MUS 265: History of Western Music I: Accessing Materials Online

Make the most of your search and search strategically:

• Search for materials that are available digitally (i.e. eBooks, eMusic, etc)
• Do a quick scan for background information
• Create a list of concepts and keywords relevant to your search topic
• Group those concepts together or combine different concepts
• Use terminology and facts learned from your background information
• Look at the bibliographies of resources that you like If you like their ideas, who inspired them?
• Make sure you evaluate while searching: 
  • Where is this information coming from?
  • Is the source biased? Scholarly? Dated?

• If the Music Library has a physical item and you would like to find out if we can get an digital version, email me (zouayang@depauw.edu) with your request. 
• Requests for articles, book chapters, and portions of scores (e.g., a movement, a song, a part) that can be made available via remote access, will still be processed.
• Not all items are available for libraries to purchase as a digital resource, but we will find out what is and is not available.
• Please reach out if you have any requests or questions.

Use the built-in filters to refine your search. In addition to keywords or subject headings, make sure to pay attention to:

• Location
• Format (search for accessible content; i.e. downloadable article, eMusic, eBook, etc.)
• Content Type (search for accessible content; i.e. downloadable article, eMusic, eBook, etc.)
• Publication Year
• Author/Creator
• Subject
• Databases
• Language