Music 396 - Fall 2007
The Blues

Dr. Mark Harbold
Elmhurst College




[Books and Media]

[Online Resources]

[Websites]

[Citing Information]

[PowerPoint Help]

[IMPORTANT NOTE]


Books and Media



I-Share
Use I-Share to find books, scores, and sound recordings on your topic. Scores and books are located on the second floor of the library; scores have call numbers of M780-M789, books have call numbers of 780-789. Sound recordings on Reserve for courses are checked out at the Circulation Desk; there are several listening stations available in the library.

Examples of some Subject searches that can get you on the right track, for both musical and cultural topics:
  • Blues (music)
  • Gospel music
  • African Americans music
  • Harlem Renaissance
Reference books:
  • African American Music: an introduction  R 780.8996073 A258
  • American Musical Traditions  R 781.6200973 A512
  • The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues  R 781.65 B596
  • Encyclopedia of the Blues  R 781.643 E56
  • The Music of Black Americans: a history  R 780.8996073 S727m 1997
Materials on Reserve

Online Resources
African American Experience
 A rich collection of online reference works and primary sources documenting the African American experience for over 200 years. Includes over 4,000 interviews with former slaves, multimedia files, lesson plans and classroom resources.
World Folklore and Folklife
 A collection of resources to help in researching topics in literature and culture studies. Includes reference works on folklore throughout the world.
Grove Music Online Includes the full text of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, as well as the New Grove Dictionary of Opera and the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. You can find information on all aspects of music and musicians.
Academic Search Complete Provides abstracts from almost 8,200 periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others, with full text articles from nearly 4,650 titles.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Contains almost 400,000 entries pertaining to vocal and musical instruments; historical and ethnomusicology; notation, theory, criticism, and analysis; pedagogy; liturgy, dance, and other interdisciplinary studies of music and related areas.



Websites

All Music Guide: Blues

American Memory - from the Library of Congress

The Blues - companion website from the PBS film series

Blues Resources - from Folk & Blues in the Schools (Ann Arbor, MI)

Citing Information

MLA Style information - collected by E.C. librarians

For music, the best guide for MLA is Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format from Purdue University. See "Other Types of Sources" for sound recordings and "Basic Forms for Electronic Sources" for citing online information.
See the following sections in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th ed. 2003 (R 808.042 M685 2003, available at the Reference Desk) for more details on citing music:
  • Published scores are to be cited in the same way as books (section 5.8.5)
  • Sound recordings (section 5.8.2)
  • Video recordings (section 5.8.3)
  • Performances (section 5.8.4)

Getting Help with PowerPoint

NOTE: This fall, your Elmhurst College technology account is more important than ever! Use this login for access to:

  • the Blackboard site for this course (MUS396Blues)
  • library resources from off campus
  • printing within the library (currently on the main floor only)
In addition, make sure you have a current Jaypass (replacements can be made at the library - $20 if your previous one was lost, free if it was damaged) in order to:
  • request books and/or articles from other libraries
  • check out reserve materials
  • use a study room/media viewing room
If you have any questions, please contact us.

Created 29 August 2007 and last updated 4 September 2007 by Elaine Fetyko Page, Elmhurst College Library
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