This guide offers information about library and select online resources related to the field of Music and Music Studies. There is an emphasis on titles and resources representing an array of experiences and perspectives.
The tabs on the left will direct you to different types of sources for online and library research.
To keep in mind: Music can have a lot of crossover with other fields. This can include theatre, film, and dance. It can also include literature, history, and more. This means your search may venture out of solely "musical" contexts.
If you need additional assistance with search tools or resources, please contact a reference librarian.
This guide aims to share resources to support research and instruction. Users are encouraged to be mindful that musical expression and meaning are closely tied to human expression. Perspectives, understandings of meaning, and musical "tastes" may vary widely across place, time, and circumstance. Many of the linked resources offer descriptive features including content warnings and contextual statements -- please be sure to make use of these as appropriate for your own needs.
As a reminder, UWS Students and Community Borrowers have multiple ways of accessing materials, including physical materials on site and library subscription resources.
The library subscribes to a number of resources that can be accessed by users with their UWS credentials. Note the padlock icon 
will typically be placed with these items. This guide also showcases several freely available Open Access resources available to all -- look for the globe icon 
to note these.
This guide was created by A. Barbour, in conjunction with and drawing on materials from the Reference Librarians of the Jim Dan Hill Library.
Last update winter 2024
For questions or comments, please contact askref@uwsuper.edu
Descriptions of published content are generally extracted from that resource or are provided by the publisher. Such representations are placed within quotation marks.
This guide is licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
