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Includes Grove Music Online, a frequently updated music encyclopedia with overviews of musicians, compositions, genres, and other music topics. Also includes the Oxford Companion to Music and Oxford Dictionary of Music.

Artstor Sign in Required

Images from museums and archives covering the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.

Note: To download images, first register for a free Artstor account.

Project MUSE Sign in Required

Journal articles and books on literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and more.

Other Databases to Consider

Arts & Music Ebook Collection Sign in Required (Gale eBooks)

Ebooks on music, television, and film history including biographies of notable contemporary actors and musicians.

JSTOR Sign in Required

Scholarly articles, ebooks, and primary sources in the social sciences, humanities, earth and biological sciences, and more. Includes image results from Artstor.

Music Index Sign In Required (EBSCOhost)

Article citations and abstracts on music topics from academic journals, magazines, and trade publications covering music and the music industry. Includes the full text of some articles.

Naxos Music Library Sign in Required

Streaming classical music library.

Note: Limited to 5 simultaneous users only. Please click the Log Out button at the top of the page when you are finished so someone else can log in.

Naxos Music Library Jazz Sign in Required

Streaming jazz music library.

Note: Limited to 5 simultaneous users only. Please click the Log Out button at the top of the page when you are finished so someone else can log in.

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