This guide offers information about library and select online resources related to research about music, such as musical traditions and practices.
If you need additional assistance with search tools or resources, please contact a reference librarian.
The library subscribes to a number of resources that can be accessed by users with their UWS credentials. This guide also showcases several freely available Open Access resources available to all -- look for the globe icon 
to note these.
UWS Students and Community Borrowers all have access to physical materials.
This guide aims to share resources of interest. Some historical images and descriptions may be considered derogatory or offensive. Additionally, please note that scholarly and creative perspectives and understandings may vary widely. Sharing of resources through this guide does not necessarily constitute endorsement.
In Music: 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 be very different 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.
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 August 18, 2025
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
