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Journal Articles on Music
Topics Covered
- How to Get an Article
- Step 1: Identify Citations
- Step 2: Procure a Copy of the Article
- Older Articles
- Alerting Services
- Citation Indexes
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Note: the library catalog (HOMER) lists journals, magazines, and newspapers owned by UConn. It does NOT list individual articles. Thus, HOMER will tell you whether UConn owns the Music Educators Journal, but won't list the individual articles. Use a separate database to identify citations (see below). |
How to Get an Article
Step 1. Identify citations to articles.
Option 1. Search a research database. Here are Music Databases (Descriptions). Each database covers different musical topics and publication years.
Tip: A librarian can help you select the right database.
Option 2: Consult a book-length bibliography. Books, dictionaries, and research articles also have bibliographies that list article citations.
Option 3: Are you tempted to use Google Scholar? Read more about Google Scholar first.
Step 2. After you have a citation, use one of these options to get a copy of the article.
Option 2. Do a Journal Title search in HOMER to see if UConn owns the paper or electronic versions of the journal.
Tip: For the best information about electronic
subscriptions, look for "Location: Electronic Journal" and
"Click here for full text."
Tip: If using paper versions, make sure UConn has the
volume and year that you need.
Tip: Remember, many of the older journals are in paper
format only!
Tip: Here's a PDF guide that explains how to find journals in
HOMER.
Tip: for a (nearly) complete list of the e-journals, select
Keyword Boolean and type skey
music and electronic and journals.
Option 3. Search the eJournal Locator to see if UConn has an electronic journal subscription (with full text online). Type in the journal title (rather than the article title).
Tip: the eJournal Locator mostly has the same titles as
HOMER. It's just a different way to search.
Tip: the subject listing does NOT include all of UConn's
eJournals. Search HOMER for a complete list.
Tip: the eJournal Locator includes the popular JSTOR
e-journals PLUS MANY MORE e-journals.
Option 4. Use Document Delivery / InterLibrary Loan (DD/ILL) to get a copy of the article from another library if UConn has neither paper nor electronic subscriptions. You can request ILL directly from some databases (try using the UConn Links icon) or use ILL's homepage above. Articles will be delivered via email in PDF format. It takes a few days.
Option 5. Try a Google or Google Scholar search on your journal or article. You might find a reprint on the Web, available free or accessible through your professional memberships or subscriptions (e.g., six MENC periodicals on music education).
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Older Articles
Need to find older ("pre-database") articles? Try the paper version of Music Index (it goes back to 1949), JSTOR (it has complete runs of 38 important music journals, which include bibliographies to other older articles), book-length bibliographies, or general retrospective indexes. Learn more about finding older journal articles.
Alerting Services
Did you know . . .
. . . you can have citations to new journal articles
automatically e-mailed to you? You can select specific
journals or topics. Read more about Current Awareness /
Alerting Services or consult a librarian.
Citation Indexes
Did you know . . .
. . . you can find who cited whom in articles? Use the library's citation indexes. The idea is the same as "Cited By" references in Google Scholar, but these indexes are much more comprehensive.
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