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Jam! The Canadian Pop (Music) Encyclopedia
Covers 1,200 Canadian popular music artists and groups from 1950-present. Includes biographical/personnel information and discographies.

Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world / edited by John Shepherd
Music Reference: ML102.P66C66 2003 Multi-volume encyclopedia.

Encyclopedia of Canadian rock, pop & folk music / by Rick Jackson.
More than 300 pages of information on Canadian pop, rock and folk music, published in 1994. Located in MUSIC REFERENCE: ML102.P66J33 1994

Encyclopedia of Indie Rock / Kerry L. Smith
Location: MUSIC REFERENCE - ML102.R6S63 2008

Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Located in the Music Library's REFERENCE area, this 8-volume encyclopedia of popular music is a good place to start your research. MUSIC REFERENCE ML102.P66G84 1998

Grove Music Online Licensed to UWO users only. Ongoing Updates.
The online counterpart to the The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd. edition. This online edition contains information on all genres of music: from medieval to classical; jazz to popular music. Grove Music Online also incorporates the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2d ed.) as well as New Grove Dictionary of Opera.

MusicWeb Encyclopedia of Popular Music Ongoing Updates.
Basic, factual information accessible via www. Contains some 4,000 entries, and includes some information on some well-known Canadian artists: Alanis Morissette, Diana Krall and Gordon Lightfoot.

CBCA Reference Licensed to UWO users only.
CBCA Reference is a key source for Canadian information. It provides in depth access to a wide diversity of Canadian periodicals, ranging from academic titles to special interest publications to general magazines. The academic titles include the most prominent journals from the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and professions. Other magazines focus on opinion, public policy, children/youth, lifestyles, arts and culture, health, regional concerns, etc. This product produced by ProQuest replaces the WebSPIRS product, Canadian Business and Current Affairs which ceased in December 2003.

IIPA - International Index to the Performing Arts Licensed to UWO users only.
A performing arts journal resource with nearly 300,000 indexed articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from 1864 to current, covering film, theatre and dance. Useful for multidisciplinary studies.

International Index to Music Periodicals [electronic resource] Licensed to UWO users only.
A www-based music periodical index, available to those with a valid UWO Personal Computer Account. Contains SOME full-text articles from 1996-present. There are plans to index several important journals from their earliest issue (e.g. The Musical Times from 1844- (presently indexed from 1979); the Music Educators Journal is indexed from its first issue, 1914 - present.

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences III - includes MUSIC) Licensed to UWO users only. Ongoing Updates.
JSTOR offers online, full-text (PDF) access to back-runs of some three dozen music periodicals. The "moving wall" means that current/recent issues are NOT available from this resource (a 3-5 year delay, on average).
You may search directly via JSTOR (be sure to scroll-down to "SELECT DISCIPLINES OR JOURNALS"), or, you can for search for articles using THE MUSIC INDEX ONLINE - which now offers direct "link-outs" to articles contained in JSTOR.

Music Index Licensed to UWO users only. Ongoing Updates.
Periodical index in PRINT format, located on the INDEX TABLES in the UWO Music Library. ONLINE ACCESS (UWO-only) as of December 16, 2002.

ProQuest Research Library - Multidisciplinary Licensed to UWO users only.
A multidisciplinary database covering the subject areas of Arts, Business, Health, Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences. Over 1,800 periodicals are indexed (approximately half are full-text) and include newspapers, magazines and journals. Images have been included for selected articles. Use for MIT: general mass media studies including communications theory, media and society, media and politics, media and economics, popular music, and film studies. Use for Music: popular/world music studies.

Rock's Back Pages - Licensed to UWO users only.
The ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. Rock reviews, articles and interviews from the late 1950s to the present day.

RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (1800-1950) Licensed to UWO users only.
Why select this database?

* International coverage of the music periodical literature published from the late 18th- to mid-20th- centuries in Europe and the United States.
* Chronologically complements coverage available in RILM Abstracts of Music Literature.
* Contains records in twelve languages with full bibliographic information.
* Cumulative index to over 150 printed RIPM volumes, 10 new volumes each year.
* Treats complete runs of journals in most cases.
* Permits access, often for the first time, to primary source material offering an almost daily chronicle of music and musical life and to an immense bibliography of music.
* Offers a critical reference and teaching tool for undergraduate and graduate students, a fundamental resource for the scholar, an essential resource for the performer.
* Over 20,000 new records are added each year.

Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Located in the Music Library's REFERENCE area, this 8-volume encyclopedia of popular music is a good place to start your research. MUSIC REFERENCE ML102.P66G84 1998

Folk Music in America: a reference guide./Terry E. Miller
Location: MUSIC REFERENCE - ML128.F74M5 1986

Hit songs, 1900-1955 : American popular music of the pre-rock era / Don Tyler.
A chronology of the most popular songs in America from the years before rock 'n' roll.
Located at MUSIC REFERENCE: ML128.P63T95 2007

Popular music : a reference guide / Roman Iwaschkin
MUSIC REFERENCE: ML128.P63I95 1986

Rock music scholarship : an interdisciplinary bibliography / Jeffrey N. Gatten.
Located at MUSIC REFERENCE: ML128.R6G37 1995

Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Located in the Music Library's REFERENCE area, this 8-volume encyclopedia of popular music is a good place to start your research. MUSIC REFERENCE ML102.P66G84 1998
ProQuest Digital Dissertations
ProQuest Digital Dissertations (also known as Dissertation Abstracts Online) provides citations to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities around the world. Abstracts included for dissertations from 1980 on and for master's theses from 1988 on. [Database Supplier: Bell & Howell via ProQuest. Size: 1.6 million entries (Oct. 2000) Material Indexed: Doctoral (PhD) dissertations, master's theses. Print Equivalent: Dissertation Abstracts International.] Help Guide CBCA Reference Licensed to UWO users only.
CBCA Reference is a key source for Canadian information. It provides in depth access to a wide diversity of Canadian periodicals, ranging from academic titles to special interest publications to general magazines. The academic titles include the most prominent journals from the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and professions. Other magazines focus on opinion, public policy, children/youth, lifestyles, arts and culture, health, regional concerns, etc.

IIPA - International Index to the Performing Arts Licensed to UWO users only.
A performing arts journal resource with nearly 300,000 indexed articles, plus detailed abstracts and full text from 1864 to current, covering film, theatre and dance. Useful for multidisciplinary studies.

International Index to Music Periodicals [electronic resource] Licensed to UWO users only.
A www-based music periodical index, available to those with a valid UWO Personal Computer Account. Contains SOME full-text articles from 1996-present. There are plans to index several important journals from their earliest issue (e.g. The Musical Times from 1844- (presently indexed from 1979); the Music Educators Journal is indexed from its first issue, 1914 - present.

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences III - includes MUSIC) Licensed to UWO users only. Ongoing Updates.
JSTOR offers online, full-text (PDF) access to back-runs of some three dozen music periodicals. The "moving wall" means that current/recent issues are NOT available from this resource (a 3-5 year delay, on average).
You may search directly via JSTOR (be sure to scroll-down to "SELECT DISCIPLINES OR JOURNALS"), or, you can for search for articles using THE MUSIC INDEX ONLINE - which now offers direct "link-outs" to articles contained in JSTOR.

LexisNexis Licensed to UWO users only.
Use for Popular Music Studies: current events, book and music reviews. This database contains the full-text of more than 2,300 newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, etc. Also useful for finding company information (profiles, financial reports, Securities Exchange Commission filings for quarterly reports, etc.) - via the BUSINESS link.

New York Times (online - choose ProQuest Historical for back-issues) Licensed to UWO users only.
Archival and current issues available via the ProQuest site with title: Historical newspapers - New York Times (1951-2001).

ProQuest Research Library - Multidisciplinary Licensed to UWO users only.
A multidisciplinary database covering the subject areas of Arts, Business, Health, Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences. Over 1,800 periodicals are indexed (approximately half are full-text) and include newspapers, magazines and journals. Images have been included for selected articles. Use for MIT: general mass media studies including communications theory, media and society, media and politics, media and economics, popular music, and film studies. Use for Music: popular/world music studies.

Billboard [microfilm]
Music MICRO: ML1.B52 We subscribe to the MICROFILM version only: reels are only received every SIX months, so the most current issues are not available. The Music Library has a coin-operated micro-reader/printer so that you can print articles ($0.25/page).

