CONTENTS Figures Preface Abbreviations PART ONE RESEARCH PROCESS AND RESEARCH TOOLS CHAPTER 1 Guides to the Research Process and Research Tools Take It Step-By-Step Research Ideas Some Types of Music Research Things to Consider Research Process Music Research Process General Research Process Research Tools Music Research Tools Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 2 Library Catalogs Author Searches Title Searches Author/Title Searches Keyword Searches and Subject Heading Searches Keyword Searches Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings Format Issues Keyword Searches and Title Searches Limiting Search Results Contents of Bibliographic Records Examples of Library Catalogs Local Libraries Library Consortia National Libraries Bibliographic Utilities Finding Library Catalogs Information Centers Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 3 Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Comprehensive Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries by Language Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries for Specific Geographical Places Special Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Dictionaries of Musical Terms Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Musical Instruments Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Opera and Musical Theater Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Performance Practice Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of Jazz, Rock, and Popular Music Miscellaneous Music Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 4 Periodical Indexes and Article Databases Major Music Periodical Indexes Retrospective Music Periodical Indexes Other Music Periodical Indexes Ceased Music Periodical Indexes Periodical Indexes for Related Disciplines American History Business Education Humanities Language and Literature Performing Arts Science and Medicine Social Sciences and Psychology Major General Periodical Indexes Major Newspaper Indexes Finding Online Journals Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 5 Indexes to Music Dissertations, Theses, Conference Papers, and Festschriften Dissertations and Theses Indexes of Dissertations and Theses Music-Specific Indexes of Dissertations and Theses General Indexes of Dissertations and Theses Conference Papers and Congress Reports Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports Music-Specific Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports General Indexes of Conference Papers and Congress Reports Festschriften Indexes of Festschriften Music-Specific Indexes of Festschriften General Indexes of Essays Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 6 Thematic Catalogs Bibliographies of Thematic Catalogs Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs Examples of Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs Guides and Locators for Single-Composer Thematic Catalogs Thematic Catalogs for Particular Repertories Examples of Thematic Catalogs for Particular Repertories Collections, Archives, Libraries, and Publishers Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 7 Indexes to Music in Complete Works Editions, Musical Monuments, Historical Sets, and Anthologies Complete Works Editions Examples of Composers'' Complete Works Editions Musical Monuments and Historical Sets Examples of Musical Monuments by Place Examples of Historical Sets by Style Period Additional Examples of Sets and Series Anthologies Examples of Anthologies Indexes of Complete Works Editions, Musical Monuments, Historical Sets, and Anthologies Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 8 Music Histories, Source Readings, and Chronologies Music Histories Multi-Volume Music Histories Music History Series (W. W. Norton and Prentice Hall) General Music History Texts Music Appreciation Texts Study Guides and Outlines of Music History Important Earlier Music Histories Historiography Special Topic Histories Music Source Readings General Music Source Readings Special Topic Music Source Readings Music Chronologies General Music Chronologies Special Topic Music Chronologies Evaluation Checklists Suggested Readings CHAPTER 9 Bibliographies of Music and Music Literature Bibliographies of Music General Music Bibliographies Bibliographies for Particular Repertories Bibliographies of Music Literature General Bibliographies of Music Literature Special Topic Bibliographies of Music Literature Bibliographies of Both Music and Music Literature International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM) Composer Bio-Bibliographies, Guides to Research, and Other Bibliographies Examples of Single-Composer Bibliographies Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 10 Discographies Bibliographies of Discographies Comprehensive and Historical Discographies Recommended Recordings and Buyer''s Guides Library and Sound Archive Catalogs Local Libraries Library Consortia National Libraries Bibliographic Utilities Special Topic Discographies Discographies for Instruments and Ensembles Opera Discographies Jazz Discographies Rock Music Discographies Folk and World Music Discographies Discographies of Women in Music Single-Composer Discographies Schoenberg, Arnold Stravinsky, Igor Wagner, Richard Performer Discographies Recording Label Discographies American Music Discographies Canadian Music Discographies Recording Reviews and Indexes to Reviews Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 11 Music Iconographies Bibliographies of Iconographies General Music Iconographies and Illustrated Histories Musical Instrument Iconographies General Musical Instrument Iconographies Western Musical Instrument Iconographies Non-Western Musical Instrument Iconographies Multiple-Composer Iconographies Single-Composer Iconographies Bach, Johann Sebastian Beethoven, Ludwig van Brahms, Johannes Chopin, Frédéric Debussy, Claude Handel, George Frederic Haydn, Franz Joseph Liszt, Franz Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da Schoenberg, Arnold Schubert, Franz Schumann, Robert Stravinsky, Igor Verdi, Giuseppe Wagner, Richard Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 12 Digital Media Online Books Online Scores Streaming Audio Streaming Video Images Mixed Media Websites Staying Current Evaluation Checklists Suggested Readings PART TWO WRITING, STYLE MANUALS, AND CITATION CHAPTER 13 Writing About Music Assignment Types Abstracts, annotations, and annotated bibliography Reviews Presentations Lecture recitals Concert programs and program notes Grant applications Music-Specific Writing Books Compiling bibliographies Concert programs and program notes Evaluation Checklists Suggested Readings CHAPTER 14 Writing General Writing Books Comprehensive Guides Editing Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Style and Rhetoric Writing and Publishing Process Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings CHAPTER 15 Style Manuals and Citation of Sources Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Examples of Plagiarism Major Style Manuals University of Chicago Press Style (Chicago Style) American Psychological Association Style (APA Style) Modern Language Association Style (MLA Style) Music-Specific Style Manuals Reference Management Tools Using Sources Evaluation Checklist Suggested Readings Appendixes A: Library of Congress Classification: Class M Outline B: Search Tips Boolean Search Terms Nesting Search Terms Truncation and Wildcards Phrase and "String" Searches Proximity C: Composers Included as Examples in This Text D: Chicago Style at Your Fingertips Bibliographic Citation Formats Footnote/Endnote Citation Formats Author-Date System E: APA Style at Your Fingertips Reference List Reference Citations in the Text F: MLA Style at Your Fingertips List of Works Cited Parenthetical Text Citations Glossary Index.