / Nat Shapiro and Bruce Pollock, editors. (1985) [IU call #: ML120.U5 S505 v.1-3 (reference)]
- Popular Music: An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs (multiple volumes, covering 1970-2002) [IU call #: ML120.U5 S52 v.1-6 (stacks?)]
- Sweet and Lowdown: America's Popular Songwriters / by Warren Craig ; with a foreword by Milton Ager. (1978) [IU call #: ML106.U3 C75 (reference)]
Rap/Hip-Hop
Websites
Rock
Websites
Books
- All Music Guide to Rock: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings in Rock, Pop, Soul, R and B, and Rap / edited by Michael Erlewine ... [et al.]. (1997) 2nd ed. [IU call #: ML156.9 .A39 1997 (reference)]
- The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries / Nick Talevski. (1999) [IU call #: ML102.R6 T28 (reference)]
- The Rock Who's Who / Brock Helander. (1996) [IU call #: ML102.R6 H5 1996 (reference)]
Music Cataloging Resources
Websites
- Cataloger's Desktop (works best when accessed through IE)
- Yale Music Cataloging
- Indiana University Technical Services Music Cataloging Page
- Cataloger's Reference Shelf (MARC tags and formatting rules)
- Music Library Association Listserv Archive
Books
- Bibliographic Control of Music, 1897-2000 / Richard P. Smiraglia; compiled and edited with J. Bradford Young. (2006) [IU call #: ML111 .S596 (reference)]
- Cataloger's Judgment: Music Cataloging Questions and Answers from the Music OCLC Users Group Newsletter / Jay Weitz ; arranged and edited by Matthew Sheehy; with a foreword by H. Stephen Wright. (2004) [IU call #: ML111 .W447 (tech services)]