Popular Music
Music Stacks: ML5.P682 Internet Access: UWO-ONLY

Popular Music and Society
Call Number: Music stacks ML1.P6

Rockrgrl
ROCKRGRL Magazine (1995-2005) - a small but very important publication for and about female musicians that was published in Seattle, Washington.

Rolling Stone [Internet] Licensed to UWO users only. Ongoing Updates.
Full-text and/or citations, from 1986 - present, from the Western Libraries "ProQuest" subscription. (UWO-ONLY)

Rolling Stone [microfilm]
DBW micro (1996 - present): ML1.R6

SPIN [Magazine]
DBW Stacks: ML3533.8.S64 Current issues in paper (2002 - ); back-issues available on MICROFILM.

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide/ David Baskerville
Music Stacks: ML 3800.B33

The music address book : how to reach anyone who's anyone in popular music / Michael Levine
Call Number: ML12.l48 1994

Who Owns What - Columbia Journalism Review
As the title implies - an extremely useful resource to determine the range and variety of holdings, as owned by conglomerates. LexisNexis Licensed to UWO users only.
Use for Popular Music Studies: current events, book and music reviews. This database contains the full-text of more than 2,300 newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, etc. Also useful for finding company information (profiles, financial reports, Securities Exchange Commission filings for quarterly reports, etc.) - via the BUSINESS link.

AVLA: Audio Visual Licensing Association, Inc. Ongoing Updates.

Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) Ongoing Updates.
Visit this site for information about the Canadian recording industry: statistics, copyright, piracy, gold and platinum hits, etc.

Copyright Matters
An excellent guide to Canadian Copyright Law, as it applies to Canadian classrooms.

Musician's Business & Legal Guide / compiled and edited by Mark Halloran
Music Library stacks: ML3790.M84 2001

SOCAN: Society of Composers, Artists and Music Publishers of Canada Ongoing Updates.
The Canadian 'equivalent' to the USA's ASCAP.

You and the Music Business : a practical guide for Canadian songwriters, composers and publishers
Music REFERENCE: Z653.M54 1981

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide/ David Baskerville
Music Stacks: ML 3800.B33

Musician's Business & Legal Guide / compiled and edited by Mark Halloran
Music Library stacks: ML3790.M84 2001

You and the Music Business : a practical guide for Canadian songwriters, composers and publishers
Music REFERENCE: Z653.M54 1981

LexisNexis Licensed to UWO users only.
Use for Popular Music Studies: current events, book and music reviews. This database contains the full-text of more than 2,300 newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, etc. Also useful for finding company information (profiles, financial reports, Securities Exchange Commission filings for quarterly reports, etc.) - via the BUSINESS link.

New York Times (online - choose ProQuest Historical for back-issues) Licensed to UWO users only.
Archival and current issues available via the ProQuest site with title: Historical newspapers - New York Times (1951-2001).

AVLA: Audio Visual Licensing Association, Inc. Ongoing Updates.

Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) Ongoing Updates.
Visit this site for information about the Canadian recording industry: statistics, copyright, piracy, gold and platinum hits, etc.

RIAA: Recording Industry Association of America Ongoing Updates.
Contains information the US recording industry: copyright, licensing, audio technologies, and information on gold and platinum hits.

SOCAN: Society of Composers, Artists and Music Publishers of Canada Ongoing Updates.
The Canadian 'equivalent' to the USA's ASCAP.

Folk Music in America: a reference guide /Terry E. Miller
Location: MUSIC REFERENCE - ML128.F74M5 1986

Popular music : a reference guide / Roman Iwaschkin
MUSIC REFERENCE: ML128.P63I95 1986

Rock music scholarship : an interdisciplinary bibliography / Jeffrey N. Gatten.
Located at MUSIC REFERENCE: ML128.R6G37 1995

World music : the rough guide
Location: MUSIC REFERENCE: ML102.F66W67 1999

Music -- Social aspects.

Popular music -- History and criticism -- Congresses.

Popular music -- History and criticism.

Popular music -- Social aspects -- Congresses.

Popular music – Canada