Getting Started
This guide will help you find quality resources on contemporary issues in the music industry.
Terms You Need To Know
Here are some terms you need to understand before you start searching:
- Abstract- The summary of an article
- Citation- The information you need to cite the article (author, title, etc.)
- Database- collection of information (book or magazine)
- Full-text- The entire article is in the database
- Peer-Review- A professional journal in a particular field of study
- Periodical- Anything published periodically- magazine, newspaper, journal
Books
This is a list of subject headings you can use to search in our book catalog
These are some reference books that would be helpful
A comprehensive reference guide to all aspects of the recording industry. The 15 sections of this sourcebook cover such topics as recording studios, venues, travel services, management and promotion.
An alphabetical list of every source a songwriter needs to present music to producer, publishers, and other professionals.
Background Databases
Background databases provide the history of a topic, current situation, future of the topic, a bibliography, and links to articles and evaluated Web sites. Hint: Make sure to limit your search by date to get the most current information possible.
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive
Full text analytical reports on a wide range of current and controversial issues from 1923 to the present. Includes background, chronology, tables and maps, pro/con statements of opposing positions, and bibliographies.
- Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com
Full text articles, primary source documents, statistical tables, editorials and more covering issues in the headlines. Includes pro and con statements for each issue.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
Full text articles on controversial topics. Includes topic overviews, contrasting viewpoints, primary source documents, statistics and links to websites.
Article Databases
Remember to limit by date and full-text when searching these databases.
- Business Source® Premier (EBSCOhost)
Full text articles from business journals and peer-reviewed business publications Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, and finance. Includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. Includes such trade journals as Billboard and Music Week.
- Newsbank
Selected full text articles from Pennsylvania and national newspapers: The Patriot News (1986- ), Lancaster Inelligencer Journal (1995- ), Lancaster New Era (1995- ), Lancaster Sunday News (1995- ), Lebanon Daily News (09/15.2001- ), York Daily Record & Sunday News (09/16/2001- ), and the York Dispatch (09/2001- ). Includes The New York Times , NYT Book Review and NYT Magazine. Does not provide cover-to-cover text of the print editions.
- Research Library (ProQuest)
Full text articles covering a wide variety of subjects, including ABI/INFORM, Criminal Justice Periodicals, ProQuest newspapers, and ProQuest subject modules. Databases may be searched separately or across the range of all subject sections. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Web Sites
Search engine directories contain list of links to web sites arranged by topic. Use a directory to get a small sample of quality web sites.
Here are a list of Specific web Sites that your teacher recommended
Citing Your sources
Here is the library link to our MLA Citation Guide
