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Journal Articles on Music
Topics Covered
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Note: the library catalog (HOMER) lists journals, magazines,
and newspapers owned by UConn. It does NOT list individual articles.
Thus, HOMER will tell you whether UConn owns the Music Educators
Journal, but won't list the individual articles. Use a separate
database to identify citations (see below).
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How to Get an Article
Step 1. Identify citations to articles.
Option 1. Search a research database. Here are Music
Databases (Descriptions). Each database covers different musical
topics and publication years.
Tip: Many of the databases
appear in the Databases menu in the blue sidebar.
Tip: A librarian can help you select the right database.
Option 2: Consult a book-length bibliography.
Books, dictionaries, and research articles also have bibliographies
that list article citations.
Option 3: Are you tempted to use Google Scholar? Read more about
Google Scholar first.
Step 2. After you have a citation, use one
of these options to get a copy of the article.
Option 1. Research databases may have automatic
links to the article's full text online. (Warning: the"UConn Links"
button does not always find the full text, so also try the options below.)
Option 2. Do a Journal Title search in HOMER
to see if UConn owns the paper or electronic versions of the journal.
Tip: For the best information about electronic subscriptions,
look for "Location:
Electronic Journal" and "Click here for full text."
Tip: If using paper versions, make sure UConn
has the volume and year that you need.
Tip: Remember, many of the older journals are in paper format only!
Tip: Here's a PDF guide that explains how
to find journals in HOMER.
Tip: for a (nearly) complete list of the e-journals, select Keyword
Boolean and type skey music and electronic and journals.
Where are the print/paper journals? Music
Library journals are upstairs on Level 2, arranged alphabetically
by title. In some cases you'll find the journal under the name
of the organization. For example, the Journal of the American
Musicological Society
is shelved under American Musicological Society. The newest unbound
issues (called "Current Journals") are shelved separately
from the bound volumes. Microforms are in the basement. If the
journal is in the Babbidge Library, use the library
stacks guide to locate the current issues and bound volumes
in that library.
Option 3. Search the eJournal Locator to see if UConn has an electronic journal subscription
(with full text online). Type in the journal title (rather than
the article title).
Tip: the eJournal Locator mostly has the same titles as HOMER.
It's just a different way to search.
Tip: the subject listing does NOT include all of UConn's eJournals.
Search HOMER for a complete list.
Tip: the eJournal Locator includes the popular JSTOR e-journals
PLUS MANY MORE e-journals.
Option 4. Use Document
Delivery / InterLibrary Loan (DD/ILL) to get a copy of
the article from another library if UConn has neither paper
nor electronic subscriptions. You can request ILL directly
from some databases (try using the UConn Links icon) or use
ILL's homepage above. Articles will be delivered via email
in PDF format. It takes a few days.
Option 5. Try a Google
or Google Scholar search
on your journal or article. You might find a reprint on the Web,
available free or accessible through your professional memberships
or subscriptions (e.g., six MENC
periodicals on music education).
Older Articles
Need to find older ("pre-database") articles? Try the paper
version of Music Index (it
goes back to 1949), JSTOR (it has complete runs of 38 important music
journals, which include bibliographies to other older articles), book-length
bibliographies, or general retrospective indexes. Learn more about finding
older journal articles.
Did you know . . .
. . . you can find who cited whom in articles? Use the library's
citation indexes. The idea is the
same as "Cited By" references in Google Scholar, but these
indexes are much more comprehensive.
This page was found at http://www.lib.uconn.edu/music/journalArticles.html.
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