Web Resources
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Library of Congress Digital Collections - Performing ArtsBrowse primary source material from the Library of Congress digital collections, including sheet music and recordings.
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American Composers AllianceIn addition to information about the organization, this site has a searchable composer database with short bios and works lists.
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New Music USA Online (Formerly American Music Center)New Music USA Online Library is a digital database that contains over 57,000 works by more than 6,000 composers, and includes over 14,000 media samples
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American Music on the World Wide WebA listing of freely available online resources for American music. Maintained by the Society for American Music.
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Library of Congress Performing Arts EncyclopediaThe Performing Arts Encyclopedia (PAE) is a guide to performing arts resources at the Library of Congress.
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Digital Public Library of AmericaA portal of openly available materials from American libraries, museums, and archives.
Recommended Library Online Databases
Please see a Reference Librarian at the desk on the second floor of the library if you have any questions. We'll be happy to provide more individualized research assistance with your chosen topics.
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Oxford Music OnlineOxford Music Online is the access point for Grove Music Online, the Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music.
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Classical Music LibraryThe world's first classical music listening service for libraries. This growing collection of 100,000-plus tracks for listening and searching is also supplemented by extensive reference materials. Recommended for Music research.
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American History in VideoProvides the largest collection of video available online for the study of American history. Analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. This release now provides 5,858 titles, equaling approximately 1517 hours. Recommended for History research.
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JSTORThe complete backfile of a core of scholarly journals that have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. Bortz Library subscribes to the following JSTOR packages: Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, and VII, Business I, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, and 19th Century British Pamphlets.
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New York Times Digital ArchivesThe complete archive of The New York Times with more than 13 million articles total. The archive is divided into two search sets: 1851–1980 and 1981–present. You must have a current New York Times Site Pass in order to access certain articles and date ranges. You can obtain a pass using the link for New York Times Site License above.
